Council

Special school rides the bus

Kaka Street Special School's senior students are hitching a ride on a Bay Hopper tomorrow after testing a fully accessible bus in downtown Tauranga today. A bright... Read More

Water main break in Judea

A section of Solomon Street, Judea is currently without water after a water main burst this afternoon. Tauranga City Council communication advisor Marcel Currin... Read More

Have a go on a Bay Hopper

Tauranga residents with disabilities are being invited to test a fully wheelchair accessible Bay Hopper bus tomorrow as part of International Day with Disabilities. The... Read More

Amalgamation on the agenda

Amalgamation is the subject of a closed-to-the-public workshop attended by Tauranga City Councillors today. City council communications manager Frank Begley says... Read More

Alcohol policy survives council

This may be the last summer where city drinkers can bar-hop on The Strand until 3am, because by next summer the new local alcohol policy's one-way door will be in... Read More

Health warning for eastern lake

A health warning is being issued for Sullivan Lake in Whakatane as routine water test results have found blooms of potentially toxic blue-green algae, which can... Read More

Council keeps gallery funds

Tauranga Art Gallery Trust is encountering resistance from councillors in trying to set up an endowment foundation with $500,000 with the trust's own money. The... Read More

Ohauiti water shutdown postponed

A scheduled water shutdown due to take place in Ohauiti overnight will now happen next Tuesday. Tauranga City Council says the shutdown due to take place from 9pm... Read More

City braces for stormy weather

Tauranga City Council is ensuring stormwater measures are in place ahead of heavy rain and thunderstorms predicted to lash the Bay of Plenty in the next 24 hours. About... Read More

Mount carpark plan eyed

The future of Mount Maunganui's Phoenix carpark will be the subject of discussion at today's Tauranga City Council meeting. The previous council was offered an alternative... Read More

Council in court over GMOs

A crucial court case over who controls the right to introduce genetically modified organisms into the environment will be fought out during four days in Tauranga... Read More

Water shutdown planned

Residents in Ohauiti and Poike are being advised of a planned water shutdown this week to allow for the decommissioning of a water main. Tauranga City Council advises... Read More