Council

Rail bridge a nightscape feature

It's an old steel truss bridge - functional rather than fussy. And all day it rumbles to the tune of the East Coast's main trunkline container traffic. Into the... Read More

Leaving a bylaw behind

The city council want's public advice on a proposal to drop its public health bylaw as its provisions have been replaced by national legislation. The Public Health... Read More

Funding applications open

City community groups are invited to apply for the council funding that last year brought the Wonderland Festival and House of Cards exhibition in the city centre,... Read More

Aggro squatter in Tauranga park

Reports of aggressive behaviour from a man squatting in Graham Park in Tauranga were confirmed when SunLive reporter Andrew Campbell approached Temoana Rikirangi. Andrew... Read More

Omokoroa water shutdown

Water will be shut off in Omokoroa from 10.30pm on May 11. The Western Bay of Plenty District Council is planning on shutting down water in the area to allow a new... Read More

Council finances on track

Tauranga's ongoing building boom is continuing to outstrip the city council's financial forecasts, with the full year projection for city council revenue from development... Read More

Open fires Bylaw up for review

It's the last chance for Thames residents to have their say on the draft Fires in the Open Bylaw and changes to Resource Management Act fees and charges. Residents... Read More

Water quality feedback wanted

Members of the public who have ways of reducing the amount of nitrogen entering Rotorua lakes are being asked to submit their ideas to the Bay of Plenty Regional... Read More

Online voting is the future

This October we all get to have our say on who runs our city via the local body elections - but the process of voting will not be dragged into the 21st Century this... Read More

Social media popular choice

Social media is proving an effective method for Eastern Bay of Plenty rate payers to contact their council says Whakatane District Council public affairs manager... Read More

Interest in Coromandel fish farming

The Waikato Regional Council is considering calling for tenders for the Coromandel Marine Farming Zone off the north-west Coromandel coast. Council has been advised... Read More

New smokechaser for Coromandel

A customised Isuzu D-Max 4x4 double cab smokechaser that's due to arrive in the country this month is destined for the Coromandel. It will be the first of its kind... Read More