Council

Bid for bigger Papamoa complex

Property developers Frasers Papamoa are today seeking to extend the size of a planned shopping centre on Coast Boulevard to accommodate the growing Papamoa population. Resource... Read More

Council win GMO fight

The Environment Court has upheld the right of the Bay of Plenty Regional Council to take a precautionary approach to growing genetically modified crops in the region. The... Read More

City hotel plan canned

Tauranga's central city hotel development is too rich for Tainui Group Holdings which has abandoned the deal. The planned hotel site on Durham Street. Tauranga City... Read More

Public input on rates rise

The public is yet to have its say on the whether Tauranga City Council's rates increase will this year be 2 per cent or 6.7 per cent. The difference is the 4.7 per... Read More

Stormwater levy still alive

Tauranga City's mobile library service is among proposed spending cuts put forward by the council today in abid to hold the rates demand down. TCC councillors today... Read More

Call for urban space ideas

Five $100 Mainstreet shopping vouchers are on offer for people who submit ideas on the future look of an urban space, to replace the Phoenix Carpark in downtown... Read More

Rates questions on agenda

Answers to whether Tauranga City Council will be able to stick with its intention to limit rates and strike a stormwater levy may be provided at today's council... Read More

New community fund starts

A new style of community development project is to be launched by Tauranga City Council to encourage and inspire community members to initiate projects in their... Read More

Katikati enhancements begin

Work has begun on Katikati's Town Centre Development enhancements, which community board chairman Sam Dunlop believes will help draw back boutique retail to fill... Read More

Two new tugs for port

The Port of Tauranga is set to receive two new tugs next year after it signed the contracts for the construction of two 70-tonne bollard Rampart tugs. The first... Read More

Waihi Beach by-election nears

Waihi Beach residents have only days left to can enrol for the Waihi Beach Community Board by-election. The roll closes on Monday February 10 prior to the election... Read More

Meeting set-back over costs

Today's 9am Tauranga City Council meeting is adjourned until this afternoon while councillors grapple with the financial ramifications of a decision made earlier... Read More