Council

Council to pay $5000 in parking case

The District Court at Tauranga has ruled a section of Tauranga City Council's Traffic and Parking Bylaw to be unenforceable. In a case brought before Judge Paul... Read More

Tairua Wharf project ‘proceeding nicely’

Dismantling work on the Tairua Wharf and Boat Ramp is now underway, with the floating crane and construction equipment currently on site. The existing concrete... Read More

TCC to survey alongside invoices

Councillor Larry Baldock's use of a notice of motion to have council introduce more ways of opening discussion between the council and the community drew fire from... Read More

Heart of city TAG group named

The nine members of the Heart of the City Technical Advisory Group have been named. They are: Graeme Horsley (Chair), Buddy Mikaere, David Hermann, Joanna (Jo)... Read More

BOPRC celebrates World Water Day

It's World Water Day and the Bay of Plenty Regional Council is inviting the community to come celebrate the occasion with them. In 1993, the United Nations General... Read More

Action packed TECT Park open day

The popular TECT All Terrain adventure park is opening the doors to most of its activities, features and clubs this Sunday. Park manager Bill Wheeler says the... Read More

Tauranga going Hollywood

A proposal to attract northern hemisphere movie television and internet productions to the Bay of Plenty is being endorsed by the Tauranga City Council. The council... Read More

For the love of dogs

The Western Bay's first ever ‘My Dog's Got Talent' competition will feature in the third annual Doggy Day Out this Saturday. Hundreds of dogs - with families... Read More

Have your say on council's annual plan

Tauranga City Councillors are waiting to hear what the public thinks about their plans for the coming year. Public consultation on Tauranga City Council's draft... Read More

Cyclists want safer tracks

The difference between Tauranga's approach to getting people onto public transport and that of cities like Auckland and Wellington, is the amount the councils are... Read More

Two-day closure for Mount base track

A large section of Mauao's base track will be closed on March 28-29, from 8am to 5.30pm both days, for maintenance. Some of the work is weather dependent, so further... Read More

Making the pitch for a film industry

Using the Bay of Plenty's idle kiwifruit storage spaces in summer is being promoted as a way to overcome a lack of film studio space, that is seeing the country... Read More