Council

Peninsula revs up for rally

Peninsula businesses are awaiting arrival of the VINZ Coromandel Gold Rush Rally of NZ, which will bring more than 65 rally cars with 520 people in support crews... Read More

Cycleway’s wheels in motion

The pedals are being put in motion to establish a region-wide cycle trail that will potentially span from Waihi to Maketu. Tauranga City and Western Bay of Plenty... Read More

Sprays ‘napalming’ sand dunes

Tauranga City Council will continue using agri-chemical sprays on the oceanbeach sand dunes under the dunes restoration policy, the city vision committee has decided. Confirmation... Read More

Flood victims promised answers

Roxanne Place residents, tenants and business owners affected by June's flooding are invited to a private meeting with city and regional council staff next week... Read More

Skate park upgrade a ‘let down'

Tauranga City Council is taking onboard a passionate skateboarder's pleas for skater safety after initial concerns the 17th Avenue skate park upgrade didn't come... Read More

Maulings leave 21 sheep dead

A Te Puke farmer is concerned the number of stock being mauled by dogs on farms is escalating after losing 15 sheep in a vicious attack. In the last month the Western... Read More

Toxic sprays up for review

Tauranga City Council will today look at loosening controls over the public use of chemicals in parks and reserves. The review of the city's toxic agrichemical policy... Read More

Late night skids to burn out

Tauranga City Council is looking into ways to further secure Memorial Park from being the target of a spate of illegal burnouts that have destroyed the park's grassed... Read More

First community award presented

A woman awarded by Tauranga City Council for 20 years of work in teaching migrants the English language says her experience in training tutors shows Tauranga is... Read More

Tall oil spill in harbour

Bay of Plenty Regional Council is investigating a spill of tall oil in Tauranga Harbour after a hose split while a ship was loading crude tall oil at the weekend. Tall... Read More

Rena submissions exceed 150

More than 150 submissions on the future of the wreck of the former containership Rena have been received by the BOP Regional Council, with most of them now online. The... Read More

Street art replacing graffiti

Tauranga City Council is seeking public support for the street art programmes that are successfully replacing graffiti and tagging in public spaces. Since the council... Read More