Council

Faint praise for Boplass

A shared services association which has saved Bay of Plenty ratepayers hundreds of thousands of dollars through bulk-buying has peaked, says Tauranga Mayor Stuart... Read More

Councillor vows to forego salary

Tauranga City councillor Clayton Mitchell believes he can be a councillor and a member of parliament and says he will give up his councillor's salary if elected. Clayton... Read More

Storm steals Waihi Beach sand

Recent stormy weather has left Waihi Beach-goers taking a big step off the beach's access stairways to the sand, with level of the shoreline dropping dramatically... Read More

Government undecided on Rena

The Government is running out of time to decide on whether its own submission, worth $10.4 million, will be made on the resource consent application to leave the... Read More

Sports centre study approved

A bid to make Tauranga a training centre of choice for national and international athletes has been approved by the Tauranga City Council. The council-owned organisation... Read More

Funding for new campus gets A+

TECT is being applauded for its decision to provide $15million funding for a purpose-built tertiary campus in downtown Tauranga. The campus, to be built in Durham... Read More

$15m for tertiary campus

The prospect of a new, purpose-built shared tertiary campus is one step closer with TECT funding $15million to expand tertiary education in Tauranga. The funding... Read More

Meter running on free parking

Tauranga City Council has put a proposed two hour free parking plan for the city on hold while it investigates the best option going forward. Council yesterday voted... Read More

Brakes put on free parking

Free parking may go ahead in the central Tauranga city but not until a full council report has been finalised to weigh up the best option. Tauranga City Councillors... Read More

Wilderland's future uncertain

The Coromandel's public is digging into their own pockets to prevent the Thames Coromandel District Council seizing 160 acres of land occupied by the Wilderland... Read More

Council faces big decisions

Free parking in the city centre, a centre for sports excellence in Mount Maunganui, and the council stance on the Rena resource consent application are to be debated... Read More

Merivale project takes next step

Visions of developing a state of the art Merivale Community Centre are one step closer with vital funding for a feasibility study secured. The Merivale Community... Read More