Council

Fergusson Park parking

Contractors have started work to reinstate informal parking areas at specific locations around Fergusson Park. Reinforced grass cell matting will be used to rehabilitate... Read More

Guy: bus petition rejected

Tauranga City Council staff skewed numbers to support Willow Street as the site of the city's bus centre, despite most people wanting it in Durham Street, says Councillor... Read More

Mount Greens set to go

The Mount Greens lawn bowls and croquet project is about to go to tender, with the first sod expected to be turned next month. Tauranga City Councillors were presented... Read More

New pipe saves millions

An innovative wastewater design idea will save the city millions of dollars in the Southern Pipeline project. City engineers have suggested building a pipe between... Read More

Cleaning up the oil

Tauranga City Council is urging small businesses that use oil pans to inspect that equipment and service where appropriate. This comes after a pollution incident... Read More

Auckland lessons for Tga

An Auckland University of Technology seminar on the ‘supercity' holds warnings for Tauranga and the Western Bay of Plenty says Mayor of Tauranga Stuart Crosby. 'The... Read More

Changes loom in city treescape

Assurances that law changes will not affect Tauranga's protected trees may be premature. While the changes to the Resource Management Act and clause 52 may not... Read More

Uncertainty over terminal

Placing Tauranga central business district bus terminal in Willow Street depends on the proposal receiving government funding, says Mayor Stuart Crosby. The project... Read More

Digital property plans

Tauranga City Council's customer service centre is going digital. Paper property files will be a thing of the past from October 19 as these documents will instead... Read More

Willow Street picked

Tauranga City Councillors have chosen Willow Street as the sight of the city's transportation centre. In spite of strong opposition from retailers, business interests... Read More

Gym stats unseen

Tauranga gym operators are claiming the city council is subsidising gymnasia at Baywave and Greerton to their detriment. Tauranga City Council monitoring committee... Read More

Drains are just for rain

Tauranga City Council has reported a pollution incident from last week when car washing wastewater was discharged directly to stormwater. This is against council... Read More