Council

Conciliation with serial complainer

The Greerton Hall serial noise complainant seems to have won the day. There will be no loud or amplified music from the hall in future - especially the... Read More

Council seeking leadership expert for committee

Tauranga City Council is on the hunt for someone to chair the Chair the Finance, Audit and Risk Committee. A post on the Tauranga City Council website says Tauranga's... Read More

Permanent fix for Oropi Road sinkhole

Work will start on a permanent fix for a sinkhole which formed on Oropi Road, Tauranga, in 2019. The sinkhole, near the Oropi Stream Bridge, was the result of... Read More

Councillor calls mayor‘s leadership authoritarian

An outspoken Rotorua Lakes councillor has labelled the mayor's leadership as "authoritarian". Reynold Macpherson says he believes the mayor is freezing out... Read More

Whakatane ‘open for business’

Whakatane District Council and Tourism Bay of Plenty are encouraging visitors to explore all that Whakatane and the Bay of Plenty has to offer and support the... Read More

Art takes to the streets

A street-art festival is putting Tauranga on the map for being more than just a beach city. 'After this festival, there will be more street art in Tauranga than... Read More

What cost a carpark?

'Progress - it's all about progress,” says a philosophical Bram van Berkel, apartment owner and manager of the Quest Apartments in the Kingsview Towers on... Read More

Total watering ban for Whitianga and Hahei

The Thames Coromandel District Council have advised that a total watering ban is now in place for Whitianga, and Hahei also remains on a total watering ban. Coromandel... Read More

Road closures for today’s Mount Festival

With the Mount Festival of Multi Sport and a visit by the Norwegian Jewel cruise ship into port both happening today, some of the nearby roads have had to be closed... Read More

Water pressure to increase in Coromandel areas

Residents of Puriri and Matatoki, in the Coromandel, may experience an increase in their water pressure from Monday, January 13. Thames Coromandel District Council... Read More

Te Puke Pools to reopen on Monday

The Western Bay of Plenty District Council have advised that the Te Puke Memorial Pools will be reopening on Monday. 'The motor has been rewound, installed and... Read More

Kawerau residents advised to boil drinking water

The Medical Officer of Health Dr Neil de Wet has issued a public health notice for Kawerau residents today, advising them to boil all tap water before drinking,... Read More