Council

Water restored after major water main break

Stop/go traffic management is in place on Maleme St, Greerton, following a water main break. Tauranga City Council said there was a 'major water main break... Read More

Bridge tests, drivers told not to slow speed

Drivers along the Hairini Bridge are being urged to maintain their speed and not slow down during water-based investigation works. Tauranga City Council will... Read More

Mayoral Relief Fund launched with $100k boost

A Mayoral Relief Fund has been set up by Tauranga City Council to support the people and places directly affected by the recent severe weather events. An... Read More

Mauao: Council votes for external review

UPDATED: Tauranga City Council will hold an external review into the Mauao landslide tragedy. Six people died after a section of Mauao hillside collapsed,... Read More

Western Bay Mayoral Relief Fund opens

Western Bay of Plenty District Council has established a Mayoral Relief Fund to support communities affected by last week's severe weather event. The fund... Read More

Mount cordon reduced, road stays closed to traffic

The cordoned area around the Mount Maunganui landslip site has been reduced to allow businesses to open on the Marine Parade side of the Mount. Safety of... Read More

Mount recovery operation enters another day

The recovery operation at the Mt Maunganui landslide continues with police warning it could take days or even weeks. Recovery teams are using specialist equipment... Read More

Massive tree fall partly closes Yatton Park

A section of Yatton Park in Tauranga is closed after a large tree, estimated at 60m tall, came down on Sunday afternoon. A large section of the top end of... Read More

Mount Hot Pools and campground staff uninjured

All staff working at the Mount Hot Pools and neighbouring campground were uninjured when a deadly slip came crashing down into the facilities on Thursday morning,... Read More

Community centre opens as Bay mourns deaths

A community care centre has been set up in central Mount Maunganui to support those grieving after the fatal landslides in the Western Bay of Plenty and Tauranga... Read More

Many places still closed in Bay after deluge

The impacts of this week's severe weather are still being felt across the Western Bay of Plenty and Coromandel. Flooding and landslides have caused extensive... Read More

Retaining wall crashes on to neighbour's roof

A Tauranga homeowner was 'shocked” when he got an early morning visit from his neighbour saying his retaining wall was on their roof. Philip Raath,... Read More