Council

Upcoming roadworks on Cameron Road

Tauranga City Council are asking visitors and stallholders attending the weekly Farmers Market at Tauranga Primary School to be aware of an upcoming road closure.... Read More

Community invited to Maunganui Road meetings

Tauranga City Council are inviting the community to come and chat with staff this week about design options for increasing safety on Maunganui Road. Opportunities... Read More

Opposition to 17-letter street name

A 17-letter name, the traditional Māori name for the location, has been rejected by Bay of Plenty residents for being too long, leaving it a street with no... Read More

Waihī Beach by-election happening

Waihī Beach residents will vote to fill the vacant Community Board seat following the resignation of Alan Kurtovich. Alan is stepping down from the... Read More

‘We are all we have’: CBD business struggles

When the night is done at her family's Turkish restaurant Seyda Coskun goes home, washes off the kebab oil from her shift and frets. It's like this most nights... Read More

Community board member resigns over Māori Wards

The introduction of Māori wards in the Western Bay of Plenty has prompted a community board member to resign, triggering a by-election. Waihī Beach... Read More

Public place for Awakeri Roll of Honour

Rangitāiki ward councillor Wilson James is hoping to see the resumption of Anzac Day ceremonies in Awakeri since a new war memorial monument has been installed. The... Read More

Te Ara Hou project on pause

Whakatāne District Council has made a request to central Government to reallocate funding for its town centre riverfront development to the boat harbour. Both... Read More

Western BOP seeking exemption from fluoridation

Concerns from the community about water fluoridation have led the Western Bay of Plenty District Council to seek an exemption from the mandate. Manatū Hauora... Read More

New road name harks back to ancient kōrero

Whakatāne District Council has approved the renaming of a Thornton road, providing its residents agree. Thornton Hall Road residents Simon and Wini Geddes,... Read More

United approach needed for road naming

The name Papakangahorohoro Road, suggested by Ngāti Awa for a new road at Piripai, a beachside neighbourhood just outside Whakatāne, has been unanimously rejected... Read More

Help decide the future of TECT Park

The well-loved, award winning TECT Park is now over 10 years old, and to celebrate, the Western Bay of Plenty District Council is looking to see what new activities... Read More