Council

Pest management plan now full operational

Toi Moana Bay of Plenty Regional Council's new Regional Pest Management Plan (RPMP) 2020 - 2030 is now fully operational. The RPMP sets the rules and framework... Read More

Waihī Beach kids get creative with library ideas

Cats, robots and lasers were just a few of the more sensational ideas the kids of Waihī Beach had for the town's new library. Tamariki from Waihī Beach School... Read More

Extra summer kerbside collections for Waihī Beach

Guests filing in and bins filling up? Western Bay of Plenty District Council has you covered with extra kerbside collections. Holiday hot spots Waihī Beach,... Read More

Coromandel beach samples sent for testing

Samples of the unusual plastic-like substance that has washed up on beaches along the Coromandel Peninsula have been sent to scientists for testing. On Saturday,... Read More

100 years of the Tauranga Domain Memorial Gates

"What substitute I wondered is a name on a gate and a sprig of rosemary for a father or a brother." This poignant reflection was made by Tauranga resident Phoebe... Read More

Councils respond to Coromandel concerns

5.45pm update: Thames-Coromandel District Council has responded on Sunday afternoon to community members asking about the unusual appearance of a white plastic-like... Read More

Coromandel landowners band together

Māori landowners are banding together to develop a large block of land in Kennedy Bay, Coromandel. The area or rohe of Harataunga lies on the eastern tip... Read More

Kulim Park temporarily closed to vehicles

Kulim Park in Ōtūmoetai is still temporarily closed to vehicles this weekend and will remain so until December 17 while the finishing touches are added to the... Read More

Kaituna River velocity mapped over 16 hours

Bay of Plenty Regional Council staff spent 16 continuous hours punting slowly back and forth across the Kaituna River last week carrying out some critical work. From... Read More

The people behind wastewater testing in Ōpōtiki

Over the past two years, the New Zealand public has become used to a new vocabulary with words and phrases now in common use due to the Covid-19 pandemic. One... Read More

Input sought on Arataki bus facility locations

Tauranga City Council is seeking community input on two potential locations for a purpose-built bus facility in Arataki at an open day this Saturday at the Farm... Read More

Humpty Dumpty to get a new lease on life

Tauranga's iconic Humpty Dumpty will stay on the wall, with news the Incubator Creative Hub is offering to take on the restoration project. A plea was issued... Read More