Council

Civil servant retirement payouts drop

The days of Waikato civil servants retiring from their jobs with hefty wads of public cash appear to be coming to an end. Figures released to Stuff under the Official... Read More

Library and Plunket to stay put

Tauranga City Council has resolved to keep ownership of the Mount Maunganui library and the Plunket centre, while selling or leasing part of the remainder of the... Read More

Zespri land decision today

The decision about the future of the Zespri site in Maunganui Road is expected today from the Tauranga City Council. Local resident Stephen Bird is already calling... Read More

Remembering the HMS Buffalo

Preparations are in full swing for the 175th commemoration since the shipwreck of the HMS Buffalo in Mercury Bay. Running from July 27 through to August 2, the week-long... Read More

Greerton Library’s lottery boost

Tauranga City Council has received a $200,000 grant from the New Zealand Lottery Grants Board to extend the new Greerton Library. The grant means council will extend... Read More

Tertiary campus deal formalised

The way is cleared for the design and build of the central city university precinct in central Tauranga with the document outlining the conditions for regional funding... Read More

Update on coastal protection works

By late June the rock seawall at Buffalo Beach will be completed and work on a sandbag backstop at Brophy's Beach will begin. The Thames-Coromandel District Council... Read More

Roadworks around centre start Monday

Work on the roads around the Thames Civic Centre will begin on Monday as the upgrade of the centre continues. The project will also see the Thames i-SITE and regional... Read More

Four trees on Pollen St to be removed

Due to safety concerns four trees in the ain retail stretch of Pollen St in Thames will be removed and replaced next Monday. The trees, which are all melias, are... Read More

Smokin' hot weekend for YES project

It's been an action packed month for the 18 participants in the Thames-Coromandel Youth in Emergency Services Programme. The 18 young people, aged between 16 and... Read More

Re-consenting warning given

The Western Bay of Plenty District Council is being warned about environmental concerns over the current method of disposing of Katikati wastewater. Consents for... Read More

TCDC to receive $25k for youth council

An initiative to set up a Thames-Coromandel Youth Council will receive $20,000 under the 2015 Youth Development Partnership Fund. The money will go towards providing... Read More