Council

Work stars on new Thames sports facility

Construction is now underway on the Thames Indoor Sports Facility Diggers with diggers busily scooping out the foundations for the new centre. The gymnasium is... Read More

Waihi church’s future unclear

Actions taken to solve an age-old problem in Waihi have the support of Hauraki District Mayor John Tregidga. The 110-year-old St James Presbyterian Church building... Read More

December closure for Mauao tracks

The Waikorire and Oruahine tracks on Mauao will be closed for a week in December while the Waikorire track is resurfaced ahead of the busy summer season. It is... Read More

Secret workshops abolished

Tauranga City Council's former habit of holding secret workshops and briefings attended only by city councillors and staff has been abolished by the new council. In... Read More

Bay’s HoopNation a huge success

The relocation of the HoopNation basketball competition to the Bay of Plenty has been the game changer for the event, with a 42 per cent increase in entries this... Read More

Omokoroa housing development launched

The ribbon has officially been cut to mark the start of Omokoroa's special housing area. On Friday afternoon a small group of guests launched the joint venture... Read More

Building boom putting heat on TCDC staff

Thames-Coromandel District Council's planning and building control staff are working flat out to process a huge increase in the number of resource and building... Read More

The anatomy of an intersection

Christchurch started it. And Tauranga finished it. It's about traffic lights and one-upmanship. In the Garden City - Christchurch - they've been saying 'kinda overkill”,... Read More

Algal bloom at Lake Rotoehu

A bloom of potentially toxic blue-green algae in Lake Rotoehu has resulted in a health warning being issued. 'The health warning means that people should avoid... Read More

River award arrives in Waitao

The Waitao River story is one of Māori and Pakeha of all ages are banding together to restore the river which runs into Tauranga Harbour. Since 2001, the local... Read More

Tsunami alarm petition nears 5000

A petition calling for Papamoa and Mount Maunganui to receive tsunami sirens is nearing its 5000 signature goal. The petition was set up in the wake of the tsunami... Read More

Jack’s Ramp a step away from perfection

The dredging around the Jack's Point boat ramp has been so successful there's now access at the ramp three hours either side of high tide, says the Thames-Coromandel... Read More