Council

No new transport contracts for Tauranga

Tauranga City Council has instructed its chief executive to cease awarding any new contracts for transportation upgrade and safety projects, unless there is confirmed... Read More

Waihi councillors aim to stop period poverty

Period poverty will hopefully be a thing of the past in the Hauraki district. Waihi Ward Councillor Anne Marie Spicer says when she heard about the plan to end... Read More

Te Okuroa Drive extension open for use

The Te Okuroa Drive project will reach its next milestone, with Stage D of the construction completed between The Boulevard and Livingstone Drive in Papamoa. This... Read More

First Bella Vista homes being salvaged and removed

The salvage and removal of Bella Vista homes has begun. A large portion of the first home at the site is today being lifted from its foundations in preparation... Read More

Regional town house prices getting unaffordable

Mayors in some regional towns in the North Island are warning a jump of up to 30 percent in the year to February signals unaffordability for first home buyers.... Read More

Flying start for Pest-free Te Puna

Te Puna's pest free programme got off to a flying start on Saturday March 2, with more than 100 people attending and all 78 traps given out - with a wait list... Read More

Papamoa after-hours petition tabled in Parliament

Papamoa resident Judy Killalea is thrilled to hear that her petition to provide funding for after-hours accident and emergency healthcare in Papamoa East was... Read More

Further delays on Te Okuroa Drive

The opening of Te Okuroa Drive has been delayed further due to an unexpected plant breakdown. The new arterial road linking Livingstone Drive and Parton Road... Read More

Mayor turns off the windscreen washer

Last Monday no-one knew Shane Taki - he was just some toned, energetic young dude with a bare midriff and back-to-front cap, dancing around the Elizabeth Street... Read More

Tree fall not ’Tauranga Council’s responsibility’

A tree toppling on a Gate Pa property is being called an 'unfortunate situation”. Parks and Environment Team Leader Warren Aitken says although the... Read More

Council committee structure reformed

The Tauranga City Council adopted a new committee structure on Tuesday. The new structure focuses on supported decision making and delivering the councils key... Read More

Baywave pools to close for three weeks

Baywave will be closed for about three weeks in June this year. Significant work is planned at Baywave beginning June 24 where all pools will be closed for a... Read More