Council

Take your lunch outside for Get Outdoors Week

Dust off your sun hat and embrace the fresh air - because it's Get Outdoors Week. Western Bay of Plenty District Council is challenging everyone to take a nature... Read More

Restrictions amended to allow vege garden watering

Water Watchers, the year-round plan for managing water in Tauranga, has been approved by Tauranga City Council to remain through to 2026. Community feedback and... Read More

Skilled board “critical” to deliver civic precinct

Tauranga City commissioners are progressing plans to develop a council controlled organisation to deliver the $303 million civic precinct project. The precinct... Read More

New Year’s Eve community events are back

Grab your whānau, a picnic blanket and your dancing shoes and head to one of five community New Year's Eve celebrations taking place across Tauranga on Saturday,... Read More

Events scene thriving with support from fund

A wide range of community events planned over the next six months have secured funding from the Tauranga Western Bay Community Events Fund. The collaborative... Read More

Get outdoors every day of the week!

Are you ready to go on a local adventure and celebrate the natural wonders of the Western Bay of Plenty? Get Outdoors Week starts today Saturday, November... Read More

Tauranga‘s waterfront lights up for summer

Summer is whānau/family time. Bright, hot days and long, balmy nights. Visitors from out of town, friends from around the corner. Time to create some new memories. While... Read More

Council’s $65m transport project “must be safe”

Plans for sweeping changes to the road network on Tauranga's Ōtūmoetai Peninsula are underway, but one business owner has concerns about the safety of cyclists... Read More

Upgrade on the way for Ohauiti‘s Ila Park

A double flying fox, a tube slide with climbing module, an area for younger children, swings for older children and a learn-to-ride cycle path are all on their... Read More

Road works: Mount businesses feeling the pinch

Maunganui Road shop owners are frustrated that council-contracted roadworks have turned their street into a one-way thoroughfare. One business owner believes... Read More

Rural Drinking Water Programme a ‘game changer’

A new $10 million central government programme supporting rural drinking water suppliers could make a real difference for the Ōpōtiki district. Ōpōtiki Mayor... Read More

Rotorua reserves proposal scrapped – unanimously

A decision to revoke the reserve status of seven Rotorua reserve sites for development has been scrapped by a unanimous vote. The proposal has so far cost Rotorua... Read More