Council

Growth area details discussion

The City Plan lists future urban growth areas through Urban Growth Plans. As well as designating growth areas, the plans specify infrastructure requirements - like... Read More

Pooches walk for Hairy Maclary

People and their pooches took a leisurely stroll through the city this morning in an effort to raise awareness and funds for the Hairy Maclary Tauranga Waterfront... Read More

Western Bay water talks

Western Bay of Plenty District Council's two proposals to amalgamate its water schemes in the district to charge one fee - and merge its wastewaster services to... Read More

City council CEO reviewed

Today is Tauranga Chief executive Garry Poole's first performance review where the city council's sole employee discusses his performance over the past year with... Read More

I-site handover brought forward

The handover of Whitianga's information centre to Destination Coromandel has been brought forward a year. The Mercury Bay Business Association was to relinquish... Read More

$38m TECT funds to community

Tauranga Energy Consumer Trust, known as TECT, is putting aside $38 million of its budget to invest in the community. The Trust today announced $38m of its Annual... Read More

Cashing in on sea lettuce

An opportunity to make money out of the sea lettuce that chokes Tauranga beaches in summer is to be explored in a joint venture with Chinese, Korean and New Zealand... Read More

Sister city links under review

Changes are in the wind for our sister-city relationships, says Tauranga Mayor Stuart Crosby. Hitachi Mayor Yoshinari with Tauranga City Council Mayor Stuart Crosby.... Read More

New designs for underfoot

New designs are set to grace the Thames Underfoot Gallery at the Victoria Park Bollards end of the Coastal Walkway. Thames Community Board approved new designs from... Read More

Merivale plans unveiled

The new Merivale Community Centre project may have gained Tuaranga City Council approval to continue plans for the centre, but council wants it to engage in even... Read More

Road of untapped potential

A long-time Maungatapu resident believes the integration of a public rest area and boat ramp on State Highway 29 will put an end to dangerous parking beside the... Read More

Oar put in paddleboat plan

A paddleboat operator offering to take fare paying passengers up the Wairoa River is finding himself hard aground on a local rule that views the river as dry land. Peter... Read More