Council

Final call for city plan

Today is the last day to submit on Tauranga City Council's draft annual plan outlining council's budget and spending for the next year. Submissions, invited from... Read More

Weekly traffic report

Work to install a new combined pedestrian and cycle facility on Girven Road is due to start this week. Tauranga City Council advises work will take place between... Read More

Artistic touch in TEL project

Tauranga's Eastern Link could be in line to boast a series of larger-than-life artworks that will act as a gateway to Tauranga City, if vital funding goes ahead. With... Read More

Dog bite heads to court

A Welcome Bay man whose dog viciously attacked a man leaving him with wounds to both legs will appear in court next month. The American pitbull terrier mastiff cross... Read More

Service 'about to disappear'

A service working behind the scenes helping hundreds of new residents find their way in a country where they may not speak the language is about to disappear, and... Read More

Tight-lipped on legal highs

Western Bay of Plenty Area Commander Inspector Clifford Paxton is refusing to influence community discussion on legal highs and gang patch bans. During a presentation... Read More

Signage spelling set straight

Western Bay of Plenty roading authorities are apologetically replacing sign on a State Highway 29 across the Kaimai Range after a complaint from a Maori kaumatua... Read More

Te Puke now part of Rotorua

Te Puke residents will now turn to MP Todd McClay after the township was officially transferred to the Rotorua electorate today. The 2014 Representation Commission... Read More

City spaces now need booking

People wanting to use city reserves for events such as boot camps and weddings will be required to book under a new Tauranga City Council policy. Council's outdoor... Read More

Katikati square opens

Katikati's new Memorial Square was officially opened this morning, with 60 people from many of the town's organisations and community groups gathering on-site for... Read More

Mount surf reef to be removed

Mount Maunganui's $1.5 million artificial surf reef is to be partially removed in an attempt to remove the risk to swimmers near Tay Street, the Bay of Plenty Regional... Read More

New $300k funeral lounge opens

Families will now have a place to gather after funeral services for loved ones at Pyes Pa Cemetery, with the opening of a $300,000 extension today. The opening of... Read More