Council

Commission’s request for hybrid council revealed

Tauranga city commissioners have called on the Government to change the law to allow for a ‘hybrid' governance arrangement with four commissioners and... Read More

By-election after death of Western Bay councillor

A by-election has been confirmed to fill the vacant councillor seat following the passing of Councillor, Richard Crawford. The Western Bay of Plenty District... Read More

Landlord bleeding money as bus stop deters tenants

A Tauranga landlord says he is 'bleeding money” and unable to lease his CBD building because of the bus stop outside. Murray Read-Smith, who owns a... Read More

Lake locals furious at ‘horrendous blowout’

Lakeside homeowners are furious about a 'horrendous blowout” as they face paying up to about $88,000 per property to be connected to a sewerage scheme... Read More

Begging ban call after tourists ‘accosted'

Beggars 'physically accosted” 10 Aussie tourists at a cafe last week, claims a Rotorua councillor arguing it is time to 'seriously consider” a begging... Read More

Pāpāmoa locals petition council over road safety

Residents of a beachside suburb in Tauranga fed up with speeding and noise on their street are urging council to take action. Rebecca Roe and Jan Neale live... Read More

Sculptures bring Cameron Road history to life

Sculptures depicting some of the rich cultural history of the Te Papa Peninsula are now on display along Cameron Road, as an acknowledgement of our past to carry... Read More

Council adopts lower speed limits around schools

Speed limits around Western Bay of Plenty schools will be lowered to 30km/hduring peak times, following the adoption of Western Bay of... Read More

Tidying up and testing ahead for Cameron Road

Tauranga City Council says that in the coming week, their team will be tidying up works along the Cameron Road corridor. These include small patches of asphalt... Read More

Tauranga's speed limit proposal met with warning

A proposal to permanently reduce the speed limit in Tauranga city centre is being met with a warning from the transport minister. Simeon Brown says Tauranga... Read More

Tauranga's July elections first time in four years

It has been four years since Tauranga had a council but the city will finally have local elections again in July. Then-local government minister Nanaia Mahuta... Read More

BOP state highway works for April

Petrolheads will be converging on Taupō between April 19 and 21 for the New Zealand round of the V8 Supercars Championship. Taking place for the first time... Read More