Council

Pollution signs go permanent

Tauranga City Council is placing permanent health warning signage near the Courtney Road drain. This move comes after continued pollution there forcing consultation... Read More

Dr Des: TCC destroys artifacts

Two days of Tauranga City Council hearings on Maori heritage and archaeological sites began Monday morning with the council itself being accused of destroying some. Starting... Read More

Outdoor drinking review

A police recommendation to shut down outdoor drinking on The Strand after 1am is to be discussed as part of a report being considered by Tauranga City Council on... Read More

More members is the way

Tauranga quantity surveyor Kate Clark is calling on Tauranga City Council to change its mind on introducing charges for adult book loans and reducing services. During... Read More

Name change for Village?

Another name change for Tauranga's Village on 17th could follow the meeting between Tauranga City Councillors and tenants held there on Thursday. It has been the... Read More

Mayor downplays muzzling

Mayor Stuart Crosby is downplaying accusations the Tauranga City Council tried to limit protest against its moves to introduce library charges and says it is a case... Read More

Library issue hits some nerves

The public submission hearings for the Tauranga City Council's annual plan, where the issue of introducing library book charges is dominating, is into its third... Read More

EMA unhappy with council

The Employers & Manufacturers Association is concerned that Tauranga City Council's 2010/11 budget includes cost increases over and above those projected in its... Read More

Council faces library heat

Tauranga City Councillors are facing a second day of remonstrations over their election year decision to increase library charges. Vanessa Byrnes and friends helped... Read More

Heavy weight to public say

Tauranga City Councillors are bracing themselves for three days of listening to public submissions as annual plan hearings begin. Councillors have until Wednesday... Read More

Parking fines paying off

Income from parking tickets is likely to be one third of the Tauranga City Council's $4.5 million expected total parking revenue this financial year. Tauranga ticket... Read More

Council searches for spillers

Tauranga City Council is hoping someone will contact them with information regarding a kerosene spill that affected the Bridge Marina area last week. It is described... Read More