Council

Schools keep streets clean

With gloves and rubbish bags at the ready, Tauranga's next crop of rising eco-warriors helped to clean up their local streets. Yesterday morning, 150 Tauranga Intermediate... Read More

Lawyer fails to save pohutukawa tree

Tauranga City Council are set to cut back a pohutukawa tree from the embankment at Fergusson Park in Matua, despite a last-ditch attempt by a lawyer to save it. The... Read More

Plan submissions considered

Deliberations begin this week as the Bay of Plenty Regional Council look at the 275 submissions and recommendations to the their Long Term Plan. Councillors held... Read More

Historic bridge repairs begin

Work to restore one of Te Puke's historic heritage features will begin this week. The Landscape Road Timber Bridge, estimated to have been constructed in the 1880s,... Read More

HMS Buffalo commemorations in July

The 175th commemoration of the wreck of HMS Buffalo in Mercury Bay will be held in Whitianga during July this year. A week-long programme has been organised by members... Read More

Court action touted to save tree

The Fergusson Park tree saga falls under further public scrutiny this week, with Tauranga City Council deliberating over court action in an effort to save a pohutukawa. Despite... Read More

TCDC sticking with 'staus quo'

A proposed $200 annual fee for anyone advertising to rent their home as short-term holiday accommodation will not be introduced this year. The decision was made... Read More

Swap your weeds for native plants

The Waikato Regional Council is offering Coromandel residents an opportunity to swap weeds for native plants for Arbor Day in early June. The weed swap, supported... Read More

Thames ticking all the boxes

The Coromandel is in the frame for a many number of people in New Zealand who are thinking about moving. Research presented at a Business After 5 forum in Thames... Read More

$3.5 million sports centre confirmed

Tauranga City's vision of becoming a high-performance hub for athletes is out of the starting blocks after confirmation of a new, $3.5million sports centre. Construction... Read More

Council aim for better broadband

Residents' help is being enlisted to enable the Western Bay of Plenty District Council to obtain a slice of $360 million government funding for improved internet... Read More

Surprise cycleway donation

Tauranga City Council is the happy recipient of $100,000 aimed at convincing the authority to perform a U-turn on its decision to block funding on the Omokoroa to... Read More