Council

Vanessa s standing strong

Save Our Libraries Campaign leader Vanessa Byrnes is not succumbing to public pressure to stand for Tauranga City Council later this year. A previous SunLive article... Read More

Will Vanessa run for council?

Save Our Libraries campaign leader Vanessa Byrnes says she will stand for Tauranga City Council in this year's election if enough people think she is "worth voting... Read More

Flood water: hands off

The Tauranga City Council is advising people to continue avoiding contact with flood waters and that of the Wairakei Stream waterway, until the results of water... Read More

Greener greens at Mount Greens

Recent rain has been a bonus for the Mount Greens project with the croquet greens grass growth shooting ahead. Seed for the six croquet lawns was first sown three... Read More

Trouble on the tracks

Cars parked too close to the rail siding at Dive Crescent are blocking trains, and causing growing frustration among train drivers. KiwiRail engine drivers have... Read More

Decisions to be made

Leaky homes and library charges are among issues Tauranga City Councillors will have to make final decisions on this week. Their deliberations on the annual plan... Read More

Keeping the flow high

Problems at the Joyce Road Processing Plant are resolved after they caused the reservoir there to run empty last week, leaving Ohauiti, Pyes Pa and some Papamoa... Read More

TCC to negotiate leaky scheme

Tauranga City Council is looking to negotiate with the government over the leaky homes issue, after agreeing in principle to its latest financial assistance proposal. It... Read More

Library books remain free

Tauranga City Councillors have decided not to introduce new charges on the borrowing of adult books from public libraries - instead 'Top Title' loan prices will... Read More

Waihi Beach sever closer

Waihi Beach residents' desire for the authority of their town to be transferred to the Hauraki District Council from the Western Bay of Plenty District Council is... Read More

Book charges look unlikely

The Tauranga City Councillor who first touted the suggestion to introduce charges on some library books now says "it sounds like it's not going to run". Councillor... Read More

Last minute call for TCC

Tauranga City Council is leaving its decision on the government's latest leaky homes offer until the last minute. The offer is based on government and local authorities... Read More