Council

Part of Ohauiti Road to be renamed

Part of Ohauiti Road will be re-named Upper Ohauiti Road to make property addresses easier to find in emergencies and for mail delivery purposes. Tauranga City... Read More

Council approves Historic Village strategy

Tauranga City Council have approved a strategy to grow the city's Historic Village to make it into more inclusive community hub The strategy is made of seven... Read More

Solution sought for car sleepers in Tauranga

Tauranga City Council is investigating a dedicated ‘safe car sleeping' area in the city. The idea is proposed as a temporary solution for one- two... Read More

Waihi Beach playground opens on Broadway

Western Bay of Plenty District Council and the Waihi Beach community are celebrating the opening of another new playground. The playground at the south end of... Read More

Answering the ‘why‘ of Maunganui Road changes

A stretch of Maunganui Rd from Hull Rd to Hinau St is undergoing major construction work. Improvements started in 2017 between Tawa St and Sutherland Rd,... Read More

A fishy Christmas yarn

Sometimes a surprise from Santa's helpers can be a little alarming if you're not expecting it. This was the case for Paul Cameron, Gordon Peterken, Barry Harford,... Read More

Flooding plan pamphlet makes false claims - TCC

Tauranga City Council says pamphlets circulating about a proposed plan change relating to flooding from intense rainfall are making inaccurate claims and are... Read More

Wastewater overflow warning for Memorial Park

People are being warned to stay out of the water at Memorial Park and surrounding areas. Tauranga City Council says a wastewater overflow occurred on 6th Avenue... Read More

New refill station in Whakatane

Visitors to the Whakatāne CBD will no longer need to purchase single-use plastic water bottles, now that a permanent water bottle refill station has been installed... Read More

Possible heavy vehicle ban on Oceanbeach Road

Tauranga City Council have agreed to explore the option of banning heavy vehicles from one of Mount Maunganui's main roads. This comes in response to a... Read More

Tauranga councillors reject Welcome Bay petition

Tauranga City councillors say placing a moratorium on the Welcome Bay Estuary is not the way to go. This comes after a petition with 21 signatures was presented... Read More

WBOP council offices to close over Christmas

Western Bay of Plenty residents and holidaymakers are encouraged to be summer savvy and plan ahead with key Council services over the Christmas break. Council... Read More