Council

What is your impact on the planet?

FutureFit offers a chance to discover your own carbon footprint by answering a few quick questions on your everyday decisions around food, transport, and home... Read More

Works underway on Wairoa Cycleway project

Works on the Wairoa Cycleway have begun this week. The works are to construct the last 800m of the Ōmokoroa to Tauranga cycleway, which will enable safe cycling... Read More

Solar farm mooted for airport

Whakatāne District Council could make the most of Whakatāne's high sunshine hours by investing up to $16 million in solar energy across eight sites, according... Read More

Rates revenue bolsters lower deficit efforts

Higher growth, more water usage and lower remissions requests than expected have given Rotorua Lakes Council $1.8 million more in rates revenue than budgeted. It... Read More

Ōtūmoetai Peninsula future plan confirmed

A long-term plan for the future of Ōtūmoetai Peninsula outlines how Tauranga City Council will protect and enhance existing community values, as well as respond... Read More

Parking plight now on council‘s agenda

A CBD hospitality worker who led a more than 700-strong petition and reached out to Tauranga City Council last year thinks their recent moves to address parking... Read More

Calls for feedback on Tauranga City‘s growth

'I'm quite young and struggle to find other people my age in Tauranga. If there was more art and culture to attract young people, I would be able to relate to... Read More

Clubs continue to oppose Tauranga stadium plans

Emotions spilled over as people spoke out against a proposed $220.2 million stadium at the Tauranga Domain during a Tauranga City Council meeting on Monday. Members... Read More

Online mapping for pest control in Bay of Plenty

A collective effort to develop an online mapping system shows the extent voluntary and community groups in the Western Bay of Plenty are going to in helping... Read More

Update on Cameron Road construction

Work is continuing on both the Elizabeth Street and Fifteenth Avenue intersection upgrades. Works at these major intersections involve complex underground works... Read More

Fears service will close if council cuts funding

There are fears a service that helps thousands of Rotorua people each year will have to close if the council goes ahead with a proposal to cut its funding. Rotorua... Read More

Katikati: Plans to double elder housing units

All going to plan a total of 26 units, fully accessible and custom designed for people aged 65 years and over, will be built at Heron Crescent in Katikati. Western... Read More