Council

Wairakei tsunami safe

The city's latest residential development area at Wairakei will be tsunami and flood proof - at least within the parameters required to obtain the development's... Read More

Which way will candidates cycle?

Tauranga City Council candidates are being asked which way they spin when it comes to cycleway and walkway facilities on offer to tourists and residents alike around... Read More

Policy reversal welcomed

A decision reversing council policy over its approach to stormwater is being welcomed by Mount Maunganui resident Leigh Pettigrew. Leigh is applauding the decision... Read More

Pay out over fund shortfall

City councillors this week agreed to pay up $300,000 it has shortchanged the Environmental Mitigation & Enhancement Fund, in recognition of the fact that a Fund... Read More

BOPRC celebrating World Rivers Day

Bay of Plenty Regional Council is celebrating World Rivers Day which is taking place tomorrow. The day gives the council a chance to promote the Bay of Plenty's... Read More

Mount goes dry for New Year

Mount Mauganui north of Hull Road/Tweed Street is going to be dry this New Year, thanks to a decision by the city council to extend the normal holiday liquor ban... Read More

Grappling with the big issues

The jellyfish are taking over from ordinary fish, we are told. The sea level's rising, coastlines are under attack from the oceans; and there are more violent storms... Read More

Tsunami sirens test today

Don't forget - The Thames-Coromandel District Council will be testing tsunami sirens across the peninsula today at 12pm. A continuous siren tone will sound for... Read More

Extra $1.8M for Tauranga bridge

Tauranga City councillors this week agreed to pay an additional unbudgeted $1.8 million for a bridge across the Kopurererua Stream at Keenan Road. The bridge was... Read More

Tauranga Council annual report adopted

An annual report detailing how Tauranga's growth is pushing past forecasts has been adopted by the Tauranga City Council. New housing consents issued during the... Read More

Whiti locals urged to save water

Whitianga locals are being urged to conserve water while important maintenance work is carried out on the town's water treatment plant this Wednesday. Water will... Read More

Received your voting papers yet?

By now ballot papers for this year's local body elections should have started to appear in letterboxes across the Coromandel. If you're eligible to vote but haven't... Read More