Council

The effects of living in a former P-lab

A family of six, including a baby, are coming to terms with health issues they say they have accrued from three years of unknowingly living in a Tauranga house used... Read More

Flogged flag found

Tauranga's custom alternative flag snatched from the Takitimu Drive flagpole about lunchtime today, has been relocated. The person who claimed to be the man seen... Read More

Alternative flag stolen

The largest alternative flag in the country has been snatched in broad daylight from the flagpole on the roundabout on Takitimu Drive.The flagpole has been broken... Read More

Green algae warning in Omokoroa

The public is being warned to stay away from green algae found near Omokoroa while it is tested for toxicity. Regional council scientists are working on identifying... Read More

Coromandel town ‘motorhome friendly'

Coromandel Town is applying to become ‘motorhome friendly' following the NZ Motor Caravan Association's recent purchase of land behind the BP service station.... Read More

Eileen's here to help

Thames-Coromandel District Council has announced Eileen Hopping will take on the new role of Whangamata community development manager. Eileen will be a familiar... Read More

Village building to go

A Historic Village building is to be demolished because it has asbestos, it leaks and it's too close to the stream and might fall in - according to the Tauranga... Read More

Macronless Motiti restored

Regional Council staff are combing through the hundreds of pages of the Rena decision this week removing a misspelling of ‘Motiti' as in Motiti Island. Motiti... Read More

Last weeks of Phoenix input

People are being invited to add their final design tweaks to feedback on the Phoenix carpark/urban park proposal before the close-out on March 14. The concept plans... Read More

New Food Act 2014 now in effect

The new Food Act 2014 which came into effect on March 1 will focus on the processes involved in producing food rather than the premises where it is made. The Thames-Coromandel... Read More

Dairy effluent makes fish food

How dairy effluent can be turned into fish food was recently showcased in the Western Bay. The trial farm, located near Katikati, uses the Dairy Effluent Conversion... Read More

Annual plan consultation call

Tauranga City Council is seeking public feedback on a draft annual plan that gives the scope of works and sets the financial tone over the next financial year -... Read More