12:27pm Fri 24 Oct, 2014
Beefed up parliamentary security in the wake of a shooting in Canada's parliament is being described as the biggest security awareness to hit New Zealand since 9/11,... Read More
08:56am Fri 24 Oct, 2014
Tauranga City Council broke ranks with its SmartGrowth partners this week, directing staff to look at ways of fast-tracking development land decisions outside the... Read More
08:42am Fri 24 Oct, 2014
Next Week's Coromandel's kerbside rubbish collections will take place a day later due to Monday being a public holiday. The Thames Coromandel District Council says... Read More
02:49pm Thu 23 Oct, 2014
Mount Maunganui and Papamoa ratepayers will elect the replacement councillor for Clayton Mitchell on February 17, following his resignation this week. Clayton, who... Read More
01:18pm Thu 23 Oct, 2014
Deputy mayor Kelvin Clout is heading off the critics by fast-tracking an investigation into making development land available in Tauriko. Kelvin led the charge this... Read More
10:37am Thu 23 Oct, 2014
Revisions to the Thames Coromandel District Council's Freedom Camping Bylaw have been adopted this week. The bylaw takes effect from December 1 which allows time... Read More
09:20am Thu 23 Oct, 2014
The Thames Coromandel District Council will support in principle the retention of the historic Kopu Bridge that has been earmarked for demolition. But that support... Read More
09:17am Thu 23 Oct, 2014
Latest benefits figures show 423 fewer claimants in the Tauranga District in the September quarter compared to the same time last year. BOP MP Todd Muller says the... Read More
11:50am Tue 21 Oct, 2014
Planning for future works will now be easier thanks to the completion of accessibility audits of the streets network in the district's main CBD's. The audits look... Read More
04:34pm Mon 20 Oct, 2014
Tauranga City Council have rejected developer Bob Clarkson's request to have his Tauriko development declared a ‘Special Housing Area' under the affordable... Read More
02:27pm Mon 20 Oct, 2014
The BOP regional council has changed its name - for the third time. The regional council today announced it is adopting the Maori title Toi Moana as its official... Read More
11:06am Mon 20 Oct, 2014
The Thames Coromandel District Council welcomes new Economic Development Programme manager Ben Dunbar-Smith to the team. The Tairua local starts in the newly created... Read More