07:13am Sun 13 Apr, 2014
The Government intends to disband regional councils, destroy the Resource Management Act and create a unitary council under a regime of forced amalgamation, says... Read More
01:11pm Fri 11 Apr, 2014
A Papamoa mother is mounting a campaign to get Bay Hopper buses to reduce their speeds around the suburb's streets and nearby school. Each morning Sam Norton walks... Read More
04:04pm Thu 10 Apr, 2014
Mayor Stuart Crosby will be speaking with councillors on Monday over the decision to hire what detractors are calling a ‘spin doctor' for the city mayor. Deputy... Read More
03:02pm Tue 08 Apr, 2014
A specialist three-person panel will sit down in Tauranga this week to tackle key local government reform issues facing the Bay of Plenty. On Wednesday, Bob Owens... Read More
11:10am Tue 08 Apr, 2014
A new innovation centre will be built at Scion's Te Papa Tipu Innovation Park after BOP Regional Council signed an agreement with the Crown research institute. The... Read More
01:32pm Mon 07 Apr, 2014
Katikati has a problem with people addicted to drugs - and if legal highs can't be banned Western Bay District Council needs to make it tougher to sell them. That... Read More
07:00am Mon 07 Apr, 2014
Tauranga City Council's announced intention to again drive the city art gallery into deficit will be fought in the 2014/2015 draft annual plan submissions process,... Read More
03:37pm Sun 06 Apr, 2014
The March level of building consents issued by Tauranga City Council remains encouraging, according to recently-released Priority One figures. March's total number... Read More
09:23am Sun 06 Apr, 2014
A 'hidden” plaque at a burial place for Ngai Tamarawaho casualties from the Battle of Gate Pa is being brought to the iwi and Tauranga City Council's attention... Read More
04:00pm Sat 05 Apr, 2014
The Tauranga City Council is proposing to reduce Memorial Pool's season by eight weeks, tighten opening hours and increase adult entry fees by 20cents. The proposal... Read More
09:08am Sat 05 Apr, 2014
Claims Steve Morris is holding ratepayers to ransom by campaigning for a new job while working as a Tauranga City councillor are being flatly denied by him. Talking... Read More
07:02am Sat 05 Apr, 2014
Users of Tauranga's Memorial Pool are making a big splash about Tauranga City Council's pitch to shut the community facility for nine months of the year. Memorial... Read More