Tauranga City Councillor Hayden Evans returns to court today, Friday, to answer a drink driving charge. He announced his intention to plead at a previous appearance,... Read More

Perceptions that Waihi Beach is a cash cow for the Western Bay of Plenty District Council, and a recent unpopular Environment Court case are among drivers persuading... Read More

Tauranga City Council says a major incident that occurred involving the discharge of liquid ammonia (ammonium hydroxide) to the stormwater system last week was a... Read More

Tauranga City Library is closed today and won't be reopening until Thursday, December 17. It is closed for a stock take, but avid readers need not despair as... Read More

A hearing for appeals against the city council's decision to change the way it is elected, takes place today. Tauranga City Council wants to do away with ward voting... Read More

More than $600,000 has been give to city projects aimed at helping the poor and to house the old. The Tauranga City Council is tasked with administering the trust... Read More

Tauranga's new indoor sports and exhibition centre at Baypark will cost $26,743,950 to build. Tauranga City Council project manager City Engineer, Howard Severinsen,... Read More

The group set up to help represent the Arataki community and provide input into the development of a new community centre in Arataki is meeting today to discuss... Read More

Tauranga City Council's cycling representative Bruce Galloway wants more people in the city to bike to work. He believes the city's 13 kilometre commuter cycle... Read More

Sprung timber sports floors for the Tauranga Indoor Sports and Exhibition centre are to be paid for by a $300,000 NZ Lottery Grants Board donation. Lottery is the... Read More

All adult lending from public libraries will be charged under a new pricing regime that is included in the Tauranga City Council draft annual plan. The draft document... Read More

Tauranga's central business district has become run down as a result of council policy, but it will be Tauranga businesses that have to pay for its restoration. Mayor... Read More