Council

Te Puke’s water pressure drop

Te Puke residents can expect to experience low water pressure while contractors work on a bulk water main overnight early next week. The work will take place from... Read More

Rhodes Park to get 2 lane exit

Work on a two-lane exit out of Rhodes Park south of Thames is expected to be completed by the end of June. Up until now the existing exit has been only one lane... Read More

Bachelor’s date to the falls

New Zealand's bachelor and one of his beautiful bachelorettes this week gained special access to one of the Bay of Plenty's ‘hidden' romantic gems on the reality... Read More

Papamoa group push safety

A group of Papamoa East residents are continuing their push to have vital infrastructure such as pedestrian crossings and accessibility on a par with population... Read More

TPPA group's plea to council

Tauranga City councillors are being asked to go to the government to present concerns being expressed about the effects of the Trans Pacific Partnership Agreement... Read More

MYD updated on #coroyouth

Thames-Coromandel District Council's projects involving young people were in the spotlight during a visit from a Ministry of Youth Development official recently.... Read More

Historic crossing plea fails

Residents aiming to keep the historic walkway linking Ngatai Road and Seaway Terrace open were told the fight is over when they turned up to make their feelings... Read More

LTP roadshow proving popular

Western Bay of Plenty District Council's Long Term Plan roadshow is proving popular with ratepayers, who are coming from far and wide to have their say as the public... Read More

Building consents and confidence rise

Bay of Plenty builders are in buoyant mood after experiencing a 'pick-up” in business, with consents issued rising 26 per cent in the last month. Figures released... Read More

Route K gets electronic tolls

A high-tech electronic gantry using up to 16 cameras to allocate tolls has been installed on Tauranga's Route K as a new era of payments is ushered in. The electronic... Read More

Rebekah Enspires to make change

A Bay of Plenty Polytechnic student has won first prize in the Enspire Youth Video Challenge awards, and landed a $2000 project grant in the process. Rebekah Richards'... Read More

Crossing closure to go to council

Otumoetai's Doreen Anderson is encouraging fellow residents to support her at a ‘very important' Tauranga City Council meeting tomorrow, when she addresses... Read More