Council

City figures show growing deficit

Tauranga City Council's Finance and Risk Committee is asking council to adopt an annual report which shows a bigger operating deficit than expected. The committee... Read More

Zespri plans raise concern

Plans by Zespri to lease a section of Mount Maunganui parkland are attracting the ire of neighbours concerned about the impact on the neighbourhood and environment. Zespri... Read More

Sitting on the dock of the Bay

As Tauranga awaits the outcome of a feasibility study looking to bring the 75 metre Waka Maori to the city's waterfront, SunLive looks into the history of the controversial... Read More

Waka pavilion, your thoughts

Plans to place a controversial 75-metre waka pavilion on The Strand are stirring up a lot of opinions in the community. Tauranga City Council is in the middle of... Read More

Disappointed candidate to keep word

Tauranga City councillor Clayton Mitchell will stick to his word and do what the public has asked despite being 'mildly disappointed” following the results... Read More

Input sought for region's future

Western Bay of Plenty District Council is currently reviewing its 10 year programme of projects and is seeking public feedback on the decision making processes. Council's... Read More

Have your say: Greerton Library

Community input on what the future Greerton Library will look like will be tabled as part of a public meeting tonight. From 6.30pm-8pm the library's project committee... Read More

Kauri dieback found on private property

Waikato Regional Council will be working with a private landowner to prevent the spread of kauri dieback from infected trees on their Coromandel property. The new... Read More

Work to remove wrecked boat

Bay of Plenty Regional Council is working to remove the wrecked pilothouse cutter Checkmate from Motuhoura, or Whale Island, where it grounded on Friday. The Regional... Read More

Freedom camping rules quashed

A High Court judgement has quashed some of Thames-Coromandel District Council's freedom camping rules after they were challenged by The New Zealand Motor Caravan... Read More

Ready for the city’s homeless

The beds are being made and a final broom is sweeping clean as Tauranga's first dedicated night shelter for the homeless prepares to open its doors. On September... Read More

Tree memorial to honour soldiers

Planting a memorial grove of thousands of native trees to commemorate New Zealand's fallen soldiers is being considered for the Coromandel. Tourism Coromandel's... Read More