Council

New look into harbour sediment

More than 90 per cent of sediment in the Tauranga Harbour is made up of erosion off stream banks, landslides and earthworks, a comprehensive report has found. Tauranga... Read More

Call centre goes nightshift

Tauranga City Council extended its call centre hours to 24/7 this week in a move city council customer services manager Margaret Batchelar says marks the ongoing... Read More

Rocket slide gets a boost

When Tauranga's new rocket slide lands next year it will be even more iconic than the old one. This is in part thanks to Project Tauranga partners Placemakers, who... Read More

Maori vital to growth: BERML

Utilising the Maori economy in Waikato is important for maximising the region's growth potential, says a new Business and Economic Research Limited report. The topic... Read More

TCDC hearings on Nov 18 & 20

The fourth hearing on the Thames Coromandel District Council's Proposed District Plan will take place in a fortnight. Hearing days will be Tuesday, November 18,... Read More

Rena heads to Environment Court

The fate of the Rena wreck on Astrolabe Reef is heading to the Environment Court after the Bay of Plenty Regional Council granted the ship's owners application to... Read More

“Common sense” on tyre safety

A decision to refrain from slapping Tauranga motorists with a $150 bald tyre fine has seen just 30 warning notices issued by parking wardens. Council voted 7-4 in... Read More

Simplicity for mobile traders

The law is being laid out plain and simple for Western Bay of Plenty mobile traders as their council looks to push through a new simplified bylaw around the roadside... Read More

Workshops to inspire Tairua youth

Young Coromandel locals have the opportunity to take part in a series of art and creativity workshops at the Tairua Library this month. Artist Ryder Jones will provide... Read More

New name for NZ’s oldest arboretum

New Zealand's oldest curated botanical garden devoted to trees received its most visible acknowledgement recently. New signs have been installed renaming the former... Read More

Second opinion on Rena

Divers are likely to die in salvage operations involving the wreck of the Rena, an independent study has found. The ‘second opinion' on the fate of the former... Read More

Labour candidates in town

The future leader of the Labour Party will speak to their Tauranga members tonight - but the identity of the troubled party's next chief is yet to be decided. Labour... Read More