Council

TCDC releases building consent trends

November started to see the seasonal drop in building consent applications with the last of the summer building plans getting sorted. The Thames Coromandel District... Read More

Protection works to start in NY

Work on the backstop wall at Brophy's Beach in Whitianga is likely to start in March, subject to resource consents being issued for the construction. The Thames... Read More

Lifejackets should fit like a glove

The Waikato Regional Council wants all boaties to make sure any children you take out boating this summer is wearing a correctly fitting lifejacket. Maritime services... Read More

Bigger shuttle service this summer

Holidaymakers keen on heading to Mercury Bay beach will have an easier, hassle free time this summer season. Waikato Regional and Thames-Coromandel District councils... Read More

New roadside bylaw by summer

Western Bay of Plenty roadside traders look set to have a new set of simplified rules in time for summer, with council expected to adopt the bylaw this week. Council... Read More

More special housing areas

Tauranga City Council is recommending to the Minister of Housing that six special housing areas be established in Papamoa East. The six areas belong to different... Read More

Council mould issue spreads

Tauranga City Council is up-scaling its toxic mould outbreak to 'significant”, with up to 30 per cent of the Willow Street building in lockdown. But the full... Read More

Council report low lake levels

The Bay of Plenty Regional Council is issuing low lake level notifications for the Rotorua region, citing conditions that are at the lowest in several seasons. A... Read More

Providing prompt water response

A new around-the-clock call centre ensuring boaties and water users are safer on the Bay of Plenty's harbours and lakes during the summer goes live this week. From... Read More

Council staff sent home

More than 200 Tauranga City Council staff are unable to enter their workplace today following the discovery of black mould in the building. The entire first floor... Read More

Bridges hits back at protesters

He's had his face on the side of a Wellington building, a hoax website set up, now Energy and Resources Minister Simon Bridges is set to receive a postcard signed... Read More

Check inflatable lifejackets: WRC

Inflatable lifejackets have taken the lifejacket market by storm lately due to them being lightweight, easy to wear and able to fit a variety of people. But Waikato... Read More