Council

Tauranga harbour discharge results in more fines

CRS Tauranga Limited - CRS - has been fined a second time in the Tauranga District Court after pleading guilty to further charges of discharging contaminants into... Read More

Mauao re-opens early after scheduled closure

UPDATE 12.41PM: Mauao will be re-opening earlier than scheduled. "Thanks to timely maintenance and good weather, Mauao will open earlier than scheduled today,"... Read More

Council to foot bill for scout den rental

Awakeri Scouts will be able to stay in their den for another 10 years, at a cost of $120,000 to the Whakatāne District Council, after the council sold the property... Read More

Tauranga Council to ditch vaccine passes

Tauranga City Council will lift vaccine pass requirements from its venues and facilities from 6am on Monday, April 4. After that time, people will no longer... Read More

Second Links Avenue cul-de-sac trial starts

The second trial of the highly debated Links Avenue cul-de-sac is now underway. Following last year's trial and community survey, Tauranga City Council Commissioners... Read More

Council facilities: Vaccine passes to be removed

Vaccine passes will not be required at Western Bay facilities from next week. From Monday, April 4, Western Bay of Plenty District Council library and service... Read More

Don Thwaites: “Elect me or retire me”

After five terms as a Western Bay of Plenty councillor, Don Thwaites feels it's time to 'step up or step aside”. That is why he is only running for mayor... Read More

New housing planning rules coming for Tauranga

New planning rules with the aim of enabling housing supply options are coming for Tauranga soon. Tauranga is growing, and like all major cities, the city is in... Read More

LGC hears appeals on Rotorua Māori ward structure

The chief executive of Rotorua council's iwi partnership group says the council dropped its final ward structure 'out of thin air”. The comment was made... Read More

Call for feedback on Otumoetai’s future

Tauranga City Council is asking the Ōtūmoetai, Matua, Brookfield, Bellevue and Judea communities what they want the future of their area to look like. Take... Read More

Full Mauao closure next Wednesday

Mauao will be closed to all visitors from 6.30am to 5.00pm on Wednesday, March 30 to ensure public safety during aerial weed control. If work cannot be completed... Read More

Helping create Te Puke‘s first dog park

Ramps, tunnels, or wash down areas? The Western Bay of Plenty District Council would like to know what dog owners think would be pawsome to have in Te Puke's... Read More