Council

Dog theft victims need to call police

Police are appealing to any victims of a man posing as a Thames-Coromandel District Council Animal control Officer to make contact. Waikato Police District communications... Read More

Hard questions over Historic Village

A building at Tauranga's Historic Village has deteriorated so badly that tenants are being restricted over where they can go. The fire risk at one tenanted building... Read More

Public have say on art policy

Tauranga's public have the chance to offer insight into the city's artistic character and identity with Tauranga City Council's Draft Public Art Policy now open... Read More

Branch drops close to road

Commuters in Welcome Bay were carefully shepherded past a tree that dropped a branch beside James Cook Drive this morning. The liquid amber branch was initially... Read More

Preparing for more mould news

Councillors are being asked to put aside at least $4 million dollars over the next two years to deal with the city's mouldy administration building. That's in addition... Read More

Native orchids begin to blossom

The sight of native orchids starting to sprout on the site of an old wild ginger infestation has reinforced the value of consistently attacking pest plants. Waikato... Read More

300 show up for Tsunami Open Day

About 300 people attended the recent Whangamata's Tsunami Open Day to learn more about the possible threat of a tsunami to the area. 'We had a wide range of attendees... Read More

TCDC: 1.9% rates rise over 10 years

Over the next decade ratepayers are looking at a projected 1.9 per cent rates increase annually and external debt falling to $4 million or less. The news was delivered... Read More

Caution around RMA changes

Bay of Plenty councils are yet to be convinced that a significant overhaul of the Resource Management Act will deliver on cutting the considerable amount of red... Read More

Serious talks on city's public art

Tauranga is the only city in the country without a public art policy. But this about to change - and a series of public art talks next month aim to offer residents,... Read More

City Library open to learning

Plywood walls and a temporary corridor. It might not be elegant, but it works. After more than a month out of action, Tauranga City Library's learning centre resumed... Read More

Boost for city events

The city council is seeking public support in the Long Term Plan public consultation process to spend $9.4 million on events funding over the next ten years. The... Read More