Council

Anxious wait for Edlin

Although progress results have all but confirmed the new mayor and council, Bev Edlin is still in with a chance and is nervously awaiting the Preliminary Results... Read More

Baldock back on council

Former councillor and United Future MP Larry Baldock has returned to council after a three year hiatus. Larry, who also ran for the mayoralty, topped the Otumoetai-Pyes... Read More

Regional council preliminary votes in

It looks like Doug Leeder and Bill Clark have taken to the two vacancies in the Eastern Bay of Plenty general constituency. Doug has 6491 of the progress results... Read More

Wasps: the scourge of summer

Wasps - they are nasty little buggers. Their stings can be fatal to people with allergies, they deprive native birds of food, and they're believed to cost New Zealand's... Read More

Tapu-Coroglen Road to be fixed

Work is underway to fix the washouts on the eastern side of the Tapu-Coroglen Road summit which were caused by the storm in late July. Thames-Coromandel District... Read More

Voting numbers still down

Slightly more people in the Western Bay of Plenty district have returned their ballot papers compared to their Tauranga City counterparts. As of Wednesday night,... Read More

Mayoral candidates talk NYE

Now that the Tauranga City Council-run New Year's Eve celebrations in Mount Maunganui have been axed, SunLive has asked the mayoral candidates for their positions... Read More

Tracking the building boom

The building boom in the Western Bay continues to break new ground, with both Tauranga City and Western Bay of Plenty District councils breaking records in the number... Read More

Back to the future for New Year

New Year at the Mount is reverting to its traditional roots following this week's decision by Tauranga City Council to stop paying for public entertainment. The... Read More

Pontoon replacement works start

Commuters are being reminded that from today until Saturday the Whitianga Ferry service will be shut down while the floating pontoon at the Ferry Landing Wharf is... Read More

New building consents paperwork

The Thames-Coromandel District is now using building consent application forms and guides that are already in use by seven other councils across the Waikato region.... Read More

Staying just ahead of the wave

Growth pressures on Tauranga City are so urgent the councillors were told they have to make the decisions now on four urban growth projects; Compact City, Te Tumu,... Read More