Council

Partnership fund to streamline application process

Funders within Tauranga and the Western Bay of Plenty have established a new fund which will streamline application processes for community events. The Tauranga... Read More

Council seeks feedback on water reform submission

Tauranga City Council is preparing a submission to go to government on the first water reform bill and is looking for feedback from the community. The Government-led... Read More

Tauranga City Council staff salaries to increase

Tauranga City Council's salary budget will increase this year following a review of its remuneration strategy designed to assist recruitment and retention of quality... Read More

Preparing to vote in local body elections

The Electoral Commission is beginning an enrolment drive to make sure people are enrolled for this year's local body elections. "It's time to check you're enrolled,... Read More

WBOP Council adopts rates increase

An average rates increase of 3.92 per cent that is 'not to be sneezed at” has been adopted by the Western Bay of Plenty District Council. During a meeting... Read More

Calls for positive change on BOP council

Building a team culture within the council and ensuring that everyone's voice matters is David Moore's number one aim if he becomes Ōpōtiki's next mayor. Now... Read More

Alleged illegal burnout leaves motorist stunned

Motorists caught up in an alleged illegal 'burnout” on State Highway 36 say the experience was a traumatic one for them. 'We were too frightened to get... Read More

Three Waters protest to oppose “loss of control”

About 120 people braved frigid conditions in Rotorua to protest the Government's Three Waters reforms. Organised by the New Zealand Taxpayers Union alongside... Read More

Skatepark build planned for Mount Maunganui

Plans are in place to build a "the city's first destination" skatepark in Mount Maunganui. Tauranga City Council is co-designing a destination skatepark for... Read More

WBOP diverts tonnes of rubbish from landfills

Western Bay of Plenty residents have stopped 3300 tonnes of material going to landfills in the first 12 months of the council's kerbside collection scheme. Western... Read More

Pāpāmoa East Interchange one step closer

A karakia has been performed and the sod turned on a $90 million roading project that will provide better access to Pāpāmoa East. The Pāpāmoa East Interchange... Read More

Tauranga fund to celebrate Māori culture

Tauranga City Council is launching a new fund to celebrate Māori culture in the city. The Kaupapa Māori Legacy Event Fund will reopen this Friday, July 1. It... Read More