Council

TCDC camping bylaws up for discussion

With summer around the corner the Thames-Coromandel District Council is proposing changes to seven freedom camping sites and creating rules about camping on private... Read More

Row erupts over Mount backpackers

Dumped rubbish and human faeces left on a property has left residents of a Mount Maunganui street feeling intimidated after an alleged unpermitted backpackers set... Read More

Heritage region plans still on the cards

The Thames-Coromandel District Council has voted to continue investigating transforming the peninsula into New Zealand's first heritage region. Five councillors... Read More

‘Case-by-case’ for drone approvals

Operators of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and remotely piloted aircraft systems (RPAS) will now need approval to fly them over Thames-Coromandel District Council... Read More

Pensioner housing sold for $2.5M

Tauranga's Tawanui Community Housing will take ownership of 79 pensioner housing units in the Eastern Bay after purchasing them for $2.5 million. Ownership of the... Read More

Coromandel Town CBD project launched

A project looking to preserve and develop Coromandel Town's unique CBD environment and heritage character is now underway. The first step in the Coromandel Town... Read More

Concerns grow over council spray

Roundup's long reign as the undisputed king of weed killers could be coming to an end in Tauranga as the city council considers trialing replacements. The decision... Read More

Have your say on TCDC arts strategy

The Pauanui and Whangamata communities are being invited to have their say on the development of the Coromandel Arts and Creative Industries Strategy. Workshops... Read More

Matakana settlement dragging on

Descendants of the owners of Panepane Point on Matakana Island are being called to a hui on their ancestral land on September 20 to discuss its fate. The land, some... Read More

Porritt Park transformation begins

New toilets have been lowered into place at Thames' Porritt Park and is the first works in a series of transformations taking place this summer. Parks manager Derek... Read More

Unnecessary policies to be slashed

Waikato's city and district councils have slashed the number of policies on their books by more than half. This has been done through their own internal work and... Read More

Bridge extension works begin soon

The Thames-Coromandel District Council is advising Tairua locals that construction on the bridge extension at Manaia Rd causeway will begin soon. This work is to... Read More