Council

Move to rid Papamoa waterways of weeds

Ministry for Primary Industries is working with the Tauranga City Council and Bay of Plenty Regional Council to contain and eradicate an infestation of the aggressive... Read More

Quick facts for this year’s by-election

This by-election covers the extraordinary vacancy for one Tauranga City councillor elected at-large. The vacancy has arisen from the recent death of Councillor... Read More

Voting on Maori Wards opens

Western Bay electors will have their say on whether or not the District Council should establish Maori wards, when voting opens next week. Western Bay of Plenty... Read More

Banter and by-elections

It was a night full of banter, big personalities and everything by-election last night at No.1 The Strand. The reason for the occasion being Sun Media's live by-election... Read More

Candidates to debate live on SunLive

Tauranga's by-election candidates will debate live tonight in an event livestreamed on SunLive. Sixteen of the 20 candidates have confirmed their attendance at... Read More

Hannaford’s Wharf upgrade gets underway

Work starts this week to upgrade Hannaford's Wharf - a popular tourist gateway to the Coromandel as the connector for the 360 Ferry between Auckland and the region. The... Read More

Bella Vista residents left in limbo

The owners of 21 properties at a Tauranga development who will not be able to return to their homes because they have been deemed too dangerous to live in, say... Read More

Cloudy water nothing to worry about

Have you noticed your water's been looking a little cloudy lately? Tauranga City Council says it's nothing to worry about. 'It's just bubbles caused by trapped... Read More

Bella Vista Homes ‘cannot be reoccupied’

Tauranga City Council has announced all of the properties in the former Bella Vista Homes development - a small part of The Lakes neighbourhood - have been deemed... Read More

Young people push for museum

If you've ever seen the colossal squid at Te Papa Museum in Wellington, you'll know it's not something you forget in a hurry, says Mount Maunganui College student... Read More

NZ first tsunami high ground in Tauranga

Tauranga City Council has made history with the official opening of the first purpose-built tsunami high ground in Australasia by the Minister of Civil Defence,... Read More

Chamber opposed to TCC rates proposal

The Tauranga Chamber of Commerce has slammed Tauranga City Council over its proposed changes to the rating system, accusing the council of potentially breaching... Read More