Council

Pilot Bay still contaminated

UPDATED 3.25PM: Tauranga City Council have backtracked on giving Pilot Bay the all clear after one of the five samples taken at Pilot Bay came back with high levels... Read More

Council: Brookfield lights fault fixed

A blessing or a curse depending on how you look at it, the ongoing fault with the Brookfield lights this week is being praised by some local residents, who say... Read More

By-election date expected next month

No date has been set yet for a by-election following the passing of Councillor Gail McIntosh. Mayor Greg Brownless says they have chosen to hold off setting a by-election... Read More

Remembering Gail Helen McIntosh

She was a hard-nosed Tauranga business woman and staunch feminist who took an each way punt on a racehorse to make a political point. The horse was Prince of Penzance,... Read More

Free programme aims to get kids reading

All children from age five to 12 are invited to take part in the 'Wild about Reading” summer reading programme at the Whakatane District library. The free... Read More

Pilot Bay wastewater overflow warning

People are being warned to stay out of the water in Pilot Bay, due to a wastewater overflow this afternoon.Warning signs have been put up on the stretch of beach... Read More

Frictions between BVL and Council

Tensions between Bay Venues Ltd and the Tauranga City council staff are thought to be a result of different management structures says a report on the council controlled... Read More

China warning for councillors

City councillor Rick Curach has been advised to inquire about organ transplants next time he visits Tauranga's sister city Yantai in China. Rick was asking Judy... Read More

Big Wave Café’s missed summer

The popular Big Wave Café cart is missing from the mobile traders' line-up at the main beach this year and customers are getting wild about it. The Big Wave... Read More

Review of community halls ownership

Ownership of ratepayers assets now managed by Bay Venues Ltd is to be re-examined, according to a report on Bay Venues Ltd. The consultant's report, adopted by... Read More

City councillor’s farewell

Gail McIntosh is described as a pragmatist, a doer, a kick butt bridge player and woman never afraid to share her opinion. The description on the order of service... Read More

Summer search for blue green algae

Gemma Kerrisk is an algal monitoring technician with the BOP Regional Council, a job description that means she spends the summer months ensuring regional lakes... Read More