Council

Route K tolls: your thoughts?

Route K tolls are set to rise from July 1. For cars, vans and light trucks tolls are going up from $1.50 to $2 and for trucks with a gross vehicle mass of over 3.5... Read More

Road Safety Bear on Coromandel

Ruben the Road Safety Bear will be travelling the Coromandel Peninsula this month to teach children from the area how to be safe around our roads The popular bear... Read More

Route K boycott taken to council

Truck driver concerns about a looming 334 per cent Route K toll rise for twin axle trucks failed to sway Tauranga City Council in its vote. Mr Chips driver Shane... Read More

Water supply back to normal

Tauranga City's water supply is back to normal today after heavy rain caused an overload of dirty, silty water cutting the supply to 50 per cent. The storm on Wednesday... Read More

Action on homeless shelter

The decision to turn the Youth Hostel Association building in Elizabeth Street into a nightshelter for the homeless will be actioned at the Tauranga City Council... Read More

Otumoetai by any other macron

The official spelling of Otumoetai is set to change with the addition of a macron - or dash - over the letter u making it Otūmoetai. Otumoetai is set to get... Read More

No winner in $20k lake challenge

The competition to find a way of reducing Lake Rotorua's nitrogen levels has failed to find a winner, but Bay of Plenty Regional Council says it has raised awareness... Read More

Digital vision for city

Tauranga City Council is being asked to consider taking a further step into the digital age by advocating the need for a city and region-wide digital strategy. At... Read More

Councils need culture focus

Labour's Spokesperson for Arts, Culture and Heritage Jacinda Ardern says its 'crazy” Western Bay of Plenty has no museums operating and believes councils should... Read More

English dispels Tauranga housing rumours

Tauranga City's housing dilemma rests squarely on city council's shoulders by removing barriers and putting more houses on the ground faster, says Finance Minister... Read More

‘No surprises’ in Rena report

A cultural issue report stating that leaving the wreck of the Rena on the Astrolabe Reef will not affect the spiritual or cultural significance of the reef contains... Read More

City strengthens safe ties

Western Bay of Plenty city leaders are committing to strengthening the region's safety for another five years by renewing allegiance to the World Health Organisation's... Read More