Council

Western Mayoral candidates quizzed

Western Bay of Plenty District Council Mayoral candidates Ross Paterson, Mark Boyle and Don Thwaites. Western Bay of Plenty District Council Mayoral candidates... Read More

Cost of April storm counted

The final insured costs of the April 2013 storm which torrentially flooded the Bay of Plenty region has come to $11.5million, according to the Insurance Council... Read More

New controls on mobile traders

City councillors are today expected to pass a policy preventing Tauranga from taking part in the night time mobile restaurant revival transforming night time eating... Read More

Planning for public assaults spike

Tauranga Police are preparing for a rise in public assaults as the months get warmer, says Western Bay of Plenty area commander Inspector Clifford Paxton. Statistics... Read More

CBD parking price to drop

Tauranga City Council is dropping parking prices in the central city parking zone from $3 to $2 per hour from Monday, September 23. The change, announced this... Read More

Petition over Welcome Bay refuge

More than 70 people are petitioning Tauranga City Council to change the location of a pedestrian refuge in Welcome Bay Road. Petitioners say the refuge is causing... Read More

Weekly traffic report

The summer road resealing programme is now underway with maintanence planned on a number of streets around the city. Tauranga City Council advises there will be... Read More

Power outage in Tauranga CBD

More than 30 properties in Tauranga's CBD are without power and will be for most of the day while work to upgrade a transformer takes place. Work to upgrade a transformer... Read More

Education call on Treaty issues

An appeal for public education about Treaty of Waitangi settlements processes was made during discussion at Tauranga City Council's Tangata Whenua Committee yesterday. Mayor... Read More

Get to know, grill candidates

This month a series of ‘Meet the Candidates' events being hosted around the Bay are set to give voters multiple chances to ‘get to know' and ‘grill'... Read More

Park to be fenced off for repairs

Fergusson Park users are being asked to be patient next week as Tauranga City Council fences off the park for three days from Monday. The closure will allow contractors... Read More

Rising rates cause concern

Fears of rising rates across Tauranga City have some lifestyle village residents wary they may be 'rated out” their homes. In front of a full house of... Read More