Council

Tauranga councillor running for WBOP seat

Tauranga City Councillor Andrew Hollis intends to run for a seat on the Western Bay of Plenty District Council. Hollis, along with other elected Tauranga Council... Read More

Council proposes free bus fares for some

People are being encouraged to have their say on bus fares in Tauranga. Submissions are currently open for the Bay of Plenty Regional Council's Long Term Plan,... Read More

Time running out for WBOP by-election nominations

Nominations close on Thursday for the Katikati-Waihi Beach ward by-election. One seat on Council recently became available following the resignation of... Read More

Motiti Protection Area rules signed off

New rules involving fishing and seafood gathering around Motiti Island are expected to be in place next summer. This announcement follows the green light given... Read More

Good times at love the Western Bay fun days

Having a say in the future of the Western Bay couldn't get more fun. Western Bay of Plenty District Council is hosting a line-up of free family fun days and... Read More

People encouraged to pay rates online

With major banks phasing out cheques this year, Tauranga City Council is encouraging ratepayers to move to online payments. The second instalment of the... Read More

Warning not to release pets into the wild

Bay of Plenty Regional Council are warning pet owners not to release any unwanted pets into the wild. This comes after footage emerged of an Eastern Water... Read More

Councillor backs ratepayers’ umbrella group

Residents in The Lakes will have their say on a potential ratepayers' group tomorrow. A public meeting taking place at Taumata School at 7.30pm will give people... Read More

Public react to fake parking tickets

Tauranga City Council are urging people to think twice before paying parking tickets online. SunLive took to the streets to find out if people would be able to... Read More

Some Tauranga Council committees to be disbanded

Tauranga City Council's commissioners have adopted an interim committee structure which will see most of the Council's standing committees disbanded, in the short-term. At... Read More

Anaru walks the talk with Mayor Webber

Anaru Palmer has his sights set on becoming a better person by making the world a better place - an ambitious quest that he is already taking bold steps to accomplish. Anaru,... Read More

Commissioners keen to understand city‘s issues

The new Tauranga commissioners are keen to understand the city's issues after its first public meeting this morning. Commission chair Anne Tolley was joined... Read More