Council

Free bus travel for ticket holders

Free bus rides are being offered to everyone with tickets to the Mitre 10 Cup match between the Bay of Plenty Steamers and Taranaki at the Tauranga Domain this Saturday. All... Read More

Five cruise ships overnighting

Five of the 118 or so scheduled cruise ships to visit the Port of Tauranga this season will be staying overnight. In anticipation for the visits, Mount Mainstreet... Read More

Civic Heart call next month

City councillors will decide if they are going to commit Tauranga to building a new council administration block on Tuesday, September 6. Deliberations on Creating... Read More

Mauao base track closed

People wanting to walk around the base of Mauao will have to wait a few days. The base track is closed for today and tomorrow to allow for safety works to be carried... Read More

TCDC offering rates rebate help

A rates rebate is available to eligible Coromandel ratepayers who earned $24,470 or less in the tax year ending March 31, 2016. To help eligible ratepayers with... Read More

Coromandel candidates announced

A total of 52 locals have thrown their hats in the ring for council and community board positions in this year's local body elections. Broken down: two candidates... Read More

Election 2016 candidates' list

Nominations are closed and the names are in. The next local body elections will be held in October 2016. File photo. Voters will be electing 11 representatives -... Read More

Putting her hat in the ring

Janet Peters, a Tauranga registered psychologist and policy adviser, is throwing her hat in the ring for a seat on the Bay of Plenty District Health Board. In announcing... Read More

Vanuatu PM visits the Bay

Vanuatu Prime Minister Charlot Salwai visit to the region has been a fruitful one with the leader wanting to emulate how local and central authorities work along... Read More

Re-writing city rules

Changing times are compelling Tauranga City Council to have another attempt at re-writing inner city development rules under the aegis of a Compact City Project,... Read More

Alfie top dog at WBOP council

There is a new top dog in town. Alfie, the Western Bay of Plenty District Council's Jack Russell, is the winner of New Zealand's Top Office Dog competition. Alfie... Read More

Today's the last day for nominations

Don't forget - if you want to run for office in this year's local body elections your nomination must be in by 12pm today. Late applications cannot be accepted. Local... Read More