Council

Candidates criticised in ‘dirty’ leaflet

Reactions from local body politicians named in what is described as a ‘smear campaign' advising people not to vote for them are being described as 'over the... Read More

Council election papers stolen

Two mailbags containing 290 Tauranga City Council voter packs for Welcome Bay residents have been stolen from New Zealand Post. The bags contained an estimated 400... Read More

Candidate riled at endorsement

Tauranga City Council candidates endorsed in a private advertisement by developer Bob Clarkson in Friday's Weekend Sun newspaper say it was done without their knowledge... Read More

Bay exposed to bigger tsunamis

Escape routes rather than tsunami sirens are where councils should be spending their money, according to GNS Science latest investigation into New Zealand's tsunami... Read More

Peak bus services increased

Peak time services on two of Tauranga's core bus routes are increasing from next Monday. The changes to routes 2 and 33 from October 7 will improve services for... Read More

Bureaucrats lean on Wairoa

Increased rules, more enforcement of them, and greater public access are promised in the updated Wairoa River Valley Strategy, which was approved this week by Tauranga... Read More

Delay on events wish list

Large-scale Tauranga event organisers seeking Tauranga City Council's assistance will have to wait until next month to learn if their funding applications are successful. The... Read More

Historic walkway arguments

Safety concerns - and a historic perspective - have seen a petition presented to Tauranga City Council this week hoping to save the Ngatai Road-Seaway Terrace walkway. ... Read More

Tree chop warrant delayed

A furious Tauranga councillor is jumping to the aid of a city motel owner after learning his council was prepared to help serve a police warrant for chopping down... Read More

Boatie's final moments confirmed

Yachtsman Richard Rusbatch, who drowned after falling overboard from his yacht while sailing from Tauranga to the Bay of Islands, had been drinking before he fell,... Read More

Campaigning on the run

In an effort to take his mayoral campaigning to the next level Kelvin Clout is literally lacing up his shoes and running for mayor in this weekend's City to Surf... Read More

Council waives $150K bond

Hairy Maclary and his bronze statue friends could soon be set in stone after Tauranga City Council decided to waive Creative Tauranga's $150,000 bond needed to fund... Read More