07:01am Thu 10 Jan, 2013
The way local government reform can best be applied to the Bay of Plenty is the theme of the ‘Rethinking Local Government' conference at Baypark next month. The... Read More
03:12pm Fri 21 Dec, 2012
Papamoa and Maungatapu residents will need to put their rubbish and recycling out for collection this Saturday as there will be no rubbish, recycling or green waste... Read More
05:20pm Wed 19 Dec, 2012
Merging the city's Council Controlled Organisations is going to cost ratepayers $225,000, plus an increased ongoing annual amount in director's fees. The fees and... Read More
11:48am Wed 19 Dec, 2012
Free parking in the Tauranga city centre on Saturdays is being scrapped and replaced with an hourly rate regime. Tauranga City Council made the decision to scrap... Read More
08:03am Sun 16 Dec, 2012
An opportunity for the community to engage with experts about coastal and economic developments taking place in the Bay of Plenty is being offered at a day-long... Read More
08:25am Fri 14 Dec, 2012
Matua residents are seeking answers from the Tauranga City Council on a proposal to build a private day care facility in their backyard. The centre, planned for... Read More
12:25pm Thu 13 Dec, 2012
Tauranga City Council today confirmed a restructuring that will result in the loss of 30 initial jobs and a further 36 jobs by early 2014. The second round of job... Read More
12:03pm Thu 13 Dec, 2012
A decision on the Tauranga City Council's amended freedom camping policy has been put off until next year after councillors ran out of time. Strategy and policy... Read More
10:08am Thu 06 Dec, 2012
The public is being asked for ideas about where and when alcohol can be sold to be considered in a new policy that will affect both Tauranga City and the Western... Read More
09:58am Wed 05 Dec, 2012
Pruning will get underway tomorrow on 18 protected Pohutukawa trees along Turret Road that are posing a risk to traffic. Tauranga City Council arborists will begin... Read More
12:05pm Fri 30 Nov, 2012
Resource consent for a Countdown supermarket on the site of the Bureta Park Motor Inn has been rejected. In a decision released today, Commissioner David Hill declined... Read More
12:53pm Thu 29 Nov, 2012
‘For Sale' signs near the front entrance, and ongoing publicity about the proposed Countdown supermarket development at Bureta is giving people the wrong idea... Read More