Council

Favoured underpass: homes at risk

NZ Transport Agency's preferred Welcome Bay underpass option is the one that will cause the most disruption for nearby residents. A concept plan of the preferred... Read More

Not all underpasses are equal

NZ Transport Agency staff are scheduled to speak to Tauranga City Councillors today about underpass options for Welcome Bay. The request for the meeting came out... Read More

Councillors choose paper, not iPads

Tauranga City Councillors have rejected an opportunity for free laptops and iPads, not because of costs, but because paper still works better. At Thursday's Ten... Read More

New playing fields curbed

A spate of spending on irrigation and lighting for the city's playing fields over the next two financial years is a symptom of drastic cut backs in capital spending... Read More

Vehicles increase on Route K

The introduction of Quick Cards and the new Pyes Pa bypass may be two reasons attributed to the increase in drivers on Route K last month. Statistics released... Read More

Blocking towers at council

Tauranga residents angered by the erection of cell phone towers in their neighbourhoods can find comfort in the success of some Taupo residents. New 2 Degrees cell... Read More

Parking promises challenged

Bar and restaurant owners on and near The Strand are arguing against resource consent being issued for the new waterfront park, unless parking issues are addressed... Read More

Doubt lingers over underpass option

Tauranga City Councillor Bill Grainger is in two minds about the Welcome Bay underpass being announced as the NZ Transport Agency's preferred option for the Hairini/State... Read More

Car parking issue surfaces

Parking issues are driving discussion at the Waterfront Master Plan consent hearings on at the Tauranga City Council. Submitters, including Mainstreet Tauranga... Read More

Priority One's plan challenge

The designer of Tauranga's waterfront master plan has used the plan's consent hearing to attack Priority One's commercially driven alternative for the Tauranga waterfront. Martin... Read More

Hot Pools argument continues

The debate on the future of the Mount hot pools is still bubbling with Tauranga accountant Ian Stevenson continuing to challenge Tauranga City Aquatics Limited. Repair... Read More

Pipeline works stir job loss fears

Central city businesses are bracing themselves for losses in income and jobs as the next stage of Tauranga's Southern Pipeline works contract approaches the CBD. Works... Read More