Council

Siren campaigner wants Bay focus

Tauranga City Councillor Bill Grainger wants people's increasing awareness of potential tsunami danger following the Japan earthquake to focus closer to home. An... Read More

Mauao walkway change

The security fence on Mauao's base track is moved back towards Mount Maunganui Main Beach - shortening the open section of track. This change occurred last Wednesday... Read More

TCC turning its back on kauri park

Public opposition to the Tauranga City Council's decision to cease its engagement with a park gifted to it is the focus of a public meeting on Wednesday. The three... Read More

Quake stalls Southern Pipeline

February 22 Christchurch earthquake devastation is stalling Tauranga's Southern Pipeline sewer project. The Memorial Park end of the project is awaiting some corrugated... Read More

Masonic car parks likely to go

A Tauranga City Council plan for the Masonic Park that removes the car parks is not going down well with central city business owner Ben Tuck. Ben owns Bronco Sports... Read More

Hot pools contract revelations

Tauranga City Councillor Rick Curach says ‘information that Tauranga City Aquatics Ltd let the hot pools development contract to Mainzeal' was discussed at... Read More

TCAL exploiting hot pools

Tauranga City Aquatics Ltd, a Tauranga City Council controlled organisation, admits running the Mount Hot Pools as a cash cow and using the profits to subsidise... Read More

Flood bill tops $10 million

Bay of Plenty Regional Council is reporting repairs from flood events over the last six months are likely to cost more than $10 million. The council's operations,... Read More

Submissions open on annual plan

Tauranga City Council is accepting public submissions on its draft Annual Plan. The council has made $33 million of savings by deferring and/or cutting back on some... Read More

Pools in limbo, Pick Six vindicated

Refusing consent for the $7.5 million Mount Hot Pools redevelopment is a huge slap in the face for the ‘Crosby team' at Tauranga City Council, says Councillor... Read More

Mount hot pools upgrade rejected

The proposed multimillion dollar redevelopment of the Mount Maunganui hot salt water pools has been refused planning permission by commissioner Greg Hill. In a... Read More

Rotten tree health leads to chop

Ideally Tauranga's historic necklace poplar tree will be felled before the Easter Jazz Festival, says Tauranga City Council team manager city parks Steve Webb. No... Read More