Council

TCAL enlists PR help

Tauranga City Aquatics Limited CEO Tania Delahunty says the company's engagement of a public relations company is a 'normal move”. It has hired Village Public... Read More

Bureaucracy: barrier to efficiency

The mood of mayors around New Zealand, and including Tauranga Mayor Stuart Crosby, is that local government processes are too cumbersome and costing too much. Stuart... Read More

Maori flag waved ahead

Bay of Plenty Regional Council buildings are to fly the Tino Rangatiratanga flag more regularly following a decision by its Maori committee. With this authority... Read More

Fixing the banks

Tauranga City Council is considering how to attend to two bank slips in the last two weeks; the first at Cliff Road and the second at Yatton Park. The slip at... Read More

Council’s new CEO: day one

Tauranga City Council's new CEO, Ken Paterson, starts work today and Deputy Mayor David Stewart is expecting a smooth transition into the role by him. Ken has already... Read More

Iwi reps get training boost

Three iwi representatives are to undergo Bay of Plenty Regional Council training in its programme called ‘Making Good Decisions' in resource management. ... Read More

Maori asset value considered

The Bay of Plenty Regional Council's Maori committee is considering the value to the region's economy treaty settlements are about to bring. Committee chairman... Read More

Council appoints new CEO

Mary-Anne Macleod's role as acting chief executive for the Bay of Plenty Regional Council changes to a permanent posting on Monday, August 8. The council's chairman,... Read More

Council service desk closing

Low customer numbers have forced the closure of the Tauranga City Council customer service desk inside the Mount Maunganui library. Tauranga City Council group... Read More

Freight: key mover in strategy

Economic and freight growth are two issues Western Bay of Plenty residents want addressed by the Bay of Plenty Regional Council's land transport strategy. The... Read More

Sewer overflow trifecta

Tauranga City Council is reporting there were three sewer blockages around the city last week, two of these caused by plant roots. These two blockages were at... Read More

Mount protection: sizzling support

The Mount Protection Society's first public outing resulted in donations to its cause and about 200 signatures on a petition to stop a redevelopment of the Mount... Read More