09:05am Wed 01 Jul, 2015
From today all vehicle and driver licensing will now be processed out of the district council building on Mackay St in Thames. Last weekend the Thames AA - the... Read More
07:00am Wed 01 Jul, 2015
Papamoa residents should wake to a plentiful water supply this morning following a night of water problems. Water was reduced to very low pressure or out altogether... Read More
04:56pm Tue 30 Jun, 2015
Waikato Regional Council has formally adopted its 10 year plan and confirmed an average 0.4 per cent increase in rates in 2015/16. The 10 year plan was adopted today... Read More
04:44pm Tue 30 Jun, 2015
Mount Maunganui and Papamoa residents concerned with the distance to their nearest tsunami evacuation route, might be pleasantly surprised just how close they really... Read More
11:11am Tue 30 Jun, 2015
The Thames-Coromandel District Council has adopted its Psychoactive Product Retail Location Policy this week. This policy restricts areas where retailers of approved... Read More
09:13am Tue 30 Jun, 2015
Mobil is in the process of paying the first of the Bay of Plenty Regional Council clean-up bills following the April 27 oil spill in Tauranga Harbour. 'We promised... Read More
01:19pm Mon 29 Jun, 2015
Protests from the community have seen the Bay of Plenty Regional Council reinstate economic development funding. 'We have reinstated funding for Bay of Connections... Read More
11:41am Mon 29 Jun, 2015
Tauranga City Council's last meeting for the June financial year saw the adoption of the Long Term Plan, the new user fees and charges schedule, development contributions... Read More
07:34am Mon 29 Jun, 2015
A one-of-a-kind skating facility in Omokoroa is a step closer to becoming reality with another $50,000 donation from TECT. The Omokoroa Community Skate Group in... Read More
10:26am Sat 27 Jun, 2015
Works are due to commence tomorrow to improve the safety of the glass atrium in Tauranga City Council's Willow Street campus. The works are expected to take four... Read More
04:27pm Fri 26 Jun, 2015
A formula of ‘thirds' could be the answer for Tauranga locals desperate to see a museum constructed here in the city. Arts, Culture and Heritage Minister... Read More
04:04pm Fri 26 Jun, 2015
Rates rises are promised in the Bay of Plenty Regional Council's Long Term Plan - but from $1 to $28 per property, they are lower than the increase that was consulted... Read More