Council
04:45pm Mon 21 Dec, 2015
All rural fire permits issued in the Western Bay of Plenty have been suspended from today as the district continues to dry out. It means Pumicelands Rural Fire Authority... Read More
12:56pm Mon 21 Dec, 2015
Cages full of oysters are being dropped around Tauranga Harbour as a means of checking contamination levels over the summer months. The cages of Pacific Oysters... Read More
11:32am Mon 21 Dec, 2015
Most Coromandel townships will start receiving additional rubbish and recycling kerbside collections from Boxing Day this Saturday. The Thames-Coromandel District... Read More
11:01am Mon 21 Dec, 2015
Older readers will recall taking dad's empty bottles back to the corner store and cashing the profits in on bags of lollies and comic books. Today's kids might soon... Read More
09:35am Mon 21 Dec, 2015
Thames' Porritt Park has received a facelift with murals created by local school students now adorning the park-facing wall of the new toilet block. Earlier this... Read More
08:54am Mon 21 Dec, 2015
Waikato construction company Stanley Construction Ltd. Has been awarded the detailed design and build contract for the Thames Indoor Sport Facility. Thames area... Read More
07:52am Mon 21 Dec, 2015
People having their picture taken while hugging a kauri tree is a classic photo for both locals and tourists alike. But Waikato Regional Council are warning that... Read More
06:57am Sat 19 Dec, 2015
Tauranga City Council will go to public consultation in an attempt to turn the building department from a loss leader into a money maker via new building fees. The... Read More
02:10pm Fri 18 Dec, 2015
Negotiations for the potential sale of the Awakeri War Memorial Hall have ceased, with no agreement reached. A report on divestment options for the hall, which was... Read More
11:20am Fri 18 Dec, 2015
Thames-Coromandel District Council's policy on where and when alcohol can be sold around the Coromandel has been adopted and will come into force in two stages in... Read More
10:32am Fri 18 Dec, 2015
A total fire ban will operate on the Coromandel from this Sunday, December 20, until to Monday, February 8. The ban includes all open fires in public places, beaches,... Read More
04:01pm Thu 17 Dec, 2015
Tauranga City councillors' insistence on a commercial return from former ratepayers' assets came back to bite them this week, when not-for-profit organisation YMCA... Read More
31-Oct 06:00
Good, cheap reads and a great cause
30-Oct 18:02
WoF inspection changes kick in from November 1
30-Oct 18:00
Dead cats and 1950s bottles among rubbish haul
30-Oct 16:11
Tauranga rallies behind Tonga league team
30-Oct 16:00
Bay of Plenty weather improves for Halloween
30-Oct 14:00
Dry conditions heighten Guy Fawkes fire risk
30-Oct 11:45
Under The Stars looks for new home
30-Oct 11:00
Halloween events in Bay of Plenty
30-Oct 10:00
Mount cafes adapt to survive post-slip slump
30-Oct 06:53
One dead after car crashes into vehicle at mall
30-Oct 06:00
Man, mini-moto set for epic 2500km charity ride
29-Oct 19:16
Farmers retail workers strike for better pay
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