Council

Mobile library alternative

Among the dozens of Annual Plan submissions protesting Tauranga City Council's decision to scrap the mobile library service there's one stand out alternative. Bob... Read More

Contractors bid on reef removal

Partial removal of Mount Maunganui's $1.5million artificial reef is taking a step forward, with Bay of Plenty Regional Council seeking tenders on options for the... Read More

Resident submits cycleway vision

A Harbour Drive resident is asking Tauranga City Council to widen the concrete path outside his home and make it part of a city-wide cycle network. Phillip Simpson... Read More

City marine precinct plan stir

Work to develop a marine precinct at Sulphur Point is gaining momentum with the appointment of a project manager and a temporary office established at the site. The... Read More

Skate plaza plea

Skateboarders are making a plea for council assistance to build the city's first skate plaza, a park-like skateboard-friendly environment to make Tauranga a skateboarding... Read More

Ex-mayor says too many staff

Tauranga City Council has too many staff and should begin shedding them, says former mayor of Western Bay of Plenty District Council Maureen Anderson. Her submission... Read More

Parking ticket redesign talk

Tauranga City Council will discuss a redesign of its parking ticket warning notices after a customer service notice upset a motorist. The woman owner found a ticket... Read More

Papamoa to hold TCC meet

Tauranga City Council's first on-location Community Development Committee meeting is at Papamoa next Tuesday. The meeting begins 6.30pm next Tuesday at Papamoa Community... Read More

City projects boost consents

A dip in Bay of Plenty building confidence is being propped up by Tauranga City's big commercial developments worth $13million in consents last month. April's consent... Read More

$1.9m Baywave hydroslide offer

A waterslide manufacturer is offering Tauranga City Council a deal to install a $1.9 million waterslide at Baywave - in return for a $50,000 feasibility study in... Read More

Plea for waterfront whare waka

Tauranga Maori representatives are arguing spending $350,000 on a new Maori canoe shelter on Tauranga's waterfront will result in more long-term economic benefits... Read More

Debate remains over legal highs

Western Bay of Plenty Council will meet to consider adopting its draft Psychoactive Substances Policy this Thursday, despite the Government's decision to ban legal... Read More