Council

Donation for war memorial ‘cream on top of cake‘

Owners of the Papamoa Beach Holiday Park, Bruce and Donna Crosby have made a second donation to the Papamoa War Memorial project, making their donation total $9,000.... Read More

Potential improvements for city’s waste problem

The proposed rates-funded kerbside recycling, food scraps and rubbish collection is moving to the next stage after being unanimously approved by Tauranga City... Read More

Kiwibuild homes available to purchase in WBOP

First home buyers in the Bay of Plenty will be able to purchase Kiwibuild homes from today. The Kiwibuild homes being built by Classic Builders in the Kaimai... Read More

Tenby Powell calling for town hall debate

Alongside his mayoral campaign, Tenby Powell is hoping to organise a town hall debate with all mayoral candidates. Veteran broadcaster, radio host and Tauranga... Read More

Cost of dumping rubbish to increase in Hauraki

Putting the weekly rubbish bag on the kerb will soon cost a little more as the cost of getting rid of waste increases. Hauraki District Council will increase... Read More

Transport projects discussed in council meeting

Tauranga City Council is looking into a recommendation of reopening the Welcome Bay slip lane. This comes after two transport projects were discussed in the projects,... Read More

KiwiBuild to reveal Tauranga developments

KiwiBuild are announcing their first homes in Tauranga and the Bay of Plenty on Wednesday in Omokoroa. Representatives of KiwiBuild, Classic Builders, Members... Read More

Birds delay beach project

A new beach is appearing at Kulim Park, one truck load at a time. Thousands of cubic metres of sand is being trucked in and spread out along the waterline to... Read More

$4.4 million drinking water supply project begins

Hauraki District Council's $4.4 million Kaimanawa drinking water supply project near Hikutaia is underway. The project will supply quality drinking water treated... Read More

Webber aiming for another WBOP mayoral run

Western Bay of Plenty District Council's incumbent mayor has officially put up his hand to contest the mayoralty in the 2019 elections. Garry Webber officially... Read More

One more night for Totara St rail crossing

Totara Street is still closed for works between Hull Road and Kawaka Street from 5am on Saturday, May 11 until 6am on Monday, May 13. The road surface on the... Read More

Unexplained death in Te Puke

Update: 3.30pm Sunday May 12: A SunLive journalist reports that Police are still investigating the scene of a Te Puke death on Sunday afternoon. ... Read More