Council

Feedback for Mount trial closes on Monday

Tauranga City Council is encouraging the public to share their ideas for a trial to test temporary changes to street layouts in The Mount. The main aim of the... Read More

Welcome Bay and Ohauiti planning study complete

Tauranga City Council has completed a comprehensive planning study of the Welcome Bay and Ohauiti area. The study explored whether additional residential growth... Read More

Tauranga Council review team to cost $350k

A Review and Observer Team to keep an eye on Tauranga City Councillors is expected to cost around $350,000. Council agreed to appoint an observer team on August... Read More

Tauranga’s “bridge to nowhere”

Whanganui National Park has its Bridge to Nowhere but one cyclist reckons Tauranga now has one to call its own. The Wairoa River Bridge Cycleway is complete... Read More

Council to fine motorists who use Hairini bus lane

A short bus lane along 15th Ave will be removed to help improve morning traffic flow through the 15th Ave/Burrows Street intersection. The 250m bus lane was installed... Read More

Submissions close on Panepane Purakau Proposal

Following four weeks of public engagement, submissions on the proposed return of the eastern end of Matakana Island to five hapū, have now closed. Western Bay... Read More

Mauao track to close for pest plant control

Part of Mauao's Oruahine track will be closed on Wednesday. The track is expected to be closed from 7.30am to 3.30pm to allow for routine pest plant control,... Read More

Funding for energy-efficiency infrastructure

Whakatāne District Council has successfully secured funding to the tune of $63,000 from the Low Emission Vehicles Contestable Fund. Designed to enable projects... Read More

The path for improved glass recycling is clear

The Glass Packaging Forum's long-standing advocacy for separate kerbside glass collections has been backed by a recent report from WasteMINZ. The Recommendations... Read More

Water treatment upgrade for Tairua and Whitianga

Tairua and Whitianga's new water treatment plants have been upgraded, marking an important milestone in their drinking water standards project - Tautiaki Wai... Read More

Coast carers needed

Coast carers have three opportunities to help protect the sand dunes at Waihi Beach, Papamoa Beach and Ohope Beach tomorrow, the last Sunday in August. 'All that's... Read More

For the love of a Tauranga tree

It started as a simple request by Garry and Luanne Bettelheim, the owners of a property in 13th Ave, to remove a tree. They are knocking down the existing house... Read More