Council

Mount Maunganui locals call for better air quality

Mount Maunganui residents and visitors have told Tauranga City Council that improving air quality, and making it easy and safe to get around, are key as the... Read More

Elizabeth Street reopens after essential works

Elizabeth Street has reopened following essential road rebuilding works. After the crane has been removed from the Thirty-Eight Elizabeth development, the... Read More

Council offering paid internships this summer

The Western Bay of Plenty District Council is looking for youth "ready to push boundaries, challenge the status quo and do something extraordinary with their... Read More

Waihī Beach fronts new Pod look

A new pod system to help keep Waihī Beach litter free is proving to be a hit. At the beginning of October, Sustainable Waihī Beach took a leap of faith... Read More

Memorial tree to be torn down

Whakatāne's Don Meads is heartbroken the kowhai tree he scattered his wife's ashes under on the riverbank behind his house in Riverside Drive is to be torn... Read More

Flood resilience boosted by $1M funding

The Government has approved over $1 million in funding for Waikato Regional Council to improve community resilience to flood risk in the Coromandel Peninsula. Waikato... Read More

Cameron Road project: Council planning stage two

With construction of the Cameron Road upgrade from Harington Street to 17th Avenue almost complete, all eyes are now on planned improvements for stage two of... Read More

Time limits considered for unrestricted car parks

Commuters may lose unrestricted parks in central Rotorua as the council considers time limits for parking in three locations. Earlier this year, elected members... Read More

Events galore planned for Labour Weekend

Tauranga is gearing up for a Labour Weekend packed with fun and excitement that caters for everyone. As we usher in the unofficial beginning of the summer... Read More

Processing company fined for river pollution

A Waikato industrial processing company has been convicted in the Hamilton District Court for permitting the unlawful discharge of wastewater into the Waitoa... Read More

Signalised crossings for Parton Rd roundabout

New signalised shared crossings is being planned for the Parton Road and Tara Road roundabout in Pāpāmoa. Historically a thoroughfare, the area surrounding... Read More

Council returning to upfront payments

Western Bay of Plenty District Council's consent application lodgment process will be returning to requiring minimum fees to be paid at the beginning. From... Read More