Council

Regional rates rise promise

The Bay of Plenty Regional Council is blaming the government for an 8.5 per cent rates increase for Tauranga rate payers this year. Regional Councillor Paula Thompson... Read More

Time's up for city bollards

Tauranga city centre's blue bollards are gradually being retired from their long stint protecting pedestrians from unwary drivers. Between 60-to-70 bollards, which... Read More

New councillor to be sworn in

Tauranga City councillor elect Leanne Brown is to be sworn in at a special council meeting on Wednesday at 1pm. The former Mount Maunganui main-street manager defeated... Read More

Submissions close on Zespri site

Submissions regarding the eventual fate of the city council-owned Miro Street block at Mount Maunganui close today. Tauranga City Council is seeking public feedback... Read More

Precinct site clearance begins

Boats are being cleared from the marine precinct site in preparation for the construction phase, which could begin in the next month or so. Project director Phil... Read More

WRC grants $40k for memorial forest

The Waikato Regional Council is getting behind the World War One Memorial Forest after pledging $40,000 towards the project. It will be paid from the regional council's... Read More

Rates surplus on track

Tauranga City Council's $1 million rates surplus is on track - but will not be going back to ratepayers. The money will instead be used to pay for ‘Project... Read More

Consent process changes next week

From next week the processes around applying for resource consent will change with more onus placed on applicants to provide full and complete information. These... Read More

Library's porte cochere to be removed

Users of the Thames District Library are being asked to use the Sealey St entrance while work is carried out on the building next week. Starting on Monday contractors... Read More

Thames Civic Centre to be upgraded

The Thames War Memorial Civic Centre is to get rewired in an upgrade that will see fast broadband installed in the council-owned property. The Thames-Coromandel... Read More

Skaters ramp up concerns

Noise complaints around a popular vert ramp at Mount Maunganui are going to continue to be common place unless Tauranga City Council seriously considers developing... Read More

TCDC's push for 'blue highway'

Better signage and increased marketing coverage will be used to improve promotion of the ferry links from downtown Auckland through to Coromandel Town. It is part... Read More