Council

Tauranga council seeks fix for bee poo complaints

Tauranga City Council wants to make it easier to deal with complaints about bee poo. It investigated 38 complaints about urban hives in the past two years... Read More

Designing a town: Council eyes climate-resilience

Planning for more than 2000 residential lots at Awakeri was described as 'an opportunity to design a town, literally from the ground up” at a Whakatāne... Read More

What Tauranga councillors want for your area

Tauranga's councillors have been making plans and goals for the year ahead. With a busy schedule for the city councillors, Local Democracy Reporting asked... Read More

Council reviews bylaws in face of dog attacks

Whakatāne District Council held a briefing on Wednesday to guide staff in finalising drafts of bylaws under revision and a new draft Stock Movements Bylaw ahead... Read More

Night works to disrupt parts of Cameron Rd

Tauranga City Council has confirmed it will continue night‑time road maintenance works along Cameron Rd over the next few weeks. The work is happening in... Read More

Regional council proposes $3b portfolio shake-up

Bay of Plenty Regional Council has proposed a 4% general rates increase for the 2026/27 financial year. The council has also proposed a shake-up of how its... Read More

Mount cafes beg council for rates relief

Marine Parade businesses who lost tens of thousands of dollars in revenue since the fatal Mauao landslide have begged Tauranga City Council for rates relief. A... Read More

Mount surf club stays shut after fatal landslide

Mount Maunganui Lifeguard Service will continue operations without its clubhouse as the building remains red-placarded a month on from the fatal landslide... Read More

Residents push to keep smooth asphalt

Ōhope's Waterways subdivision residents are delighted the Whakatāne District Council has agreed to postpone resealing their streets after they petitioned for... Read More

Mauao faces long, costly road to reopening

Tauranga Mayor Mahé Drysdale says he remains confident Mauao will reopen despite the extensive damage to the landmark in January's deadly storm. Tauranga... Read More

Councillors top national pay rise table

Western Bay of Plenty District councillors have topped a national pay rise table with a jump of almost 57% in a year. The Taxpayers' Union described the... Read More

Crosby tops Regional Council election spending

Successful Tauranga candidate Stuart Crosby was the highest campaign spender for last year's regional council local elections. However, spending more... Read More