Council

Trust chairman responds to SAVE Tumu Kaituna

Te Tumu Kaituna 14 Trust chairman Malcolm Short has responded to SAVE Tumu Kaituna following the group announcing to fight a plan that will strip them of the ancestral... Read More

BOP Regional Council follow up dumped mess

The Bay of Plenty Regional Council are thanking members of the public who commented and provided feedback on their Facebook post on June 7, after staff members... Read More

Council proposes changes to street naming policy

Tauranga City Council's Policy Committee agreed to explore a series of recommended changes to the 2009 Naming of Streets, Reserves and Community Facilities... Read More

Council admits cycle lane width unsafe

Cyclists are concerned about the width of the cycle lane on a key commuter's route between Mount Maunganui and Tauranga. Bike Tauranga affiliate Shane... Read More

Volunteers needed to create cleaner waterways

Bay of Plenty Regional Council, in partnership with multi award-winning charity, Sustainable Coastlines, is putting the call out for local schools, businesses... Read More

No tsunami threat to NZ after quake in Kermadecs

11.50am Update: The Ministry of Civil Defence & Emergency Management - MCDEM advise that there is no tsunami threat to NZ following the magnitude 7.0 Kermadec... Read More

Kathy grumps when heavens dump

Kathy Fathers is 'all wound up” and calling in a ten-year-old promise she says was made to her by the Tauranga City Council. 'It's not too early,”... Read More

Council decides on Tauranga‘s transport projects

Tauranga City Council has made a decision on how to move forward with some of the council's main transport projects. This followed clarification on funding received... Read More

Mayoral candidates face Tauranga community

Hundreds of people packed Tauranga Girls' College hall to meet the city's mayoral candidates. Organised by Andrew Hollis and Dawn Kiddie, the original venue... Read More

Tsunami information open days for Thames residents

The Thames-Coromandel District Council are putting on tsunami information open days for those on the west coast of the Coromandel. This gives local communities... Read More

TCC confirms shortage of developable land

Tauranga City Council's Urban Form and Transport Development Committee has heard the city is to face a shortage of around 1000 new dwellings before mid-2022, if... Read More

Calls for people to slow down on Tauranga road

A Brookfield family are starting a petition to get speed bumps installed along their road to try and get people to slow down on Darraghs Road. The family are... Read More