Council

Chamber supports RWC screen

The Chamber of Commerce is urging the Tauranga City Council to fund and back the community wish for a big screen on the waterfront for the Rugby World Cup. Chamber... Read More

Waterfront plan approved

Tauranga's waterfront plan is granted resource consent in a decision that clears the way for the transformation of The Strand reclamation car park into a waterfront... Read More

Dune planting season ends

Tauranga City Council is reporting planting for this season is complete on the dunes in Papamoa East. The project is community driven and its success can be seen... Read More

Council to decide on big screen

Whether the Rugby World Cup semifinals and grand final will be able to be viewed on a big screen in downtown Tauranga is to be decided at an extraordinary Tauranga... Read More

Cronin feels no cycle pressure

The Waipa District Council's decision to put $1 million towards the Cambridge-based Home of Cycling Trust isn't prompting Bay of Plenty Regional Council chairman... Read More

Centre opening marks many firsts

The Arataki Community Centre's opening today is a celebration of a community that refused to take no for an answer. Community members approached the Tauranga City... Read More

Hot pools complaints resume

Complaints about the Mount Hot Pools have resumed - barely a week after the facility re-opened following an 18 week emergency closure for repairs. Customers are... Read More

Tolls bad for business

Businessman Bob Clarkson is opposing Tauranga City Council's move to raise the tolls on Route K. Earlier this month the council approved a 50 cent increase in... Read More

Roundup use reconsidered

Roundup's use in Tauranga parks may be revisited in light of new information that shows it is a neurotoxin with persistent effects in the environment. The Tauranga... Read More

Rates demands changes for clarity

Tauranga City Council is changing its rates demand to avoid confusion between its rates and the Bay of Plenty Regional Council rates which are on the same demand. ... Read More

Gallery, in surplus and popular

Tauranga Art Gallery is reporting a surplus and a visitor number increase of 9000 people in the 2010/2011 financial year. Gallery director Penelope Jackson says... Read More

Baptists to be removed from reserve

Welcome Bay Baptists' 17 year tenure on Welcome Bay's Waitaha Reserve is over - almost. The Tauranga City Council passed a resolution on Monday to remove the... Read More