Council

Hot Pools neglect – costly lesson

Tauranga City Councillors have heard emergency repair costs to the Mount Maunganui Hot Pools have ballooned out to $2.3 million - largely due to years of neglect. Repairs... Read More

Baypark needs $5m bailout

Baypark needs $5million from Tauranga City Council or it will go broke and have to be bailed out by ratepayers. That's the gist of the report considered by councillors... Read More

Restarting a growth economy

Tauranga City Councillors are juggling a range of factors as they attempt to restart the city's growth economy. A previous policy of ‘growth pays for growth'... Read More

Clipper connection for council CEO

A muckle dram and a slice of haggis marked the celebration of St Andrew's Day onboard the Clipper Round the World Race yacht Edinburgh Inspiring Capital today. ... Read More

$300k playground plan approved

A $300,000 playground for Tauranga's waterfront is part of a proposal approved by Tauranga City Councillors to go out for public submission. The playground, to... Read More

More lights planned for city artery

An additional four sets of traffic lights could be installed along Cameron Road bringing the total number of traffic light controlled intersections there to 13. ... Read More

TCAL losses down by $140k

Tauranga City Aquatics Limited's annual report shows the council controlled organisation (CCO) made a loss of $1,138,000 in the last financial year. The figure... Read More

Road surface laying continues

Contractors are continuing to lay new road surface at the intersection of Cameron Road and 11th Avenue this week - weather permitting. The Tauranga City Council... Read More

Mayor off to job interview

Tauranga Mayor Stuart Crosby is off to job interviews in Wellington. He's on the committee interviewing applicants for the job as new chief executive officer of... Read More

Route K tolls up from January 1

Tauranga City Council has endorsed its proposed Route K Bylaw - a law change that introduces new payment methods and sees the toll on the route increase for cars. ... Read More

Public to have say on container op

Papamoa residents concerned about a container recovery operation at Harrison's Cut are invited to a public meeting at the Papamoa Community centre on Wednesday at... Read More

CCTV cameras rolling

Whakatane's upgraded CCTV network is now live with the upgraded system utilising the district council's fibre optic cable network. The closed circuit television... Read More