Council

Turret Road emergency works

Emergency works are being carried out on Turret Road this afternoon. Tauranga City Council advises residents that emergency works will take placeon one of the... Read More

“Golden opportunity” to trial free bus fares

A recent government offer of half-price bus fares for three months may be extended to free fares, if the Bay of Plenty Regional Council agrees. At a recent meeting... Read More

MP: iwi co-governance protest disappointing

'Save our democracy.” That was the call from about 40 people who gathered outside Rotorua Lakes Council this Tuesday morning to protest against its pursuit... Read More

Tolley keen to stay at the helm in Tauranga

Tauranga City Council commission chair Anne Tolley has indicated she wants to continue in her current role. She says she'd be 'surprised” if the current... Read More

BOP council leaders’ credit card spend

Chocolate fish, free T-shirts and a book named 'Fifteen Shades of Climate” were among more than $112,000 in credit card purchases by Bay of Plenty... Read More

WBOP Council‘s draft plan signals rates increase

The future of the Pukehina Development Rate will be decided through this year's Annual Plan. Out for consultation until Thursday, April 21, Western Bay of Plenty... Read More

The early days of the Tauranga Library

With Tauranga's city library moving from Willow St to a temporary base at He Puna Manawa on Devonport Rd and Grey St, while the civic precinct is developed, The... Read More

Council takes wheel of Te Puke’s licensing agency

Road user charges and driver licence applications have a new home alongside the books and colourful imaginative resources at Te Puke Library. From Monday, March... Read More

BOP workplaces among bike challenge winners

Competition was tight in this year's Aotearoa Bike Challenge with a number of Bay of Plenty workplaces taking out places in the national workplace challenge. Rotorua... Read More

Possible changes to EBOP bus route

A reversal of the Bay Hopper bus route is possible as the regional council attempts to entice more passengers to use the service. The Bay of Plenty Regional Council... Read More

Derelict van moves on from council carpark

It has taken the better part of a year, but a derelict Mitsubishi van parked in the Whakatane District Council carpark behind The Strand has finally been moved. Local... Read More

Water watch: World Water Day a timely reminder

With World Water Day approaching on March 22, Tauranga City Council says it's a perfect time to reflect on our own water use. This year's WWD theme is groundwater... Read More