Council

Remedial restoration

A section of a well-worn and popular Tauranga walkway will be closed for the next three months as Tauranga City Council restores the eroded structure to give it... Read More

Water issues after pipe break

Discoloured water affecting Greerton, Gate Pa, Merivale and the Avenues can be removed by running an outside tap for five to ten minutes, the city council advises. A... Read More

Water works for Baypark

ASB Baypark's brand new jetsprint track is set for it first major test with Tauranga City Council beginning water pressure testing at the stadium tomorrow. Council... Read More

Chamber CEO search continues

Tauranga Chamber of Commerce chief executive Max Mason is clearing his desk today, while the search for his replacement continues. Max is stepping down from the... Read More

Calls for new city stadium

ASB Baypark's exclusion from hosting Chiefs games this Super 15 season is catalysing discussion about a new purpose-built stadium for the city. Mayor Stuart Crosby... Read More

Residents rubbish issue resolved

Roger Lindsay spent two weeks tracking down a man whose address was on a trailer load of rubbish dumped outside Tauranga's Riding for the Disabled headquarters in... Read More

Mayors call for amalgamation study

Bay of Plenty mayors and committee chairs are calling for an independent study of the amalgamation prospects for the Bay of Plenty region. An agreement was reached... Read More

Tsunami signs lead the way

A brand new set of tsunami evacuation signs in Mount Maunganui are being hailed as a ‘simple and easy' solution to helping point people in the right direction... Read More

Council opposes school application

Tauranga City Council is opposing a resource application to build a 700 pupil private school on a former kiwifruit orchard in Pyes Pa. The proposed private school... Read More

Council clean-up stumps resident

A Pillans Point resident is calling Tauranga City Council's removal of a number of unsafe trees from a nearby walkway an 'absolute disgrace”. Council contracted... Read More

WOFs for Tauranga rentals

Rental housing in Tauranga will undergo a warrant of fitness check as part of a nationwide project to make housing safer, especially for children, students and the... Read More

Proposing cheaper set up of brothels

Tauranga City Council is proposing to make it cheaper to set up brothels in the city, and is proposing to drop council costs for brothels by 70 per cent in the upcoming... Read More