Council

Tight-lipped on legal highs

Western Bay of Plenty Area Commander Inspector Clifford Paxton is refusing to influence community discussion on legal highs and gang patch bans. During a presentation... Read More

Signage spelling set straight

Western Bay of Plenty roading authorities are apologetically replacing sign on a State Highway 29 across the Kaimai Range after a complaint from a Maori kaumatua... Read More

Te Puke now part of Rotorua

Te Puke residents will now turn to MP Todd McClay after the township was officially transferred to the Rotorua electorate today. The 2014 Representation Commission... Read More

City spaces now need booking

People wanting to use city reserves for events such as boot camps and weddings will be required to book under a new Tauranga City Council policy. Council's outdoor... Read More

Katikati square opens

Katikati's new Memorial Square was officially opened this morning, with 60 people from many of the town's organisations and community groups gathering on-site for... Read More

Mount surf reef to be removed

Mount Maunganui's $1.5 million artificial surf reef is to be partially removed in an attempt to remove the risk to swimmers near Tay Street, the Bay of Plenty Regional... Read More

New $300k funeral lounge opens

Families will now have a place to gather after funeral services for loved ones at Pyes Pa Cemetery, with the opening of a $300,000 extension today. The opening of... Read More

Calls for cap on city cats

Placing a cap of four cats per household and micro-chipping and registering cats are proposed actions Tauranga City Council can take to help change the city's domestic... Read More

Two stores to sell legal highs

Legal high sales will be restricted to one retailer in the CBD of each of the Katikati and Te Puke townships under Western Bay of Plenty District Council's proposed... Read More

Reducing bus speeds ‘crucial’

A Papamoa mother's campaign to curb Bay Hopper bus speeds is accelerating with the backing of Tauranga City Councillor Steve Morris. Sam Norton launched a Facebook... Read More

Council submissions to close

Submissions close at 4pm this Thursday on BOP Regional Council's Draft Annual Plan for 2014/15, which sets out council's key programmes and projects for the coming... Read More

Meeting for museum funding bid

Katikati Heritage Museum is holding a public meeting today to explain to Western Bay ratepayers its financial position - either it receives council funding or it... Read More