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Posted at 4:44pm Tuesday 21st Feb, 2012 | By Andrew Campbell andrew@thesun.co.nz
 Tauranga City Councillors have knocked back a $3million proposal to develop the marine precinct in the Mirrielees Road area.
In making the decision based on a staff report the council acknowledged it would be a long term investment with no financial return in the short term.
Marine precinct concept plan.
Lease holders of sheds in the development are...
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Posted at 9:16am Saturday 18th Feb, 2012
 Motorists are being advised to use an alternative route as Salisbury Ave, The Mall, Adams Ave and Marine Parade will be closed on Sunday.
Tauranga City Council is closing off the roads to allow the Real Women’s Triathlon to take place.
A TCC Spokesperson says the roads will be closed from 6am until midday.
Tweed Street and Oceanbeach Road are...
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Posted at 8:25am Saturday 18th Feb, 2012
 Work to upgrade the wastewater system in and around Waitaha Road in Welcome Bay is scheduled to start this week.
The Tauranga City Council is planning the works in an aim to reduce the possibility of wastewater overflows if there is a pump failure or excessive demand on the system.
Flooding is one of the causes of problems with wastewater systems. Photo:...
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Posted at 12:03pm Friday 17th Feb, 2012
 New rules will soon be in place for residential building or renovation work, and the Eastern Bay of Plenty’s three district councils are urging people to take note of the changes.
From March 1, the Department of Building and Housing’s Restricted Building Work regulations come into effect.
This means people applying for a building...
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Posted at 3:30pm Tuesday 14th Feb, 2012 | By Phillipa Yalden phillipa@thesun.co.nz
 Tauranga Deputy Mayor David Stewart feels the health scare at Auckland International Airport involving a group of students travelling to the city from Japan was surprising, but necessary.
He met with the 83 teenagers from Hitachi today after the group arrived in Tauranga last night following a dramatic entrance into the country.
Deputy Mayor David Stewart...
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Posted at 12:23pm Tuesday 14th Feb, 2012
 There’s a Valentine’s Day invitation going out today from the Historic Village at 17th Avenue.
It doesn’t want flowers, chocolates or dinner for two; it just wants a little attention.
Be my valentine, Robin with village staff and visitors.
Robin van der Breggen hopes the village’s Valentine’s Day appeal will see more people...
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Posted at 10:52am Monday 13th Feb, 2012
 The Tauranga City Council is advising work to upgrade pedestrian crossings, install new roundabouts and reseal a section of Fraser Street in the area around the Merivale shops is underway.
The pedestrian crossing at the Merivale shops.
A temporary 30km/h speed restriction is in place and delays are expected.
The work is expected to take about four weeks...
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Posted at 9:08am Monday 13th Feb, 2012 | By Andrew Campbell andrew@thesun.co.nz
 Papamoa’s first dedicated tsunami escape bridges are expected to be available for use by the end of the financial year in June.
Tenders for the construction of the first three bridges in eastern Papamoa are expected to be called for later this month or early March with construction expected to start in April.
This map shows the inundation zone...
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Posted at 3:16pm Sunday 12th Feb, 2012 | By Letitia Atkinson letitia@thesun.co.nz
 The Tauranga City Council perceives a new building scheme as a positive step for the construction industry.
The Licensed Building Practitioner Scheme is a licensing scheme to help ensure people in the industry are competent and accountable.
It is hoped this will make sure homes and buildings are designed and built right in the first instance.
TCC acting...
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Posted at 3:32pm Thursday 09th Feb, 2012 | By Andrew Campbell andrew@thesun.co.nz
 Works on Tauranga’s waterfront project are underway with Mayor Stuart Crosby turning the first sod from the high seat of a digger.
It was a pro-forma sod turning, with Stuart quipping that he would like to have dug the hole a little deeper – to bury 30 years of plans of previous waterfront projects.
Mayor Stuart Crosby breaks ground on the...
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