Council

Maori councillors called for

Tauranga City Councillors are being asked to include a Maori seat in the 2016 city council elections. The request from the Tangata Whenua Collective was recently... Read More

Time called on artificial reef

It came with promises of world-class waves, but the final piece of Tay Street's artificial reef has been removed with little more than a ripple, ending over a decade... Read More

Future changes spark council debate

Tauranga City Councillors are debating spending $143,000 to join another regional government club today. Participating councils in The Local Government Futures Project... Read More

Public meeting to be held next week

To keep locals up to date on the Proposed Cathedral Coast Walk project a public meeting will be held next week. Everyone is invited to head a long to the meeting... Read More

Road repair rage

Leigh McKinnon's had a 'gutful” of watching workmen 'repairing repaired repairs” on the road outside his Aongatete home. And he accuses Western Bay of... Read More

New look into harbour sediment

More than 90 per cent of sediment in the Tauranga Harbour is made up of erosion off stream banks, landslides and earthworks, a comprehensive report has found. Tauranga... Read More

Call centre goes nightshift

Tauranga City Council extended its call centre hours to 24/7 this week in a move city council customer services manager Margaret Batchelar says marks the ongoing... Read More

Rocket slide gets a boost

When Tauranga's new rocket slide lands next year it will be even more iconic than the old one. This is in part thanks to Project Tauranga partners Placemakers, who... Read More

Maori vital to growth: BERML

Utilising the Maori economy in Waikato is important for maximising the region's growth potential, says a new Business and Economic Research Limited report. The topic... Read More

TCDC hearings on Nov 18 & 20

The fourth hearing on the Thames Coromandel District Council's Proposed District Plan will take place in a fortnight. Hearing days will be Tuesday, November 18,... Read More

Rena heads to Environment Court

The fate of the Rena wreck on Astrolabe Reef is heading to the Environment Court after the Bay of Plenty Regional Council granted the ship's owners application to... Read More

“Common sense” on tyre safety

A decision to refrain from slapping Tauranga motorists with a $150 bald tyre fine has seen just 30 warning notices issued by parking wardens. Council voted 7-4 in... Read More