Council

Doubling road rehabilitation to prevent potholes

Kiwis will see fewer potholes on our roads with rehabilitation works set to more than double through the Government's summer road maintenance programme to ensure... Read More

Tauranga election 2024: Candidate spends revealed

Tauranga's mayor Mahé Drysdale had the second most expensive campaign of the July election and the two biggest donations - one from his mum and another... Read More

Park improvements to go ahead in Whakatane

Plans to spend $436,500 improving Mitchell Park has split councillors with seven supporting the project and three opposed. Accessible toilets, a storage facility,... Read More

Council restarts legal action to protect work site

Rotorua Lakes Council is reigniting legal action weeks after protests prompted it to pause construction on stage one of its $29 million Tarawera Sewerage Scheme. A... Read More

WBOP District Council elder development on the up

Western Bay of Plenty District Council's Heron Cres elder housing redevelopment in Katikati is starting to take shape and is on target to be completed by the... Read More

Katikati Community Board area could be reduced

The area covered by the Katikati Community Board would be drastically reduced under a new proposal. Western Bay of Plenty District Council is undertaking... Read More

Roaming dogs 'an issue’ across Hauraki

An increase in dog attacks has Hauraki district officials worried. Reported dog attacks on other dogs and animals have more than doubled, with 50 this year... Read More

Te Puke Community Board approves $4700 in grants

When grant applications totalling more than $21,000 are received, but only $11,000 is available, something has to give. That was the situation Te Puke Community... Read More

Call for council to drop $147m CBD project

A proposal for a $147 million hotel and convention centre in Tauranga's CBD should be 'dropped altogether”, not just paused, a resident group chairman... Read More

New parking penalties take effect

New parking penalties introduced by the Government come into force across the region this week, significantly increasing fines for a range of parking violations. One... Read More

Coromandel $25M transport request rebuffed

Coromandel has been turned down in its bid for $248 million in transport network resilience funding under the National Land Transport Programme. The 2024-2027... Read More

Owner 'gutted' by lack of action over dog attack

*Warning: Contains graphic images A Western Bay dog owner is 'absolutely gutted” there won't be a prosecution after his beloved Border Collie was 'ripped... Read More