Council

Growth continues to push council finance

The first public assessment of Tauranga City Council finances for the calendar year show the continued effect of high growth levels. Members of the Audit, Finance,... Read More

New used-tyre rules urgently needed

Development of national regulations for the storage of end-of-life tyres, and the finding of alternative end uses 'cannot come soon enough”. Waikato Regional... Read More

Does money grow from trees?

A new online tool will help Lake Rotorua catchment landowners understand the potential economic gains from converting all or parts of their property to pine or... Read More

Tidal stairs falling into place

Tauranga City Council's Access to Water project is a little closer to completion, with most of the tidal stairs in place this week. Drone footage provided for SunLive... Read More

New Te Puke express bus service

Customer demand is driving the addition of a new peak hour express bus service between Te Puke and Tauranga starting today. The service has been upgraded after... Read More

Line-up change for Paradox festival

The upcoming Paradox: Tauranga Street Art Festival will see a line-up change with Lithuanian-born artist Ernest Zacharevic withdrawing due to personal reasons.... Read More

Port ‘bludging’ off the city

A Bay of Plenty regional councillor reckons the Port of Tauranga is ‘miserly', a bit of a ‘bludger', and needs to do more for the city. Andrew von Dadelszen's... Read More

Five companies run for museum job

Five construction companies have been invited to lodge formal tenders for the redevelopment of the Whakatane Museum and Research Centre. Eight companies indicated... Read More

A virtual reality paradox

A virtual reality experience created by world-famous Melbourne street artist Rone will take Paradox: Tauranga Street Art Festival-goers into places they've never... Read More

Plea to keep greenwaste green

What do plastic bags, gumboots, corrugated iron and dirty nappies all have in common? They have all turned up in kerbside greenwaste bins in Whakatane recently. Whakatane... Read More

Night-time road closures planned

Two night-time road closures in Te Puke are planned for this week. Jellicoe Street will be closed at the Oxford Street roundabout for four nights this week to... Read More

Mother of mayor will be missed

The mother of Mayor Greg Brownless has passed away today at the Bob Owens Retirement Village. Margaret Brownless will be fondly remembered by the mayor, particularly... Read More