Council

Reserves proposal: Four petitions, 1215 signatures

Four petitions with a total of 1215 signatures opposing the proposal to sell 10 Rotorua reserve sites for housing will be presented to the council on Thursday. Each... Read More

Residents react to Tauranga marine facility build

Losing greenspace and access to the Tauranga Harbour are some of the reasons people are opposed to reclassifying part of Marine Park for education purposes. Supporters... Read More

Tauranga to be home for NZ largest timber office

Tauranga City Council's new office building at 90 Devonport Road is set to be the largest mass timber office building in New Zealand. It will target a net zero... Read More

Mauao closures needed for restoration works

Closures will be in place on Mauao next week when restoration works are scheduled to take place. Te Uru Karaka, a historic Pā site near Te Ara Motukauri track... Read More

Youth centre fire still under investigation

Demolition is about to begin on the burnt out remains of the Gender Dynamix and Rainbow Youth Tauranga Drop in centre at the Historic Village. A blaze broke out... Read More

Double digit rates hike for Tauranga residents

Tauranga residents will see a rates increase of 13.7 per cent this year, to help fund infrastructure and the Tauranga civic precinct. The increase was adopted... Read More

Feedback sought on marine protected areas

An email sent out this week by Waikato Regional Council is inviting people to feed back on a survey about the marine protected biodiversity areas in the council's... Read More

Dog owners - have you gone green yet?

Time is running out to register your dog with its new green tag before July 1. With just one week until the red 2021/22 tags expire, Western Bay of Plenty District... Read More

Annual plan adopted in “challenging environment“

Bay of Plenty Regional Council has adopted its Annual Plan 2022/23 in what chair Doug Leeder describes as a 'challenging operating environment”. Leeder... Read More

Planting approach starts in Palm Beach West

This week saw a resumption of planting in Te Ara o Wairākei stormwater corridor at Royal Palm Beach under an adapted planting approach devised to preserve views... Read More

Museum renovation: $30m could be added to project

The cost of renovating the Rotorua Museum could swell to as much as $83 million, creating a $30m funding shortfall, a document obtained by Local Democracy Reporting... Read More

Whakatāne boat harbour: Resource consent granted

Excitement is growing for the future of Whakatāne as resource consent is granted for the proposed $29 million boat harbour, Te Rāhui Herenga Waka Whakatāne. The... Read More