Council

Funding for ecological restorations

Do you or your community group have an ecological restoration project that could do with a bit of a financial hand? Applications are now being accepted for the Waikato... Read More

Katikati recycling hours extended

Katikati Recycling Centre is locking in its extended opening hours on Saturdays following a successful three-month trial and public demand. From February 7, the... Read More

Community asked to rescue hot house

A city council cost-cutting exercise could see the tropical display house in Robbins Park close next year - unless the local community are prepared to step in. The... Read More

Matata sewerage subsidised

Whakatane District Council have taken issue with the evidence presented to the Environment Court regarding the Matata sewerage scheme. In an appeal currently being... Read More

Matata claims sewerage set up

Allegations are flying that Whakatane District Council are desperately trying to entrap Matata ratepayers into helping pay for sewerage schemes in Edgecumbe and... Read More

TCDC endorses WW1 Memorial Forests

The Thames-Coromandel District Council has officially endorsed the New Zealand World War One Memorial Forests project this week. The project will see 18,166 trees... Read More

First council meeting of 2015

Tauranga City Council are to reconsider grass cutting issues at the city's first meeting of the year today. The city's mower heights were raised in the spring based... Read More

Students’ first schoolhopper ride

The first batch of Tauranga students have made it to their school's first day with the Bay of Plenty Regional Council's Schoolhopper bus network officially launched. The... Read More

Hauraki Rd landfill capped by May

The Thames Coromandel District Council has awarded HG Leach the contract to construct the finished capping layer for the Coromandel landfill. Work began January... Read More

Council flip flops on fence

Mount Maunganui's controversial jandal fence is here to stay with Tauranga City Council bowing to public pressure - for the summer at least. The collection of Kiwi's... Read More

Matata sewerage case underway

A fifth party has joined the court struggle over whether Whakatane District Council (WDC) will carry through plans to install a sewerage scheme at Matata. Now, WDC... Read More

Last minute enrolments welcomed

It's almost crunch time for the candidates in the Mount Maunagnui/Papamoa Ward by-election, but residents are being reminded that last minute enrolments are still... Read More