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Posted at 10:27am Saturday 25th May, 2013 | By Letitia Atkinson letitia@thesun.co.nz
 Installation of a full sewerage reticulation, treatment and disposal scheme in Matata looks like to go ahead after the Whakatane District Council adopted a recommendation to proceed with the project.
A report updating progress on the investigation of sewerage options, and the outcomes of the special consultation process on the project, was the first...
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Posted at 4:20pm Friday 24th May, 2013 | By Andrew Campbell andrew@thesun.co.nz
 An offer to remove one of the barking dogs from a house in Windsor Road is being considered by Tauranga City Council hearings committee.
Council animal control staff are seeking the removal of three dogs owned by two people living at the address, in what they say is an unusual move.
Residents of a Windsor Road property have offered to give up one of...
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Posted at 12:55pm Friday 24th May, 2013
 Tauranga City Council staff are today evaluating offers made on the former Placemakers site after the deadline closed overnight.
The deadline for offers to purchase the 7640m2 Marsh Street site, worth more than $3million, closed at 5pm on Thursday.
Council property manager Anthony Averill told SunLive this morning he did not have a final count on how...
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Posted at 5:06pm Tuesday 21st May, 2013
 A joint operation between several agencies and iwi targeted the dozens of feral fish lurking in Whakatane’s Sullivan Lake last week.
Highly visible fish, most believed to be goldfish, have been in the lake for a number of years, and numerous attempts have been made to confirm whether other species are also present.
A joint operation to fish...
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Posted at 4:23pm Tuesday 21st May, 2013 | By Andrew Campbell andrew@thesun.co.nz
 Tauranga supermarkets could be forced to fence off their wine racks and beer chillers as the city looks at a proposal to reduce the hours for off-licences in the city’s suburbs.
Councillors at the Joint Governance Workshop decided off –licences’ hours under the proposed draft Local Alcohol Policy will be from 7am till 9pm. The default...
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Posted at 11:32am Monday 20th May, 2013 | By Andrew Campbell andrew@thesun.co.nz
 Councillors from the city and Western Bay will take a sober look at the region’s drinking habits today as they look to tighten up the availability of liquor in the community.
The outcome of this afternoon’s Joint Governance Committee meeting will place limits on the number of local pubs and bars, off-licences, and where and when they can...
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Posted at 9:52am Monday 20th May, 2013
 Work starts today on revamping the parking along Monmouth Street and repairing damaged berms.
It is expected to take up to a month to undertake the works that including building formal parking bays, repairing berms and installing street lights.
Work starts today on parking around Monmouth Street. Photo; File.
Once these changes are completed berm...
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Posted at 1:05pm Saturday 18th May, 2013 | By Andrew Campbell andrew@thesun.co.nz
 Commissioner Greg Hill has made his decision on the Welcome Bay underpass, but it may be another month before it is released.
The NZ Transport Agency is seeking a Notice of Requirement so it can move onto the next detailed design stage of the process to acquire the property for the Hairini underpass.
A plan of the proposed underpass.
“We are currently...
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Posted at 9:43am Saturday 18th May, 2013 | By Luke Balvert luke@thesun.co.nz
 Fences will remain around the demolished lot next to the Merivale Community Centre after Tauranga City Council received test results showing high levels of residual asbestos.
The fences, initially erected when the Hosanna Church was demolished last month, will continue as council monitors the level of the asbestos found after the demolition.
The...
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Posted at 5:37pm Friday 17th May, 2013 | By Andrew Campbell andrew@thesun.co.nz
 The housing bill that gives central government the ability to accelerate housing developments is removing political barriers previous governments have put in place, says Tauranga Mayor Stuart Crosby.
The Government announced the Housing Accords and Special Housing Areas Bill yesterday rushing it through with a first reading in Parliament overnight.
“The...
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