Council

Western Bay pools to open with a party

Anyone for a free pool party? Western Bay of Plenty District Council is throwing open the pool gates in November to celebrate the start of summer and the... Read More

Tauranga councillor lays code of conduct complaint

Investigations are underway in relation to a code of conduct complaint from a Tauranga City Councillor. In a statement released this afternoon, Tauranga City... Read More

Anti-social behavior may see alleyway closed

A Kawerau alleyway may soon be closed after neighbours complained of motorbikes, people urinating, and rubbish in the alley. Neighbours have been complaining... Read More

Tauranga Maori wards challenged

Battle lines have been drawn over a decision by the Tauranga City Council to establish a Maori Ward for the next local body election. A group called Concerned... Read More

Council to begin random drug testing

The merits of random drug testing versus impairment testing have been the subject of debate in the Whakatane District Council this week. The council recently... Read More

Tauranga City Council adopts annual report

Tauranga City Council has adopted its annual report for 2019/20 - a year dominated by citywide growth and the local impacts of a global pandemic. It was also... Read More

Lime scooters hit Tauranga streets

The controversial lime scooter is now available in Tauranga. The scooters have been released on a trial basis as Tauranga City Council looks to provide different... Read More

Council confirms conditional sale of Bella Vista

Tauranga City Council has reached a conditional agreement for the sale of 22 properties associated with the former Bella Vista subdivision. If the sale goes ahead,... Read More

Panepane Purakau to return to hapū

Western Bay of Plenty District Council has agreed to return ownership of the eastern end of Matakana Island to its ancestral owners. In a landmark decision at today's... Read More

Council to progress with Mount streets trial

Tauranga City Council says community feedback on the innovative streets project planned for the north Mount Maunganui area shows there is support for trialling... Read More

Plans for safe access to Omanawa Falls

A design for safe access to Omanawa Falls is expected early next year as Tauranga City Council works toward re-opening the falls to the public. Council's... Read More

Pest bird spotted in Papamoa

People are being asked to report a pest bird spotted in Papamoa on the weekend. A post on the Bay of Plenty Regional Council Facebook page says a Rook was... Read More