Council

Safety risk closes Bluff Rd

The Thames Coromandel District Council says Bluff Rd will be closed until further notice due to serious safety concerns. An overhanging bluff about 350 meters from... Read More

Te Puna Hall on the move

Te Puna residents are making plans for life after the current war memorial hall, after its committee tentatively agreed to sell the 92-year-old building and relocate... Read More

Waste dumped in Whitianga Estuary

If you have the energy to illegally dump rubbish into the Whitianga Estuary then you have enough energy to drive it to the town's dump. That's the belief of local... Read More

WRC: 18 coastal sites to be monitored

This summer the Waikato Regional Council is undertaking a special monitoring programme of 18 coastal sites on the Coromandel Peninsula that are popular swimming... Read More

Free parking debate back in gear

Tauranga City councillors are preparing to put their heads together once more in an effort to solve what one councillor describes the 'not-so-simple” issue... Read More

Channel dredging: 'pressure on'

The pressure is on the Bay of Plenty Regional Council to begin dredging the Opureora Channel before the resource consent expires at the end of July 2015. The channel,... Read More

Hovercraft mower grounded until March

Hopes of seeing a mangrove mowing hovercraft in action about Tauranga Harbour are being delayed until March 2015. Mangrove mower. Photo: supplied. Originally the... Read More

Good progress made on new trail

Outstanding progress has been made by volunteers on the walking and cycling trail that will eventually link Tairua and Pauanui. Since December volunteers with the... Read More

NY celebrated in spectacular style

Tauranga City Council event manger Jo Bond couldn't have asked for a better start to 2015 following the New Year's Eve celebrations overnight. An estimated 45,000... Read More

Mould work continues at TCC

Decontamination work at Tauranga City Council's Willow Street headquarters has continued over the festive period - but some staff may have to wait until the end... Read More

TCDC Long Term Plan Update

The Thames Coromandel District Council's Draft Long Term Plan for 2015 - 2025 will go out for public consultation in March next year. A draft Term Plan consultation... Read More

Summer bus shuttle starts

Summer Shuttle Service from Mercury Bay to Hahei starts this week. There's expected to be more seats on this year's Summer Shuttle bus service so people can travel... Read More