06:59am Wed 29 Oct, 2014
A bottle store owner's dreams of strengthening his off-licence chain have been dashed after his application for a shop in the heart of Mount Maunganui was declined. Go... Read More
01:03pm Tue 28 Oct, 2014
Bethlehem's off-licence landscape is to remain unchanged after a proposed new bottle store had its liquor license application rejected. Nine Orchids Ltd applied... Read More
11:07am Tue 28 Oct, 2014
The Thames Coromandel District Council is advising Whitianga locals of an emergency water shutdown currently taking place. Water is being turned off to carry out... Read More
01:34pm Mon 27 Oct, 2014
The Waikato Regional Council is warning agrichemical contractors operating without certification they are in breach of rules and pose a potential risk to the community. They... Read More
01:01pm Mon 27 Oct, 2014
Greerton's new library could become an environmentally sustainable single storey library or with possibly a mezzanine, with a floor area of 900m2 if approved concept... Read More
03:17pm Sun 26 Oct, 2014
The timing of a Tauranga City Council growth risks report, citing cross border issues at Tauriko, is purely co-incidental and has 'nothing to do with Bob Clarkson's... Read More
01:19pm Sun 26 Oct, 2014
The Thames Coromandel District Council wants to take the hassle out of finding a park through improvements to Coromandel Harbour Facilities. Council is currently... Read More
12:27pm Fri 24 Oct, 2014
Beefed up parliamentary security in the wake of a shooting in Canada's parliament is being described as the biggest security awareness to hit New Zealand since 9/11,... Read More
08:56am Fri 24 Oct, 2014
Tauranga City Council broke ranks with its SmartGrowth partners this week, directing staff to look at ways of fast-tracking development land decisions outside the... Read More
08:42am Fri 24 Oct, 2014
Next Week's Coromandel's kerbside rubbish collections will take place a day later due to Monday being a public holiday. The Thames Coromandel District Council says... Read More
02:49pm Thu 23 Oct, 2014
Mount Maunganui and Papamoa ratepayers will elect the replacement councillor for Clayton Mitchell on February 17, following his resignation this week. Clayton, who... Read More
01:18pm Thu 23 Oct, 2014
Deputy mayor Kelvin Clout is heading off the critics by fast-tracking an investigation into making development land available in Tauriko. Kelvin led the charge this... Read More