Council

Connecting with Papamoa's community

Tauranga City Council's Community Development team is hosting a Community Connections get-together in Papamoa on Tuesday. Residents will have the chance to talk... Read More

The state of the housing crisis

When a pregnant 23-year-old Elaina Short goes for 'a piddle” in the dead of night, she crunches her way across the frost to an outhouse, where windows have... Read More

TCDC maintains position on bridge

No meeting has been finalised, nor a decision made to transfer the Historic Kopu Bridge to the Thames-Coromandel District Council. The Historic Kopu Bridge Society... Read More

SmartGrowth search for debt solution

Finding ways to handle city growth without passing debt on to ratepayers is one of the goals of an upcoming study trip to Australia organised by SmartGrowth. Tauranga... Read More

State housing public meeting

The Merivale community have the chance to speak out against government's plan to sell thousands of state houses at a public meeting tomorrow night. Organised by... Read More

Thames monument to be restored

The Thames-Coromandel District Council is working on a plan that aims to fully restore the iconic Thames Monument to its original glory. In recent years a crack... Read More

Libraries ‘golden’ members

Western Bay of Plenty libraries are adding to the ‘golden days' with the launch of their ‘Golden' memberships. Available to library members over 65-years-old,... Read More

Bikers protest at toll fees

One group of road users not looking forward to the new tolls on Route K and the Tauranga Eastern Link are motorcyclists, who will be asked to pay the same toll fees... Read More

Design your own rally car & win

To mark the return of the Mahindra Goldrush Rally of Coromandel the district council is running a special competition for children and young people. If you are... Read More

Wharf Street closes for revamp

Wharf Street in central Tauranga will be closed to vehicles for the next two days. The closure is to allow for the installation of fittings and suspension wires... Read More

Smartgrowth Oz study tour

Schooling up council staff on large infrastructure projects is the intention behind an multi-council study tour of Australian developments later this month. Smartgrowth... Read More

The art behind crafting a strategy

Writing an arts strategy for the arts community in the Coromandel is like 'fitting together the pieces of a Friedensreich Hundertwasser mosaic”, says art consultant... Read More