Council

Tough act keeping pools hot

Keeping the Mount Hot Pools hot is a juggling act - balancing technical constraints against the requirements of the pools' complex resource consent, says Tauranga... Read More

Emergency water shutdown

Houses in Welcome Bay Road and Kairua Road are being advised there will be an emergency water shutdown today. Tauranga City Council reports the emergency shutdown... Read More

Garry Poole new Tauranga CEO

Former Wellington City Council Chief Executive Garry Poole is the new Chief Executive of Tauranga City Council. The announcement was made following a council meeting... Read More

New crossing in the pipeline

New technology is allowing Tauranga City Council to table competitive tender proposals for the latest section of the $102million Southern Pipeline. Councillors met... Read More

Residents warned of 'bogus' workers

Residents in Te Puna and Whakamarama are being warned of ‘bogus' contractors pretending to work for council to undertake work before threatening residents... Read More

No cut in parking ‘grace period’

Tauranga City Council has voted to retain its two month ‘grace period' for expired registration and Warrant of Fitness for vehicles parked in council patrolled... Read More

Plant collection to educate public

A new pest plant collection which will help identify plants and educate the public was opened in Tauranga yesterday. Bay of Plenty Regional Council, in collaboration... Read More

Hot Pools back in action

The Mount Maunganui Hot Pools are open today after being closed yesterday due to an electrical fault. Tauranga City Council advised the public of the closure yesterday... Read More

Mount Hot Pools closed

Mount Maunganui Hot Pools is closed for the rest of the day due to an electrical fault. Tauranga City Council has advised the pools will be closed for the remainder... Read More

Coloured water causes upset

Discoloured water described as looking like 'watered down blood” caused some residents a bit of a start this morning. The discoloured water was first noticed... Read More

Court case wait for freedom camping

Tauranga's City councillors are going to wait for the outcome of a court case against the Westland District Council before it commits to a freedom camping policy... Read More

Freedom camping on the cards

Council policy on freedom camping around Tauranga will be back on the table this afternoon when councillors attend a Strategy and Policy Committee meeting. Tauranga... Read More