Council

2014 Most Trusted in NZ

Tauranga resident and Race Relations Commissioner Dame Susan Devoy is one of the top 50 most trusted people in New Zealand. The Readers Digest Most Trusted people... Read More

Council to sell Merivale site

The unformed part of Hilltop Road in Merivale will be sold off, Tauranga City Council decided this week. Council agreed to revoke the 883m2 of road, located at the... Read More

Flagged patrol for Tay Street

Surf lifesavers will be permanently visible at Tay Street for two weeks in the coming peak summer period thanks to a successful bid by Surf Life Saving New Zealand. Tauranga... Read More

Businesses settle over Rena

Fifty-three businesses seeking redress for losses sustained over the Rena grounding have settled with the former containership's owners and insurers in a confidential... Read More

Pontoons out of action

Repairs on the length of Dive Crescent undercut by wind driven waves in last week's storm are underway. A Tauranga City Council spokesperson says there is no estimate... Read More

Route K tolls: your thoughts?

Route K tolls are set to rise from July 1. For cars, vans and light trucks tolls are going up from $1.50 to $2 and for trucks with a gross vehicle mass of over 3.5... Read More

Road Safety Bear on Coromandel

Ruben the Road Safety Bear will be travelling the Coromandel Peninsula this month to teach children from the area how to be safe around our roads The popular bear... Read More

Route K boycott taken to council

Truck driver concerns about a looming 334 per cent Route K toll rise for twin axle trucks failed to sway Tauranga City Council in its vote. Mr Chips driver Shane... Read More

Water supply back to normal

Tauranga City's water supply is back to normal today after heavy rain caused an overload of dirty, silty water cutting the supply to 50 per cent. The storm on Wednesday... Read More

Action on homeless shelter

The decision to turn the Youth Hostel Association building in Elizabeth Street into a nightshelter for the homeless will be actioned at the Tauranga City Council... Read More

Otumoetai by any other macron

The official spelling of Otumoetai is set to change with the addition of a macron - or dash - over the letter u making it Otūmoetai. Otumoetai is set to get... Read More

No winner in $20k lake challenge

The competition to find a way of reducing Lake Rotorua's nitrogen levels has failed to find a winner, but Bay of Plenty Regional Council says it has raised awareness... Read More