Council

Matakana Island plan considered

Western Bay of Plenty District Council is currently considering submissions on proposed changes to the Matakana Island Plan. The island - situated in the Tauranga... Read More

City delegation to Asia

Tauranga City Mayor Stuart Crosby will lead a delegation to sister cities in China and Japan early next month. The 12-day trip to Yantai in China and Hitachi in... Read More

Submissions show legal high concern

A petition signed by 1953 Katikati people and 29 submissions on a Draft Psychoactive Substances Policy have been received by Western Bay of Plenty District Council. Submissions... Read More

Open days on council plan

Open days to discuss Tauranga City Council's draft 2014/2015 Annual Plan will begin this week. Public consultation on the draft plan opened on Friday and will run... Read More

Council set to own SH2 stretch

The Western Bay of Plenty District Council is to receive a stretch of State Highway 2 from the New Zealand Transport Agency once the Tauranga Eastern Link is complete... Read More

Exhibition gets in-kind help

Tauranga City Council has changed its mind on offering additional support for an exhibition telling the ‘narrative' of the Battle of Gate Pa at the Greerton... Read More

Gallery foundation gets nod

Tauranga City Council has moved to support establishment of a Tauranga Art Gallery Foundation but not before some councillors questioned the intentions of its trust... Read More

Letter a load of rubbish

A 10-year-old letter about the city's rubbish collection being dropped in people's letterboxes is being called a 'load of rubbish”. Tauranga City Council communications... Read More

Rena stern moves on reef

UPDATE 3.15PM: The sunken stern section of the Rena has moved position on Astrolabe Reef. Spokesperson for the owners and insurers Hugo Shanahan says divers preparing... Read More

Western Bay rates to rise

Western Bay of Plenty District Council has approved its draft 2014/2015 Annual Plan today, which proposes an average rates increase of 4.68 per cent, including growth... Read More

Petition launch to remove Rena

A petition calling for the Government to hold the owners and insurers of the Rena to account will be launched at Mount Drury today. Spokesperson for the ‘Remove... Read More

Pipeline ready to be floated

A significant step in the multi-million dollar wastewater pipeline project will take place today when the 700 metre length of pipe is floated across the Tauranga... Read More