Council

EXCLUSIVE: John Key writes for SunLive

After dropping in on the region to open the Tauranga Eastern Link, Prime Minister John Key reflects on his recent visit to the Bay of Plenty in this exclusive column... Read More

TCDC progressing well on projects

The Thames-Coromandel District Council says several projects in the Coromandel-Colville ward have now been or are close to being completed. These projects include... Read More

WW1 memorial forest grows by 100 trees

Coromandel Area School students have joined with RSA members to launch the first plantings of the World War One memorial site for Coromandel. On Thursday the schoolchildren... Read More

WRC concerned over new Tb plan

The Waikato Regional Council says it's concerned proposed changes to the national plan for managing tuberculosis in cows may be somewhat hypocritical when it comes... Read More

A marquee on the fast lane

A relaxed Prime Minister began his Tauranga Eastern Link opening speech thanking and complimenting organisers of the powhiri and, in particular, kaumatua for the... Read More

Trouble brewing over roadside land

City council's plan to sell off the green space bordering the ‘entrance to the city' is being challenged by residents accusing the authority of hiding information. Council... Read More

Water shutdown to affect homes

Several hundred homes in Welcome Bay will be affected by a water shutdown tomorrow morning. Tauranga City Council says home on and around Waitaha Road will have... Read More

Last call for toll accounts

The toll road formerly known as Route K moves to electronic tolling this Saturday, rendering all old Tauranga City council toll cards useless in the process. Now... Read More

Council mail scare: powder harmless

The powder which sparked a hazardous callout at the Western Bay of Plenty District Council yesterday has come back as being harmless. A suspicious substance was... Read More

Takitimu petition handed over

Those opposing Tauranga City Council's plan to sell off park land bordering Takitimu Drive have petitioned the authorities today. The petition was presented to the... Read More

Dog attack owner prosecuted

The owner of an American bulldog which attacked an elderly person and caused serious facial injuries in Tairua last December has been prosecuted. The Thames-Coromandel... Read More

Council gets the big tick

Among the volumes of reports, documents, submissions and statements produced in the recent city council long term plan process, there is one that councillor John... Read More