Council

Civic heart project progressing

Tauranga City Council has agreed on the next steps in creating a Civic Heart in the CBD. The go-ahead has been given for the Civic Space Options Project team to... Read More

Wide-spread support for proposals: TCC

Councillors have heard from 63 speakers who presented on their submissions to the Tauranga City Council Draft Annual 2016/17 this week. Speakers included residents... Read More

TCDC reveals new district plan

Following two years of consultation, 1500 submissions and 34 days of hearings, the 15-year-old Thames-Coromandel District Plan has now been updated. Issues addressed... Read More

Mauao base track partial closure

A large section of the Mauao base track will be closed next week. Tauranga City Council is closing a section of the track to allow resurfacing work to be completed. The... Read More

Dog waste bag dispensers installed

In an effort to keep the land around Tauranga clean and green, Tauranga City Council has begun installing dog waste bag dispensers in local parks. According to the... Read More

Deputy mayor’s pay increase “adequate”

It seems nothing out of the ordinary, it doesn't set him apart from other people doing a similar job and it's probably understandable. Tauranga deputy mayor Kelvin... Read More

Kennedy Bay Rd still closed

The Thames-Coromandel District Council is working towards having one lane of Kennedy Bay Road open by Sunday. The large dropout approximately 2km from Coromandel... Read More

$520M roading package ‘critical’

A $520 million funding injection into State Highway 2's northern corridor is being welcomed with open arms by the Bay of Plenty Regional Transport Committee. The... Read More

$160K stream suspension bridge

Cyclists and walkers in Katikati will be able to cross the Uretara Stream via a new $160,000 suspension bridge to be built to extend the growing network of cycle... Read More

Door left open on Bluff Rd closure

The Thames-Coromandel District Council says a decision has been made not to permanently close a section of Bluff Road- but rather close it indefinitely. Recently... Read More

Council buildings to be removed

Three proposed options for developing the heart of Tauranga's city centre all call for the removal of three council buildings from Willow Street. A Civic Space... Read More

Annual plan hearings next week

A total of 287 public submissions has been received by the Tauranga City Council on its draft Annual Plan 2016/17. Projects outlined in the consultation document... Read More