Council

Parking relief for Tauranga CBD

There'll be more car parks available in Tauranga's city centre when the Elizabeth Street parking building opens all its floors next Monday. With construction of... Read More

Floodgate the ‘jewel in the crown’

The installation of an automated floodgate has capped off a major community investment in making Graham's Creek locals safer from flooding. The floodgate is one... Read More

Thinking about election signs

The election signs for the local government elections will pop up about the city this weekend, but there's only one candidate campaigning on what will happen to... Read More

Waihi Beach’s new caravan park

Western Bay of Plenty District Council is leasing land on Emerton Road, next to the Waihi Beach airstrip, to the New Zealand Motor Caravan Association for members... Read More

Matt’s challenge to mayoral candidates

City councillor Matt Cowley is challenging Tauranga's 10 mayoral candidates to stop campaigning on singular issues and start focussing on the bigger picture. The... Read More

Councillors challenged over debt claims

Criticism levelled at city councillors over a pre-election claim about city rates being lower, has resulted in a back-down by two of the councillors involved. Councillors... Read More

Organising urban sprawl

More inner city and city edge living in Tauranga, and new urban areas at Te Tumu and Tauriko and are being recommended as future urban growth areas in the Western... Read More

Monument works start this month

Work to restore the Thames First World War Memorial and safeguard it from the elements in the future is set to begin, says the Thames-Coromandel District Council.... Read More

The top jobs are open

Eleven people have flung their hat in the ring to contest the Tauranga Mayoralty in October, while five others have signed up to win Western Bay of Plenty's top... Read More

TCDC new open fires bylaw

New rules for outdoor fires in urban areas of the Thames-Coromandel District have been adopted by council this week. The Fires in the Open Bylaw was adopted by... Read More

A voice for Coromandel's youth

Six 'fantastic bunch of young leaders” are taking on their new roles as the Youth Voice in each of the Thames-Coromandel District Council's community board... Read More

Homeless driving out businesses

One business is leaving Greerton and others are talking about not renewing their leases because of a growing issue with homeless vagrants, says Greerton Mainstreet... Read More