Council

Medical centre meetings this month

A series of meetings taking place this month will give the public a chance to learn more about the plans for a new Mercury Bay Medical Centre. The three meetings... Read More

Steve throwing his hat in mayoral ring

Nevermind about a stadium, what about the roads? Spending less on council palaces and more on the city If Tauranga City councillor Steve Morris wins the mayoralty... Read More

Kennedy Bay Rd works to start

Repair works to the sections of Kennedy Bay Road that were damaged by heavy rains is about to start. The Thames-Coromandel District Council closed sections of the... Read More

Stuart and Ross’ last time at the table

The final chapter in the mayoral careers of Tauranga City's Stuart Crosby and Western Bay of Plenty District's Ross Paterson is drawing to a close. For the very... Read More

Mayoral candidate gets it wrong

A Bay of Plenty mayoral candidate has had to apologise for making false and defamatory statements on Facebook. Rotorua Lakes Council chief executive Geoff Williams... Read More

Mangrove removal to restart this month

Work to clear another two hectares of mangroves from Whangamata Harbour will start in this month. This week the Waikato Regional and Thames-Coromandel District... Read More

Top quality candidates needed: F&G

If you care about clean water and the environment then Fish & Game is urging you to stand as candidates in your local council elections this year. The local body... Read More

Creative NZ support with a catch

The Arts Council of New Zealand Toi Aotearoa has come out in support of the Tauranga City Council's desire to build a new performance venue as part of its Civic... Read More

Deadline looms for WRC nominations

If you want to stand in this year's Waikato Regional Council elections then you'll need to register before noon this Friday. The regional council has 12 vacancies... Read More

New building no magic bullet

A new council building will not cure the city's heart; to achieve that the council is better to focus on connecting people - that's the advice Tauranga City councillors... Read More

Sheldon & son on the campaign trail

An aspiring Tauranga City councillor has pulled off the ambitious feat of personally visiting more than 4000 homes in the ward he hopes to be elected in. Sheldon... Read More

TCDC unveils new skate park design

Construction of the new skate park at Thames' Porritt Park will get underway in October, says the Thames-Coromandel District Council. Part of the Active Thames... Read More