Genteel by reputation but it's getting meaner, more menacing out there on the streets of Tauranga. Ask the parking officers. They see it and experience it most days. And... Read More

A Mercury Bay dog owner has had their disqualification from owning a dog lifted, says the Thames-Coromandel District Council. The woman's disqualification from owning... Read More

Tauranga City Council has received a TripAdvisor Certificate of Excellence for the Waikareao Estuary. The Waikareao Estuary walkway is a 9km loop including a section... Read More

After taking a caning over allowing the city plan to be subverted in favour of a Tauriko developer, the Tauranga City Council is getting around the problem by changing... Read More

With the recent debate about the amount of waste Tauranga City is sending to landfill, the city's big events are leading by example through their efforts to better... Read More

Fresh air, good company and great beaches are the lure being used by Coast Care volunteers to gather the clans for a few hours of dune planting on Sunday morning. ... Read More

Implementing a collaborative response to improve the environmental health of Ōhiwa Harbour has put the Bay of Plenty Regional Council in the running for an excellence... Read More

Tauranga Golf Club and the racecourse are going to be under new management later this year. The Racecourse Reserve Operation & Management Committee, which has managed... Read More

Groups diverting rubbish from the landfill are being encouraged to apply for their share of an annual fund administered by the Bay of Plenty Regional Council. The... Read More

Members of the public now have ready access to data relating to the region's air quality, says the Bay of Plenty Regional Council. The Air Quality Monitoring Information... Read More

A planting programme to stop sediment and nutrients running off Welcome Bay farmland and into Rangataua Bay began this week. 'Grazing stock were removed from the... Read More

What is the best way to manage Tauranga's reserves? That's what Tauranga City Council is keen to learn before it starts reviewing its reserve management plans, which... Read More