Council

City heart developer named

Willis Bond & Co has been named as the preferred partner to build the new council administration building. The city council endorsed in principle the draft Heart... Read More

Durham St upgrade budget approved

The pedestrian friendly street upgrade for Durham Street and Durham Lane is approved this week by Tauranga City council, signalling a transformation into a city... Read More

Total fire ban for Coromandel

Thames-Coromandel District Council's total fire ban is in place from December 20 across the Coromandel, which means open fires in public places, beaches, public... Read More

Water restrictions extend east

Water restriction status signs have been erected at key locations in Whakatane and Ohope to remind residents of the need to conserve water until the current period... Read More

Aspen Reserve to be transformed

Council have approved the concept design for Aspen Reserve, which will see the inner city park on the corner of Willow and McLean streets transformed into a green... Read More

Omokoroa action plan launched

A group of Omokoroa locals have put together a plan to guide Omokoroa through the next decade. Led by Don Cameron, an eight-strong group has reviewed the previous... Read More

Public gets a say on museum call

City councillors today opened the museum debate to the public in a vote to add the proposed Cliff Road museum to the Long Term Plan discussions in the New Year. Two... Read More

Late warning on storm

City council staff and contractors had little warning on the intensity of last night's thunderstorm that resulted in surface flooding across parts of the city. Cameron... Read More

Rain makes no difference to restrictions

Despite Tauranga experiencing enough rain to cause flash flooding last night, the council's water restrictions remain firmly in place. City waters manager Steve... Read More

College Road demolition works to start

Bay of Plenty Regional Council has announced the contractor carrying out demolition works on College Road in Edgecumbe. The 12 properties and part-properties will... Read More

Updated tsunami evacuation maps

Updated tsunami evacuation maps for Tauranga are now available online and will be delivered to all households within the Mount and Papamoa evacuation. Over the... Read More

Emergency service skills gained

Twenty-six young people in the Western Bay gained emergency services skills as part of Youth in Emergency Services (YES) programmes this year. Maketu and Katikati... Read More