Council

Contaminated waterways warning

Tauranga City Council is advising that all Tauranga waterways where flood water from the weekend's torrential rain has collected should be treated as potentially... Read More

Future investment for lifeguards

After recording a surplus of lifeguards this summer season, plans to invest in future talent is the next step forward, says Surf Life Saving New Zealand eastern... Read More

Approval sought for rent free deal

City councillors will be asked on Monday to approve lending a council-owned Willow St commercial premises to the police rent free for one year. City councillors... Read More

$3million Greerton Library plan

Councillors are going to be asked to set in motion plans for a $3million redevelopment of the Greerton Library tomorrow. A council taskforce, that set out in May... Read More

Coronation Park contaminated

Coronation Park and Pilot Bay Harbour are off limits until further notice after Tauranga City Council experienced a wastewater overflow due to the torrential flooding... Read More

Pedestrian debate heats up

The debate over how many pedestrian crossings are to be added to The Mall in Pilot Bay will be held at Monday's Tauranga City Council meeting. The proposed crossings... Read More

Decision over Katikati boat ramp

Lengthy debates over plans to extend the Katikati boat ramp continue swirl after the Western Bay of Plenty District Council handed back responsibility to the Katikati... Read More

Mayor considers leaky suit

A call for city councils to join the Ministry of Education in suing building supply company James Hardie over leaky buildings has the guarded support of Tauranga... Read More

Tuhoe signs with regional council

Ngai Tuhoe and the Bay of Plenty Regional have signed an agreement to work more closely together. The Relationship Protocol was signed this week by Ngai Tuhoe... Read More

U-turn on tsunami sirens

Western Bay of Plenty District Council has followed in the footsteps of its counterpart Tauranga City Council - backing out of the tsunami sirens system tabled by... Read More

Papamoa's fight for clubhouse

Papamoa Surf Club is fighting a battle on two fronts - keeping an ageing and decaying structure in use while trying to overcome city hall suspicions about the plans... Read More

Mayors reject low ranking

A recent league table of councils that ranks Tauranga and Western Bay poorly for their financial management has been rejected by the mayors as inaccurate. The Local... Read More