Council

Voters' regional council options

With the race now on for candidates to net some of the most influential roles in our region in the local body elections - voters are starting to ponder who they... Read More

Acorn hits $2m in funding

The Acorn Foundation is today extending their support across the region with $370,000 going towards local organisations in the latest funding round. This latest... Read More

Lone voice on expenses claims

Tauranga City Councillor Rick Curach's reminder that according to the Remuneration Authority councillors are overpaid have been subdued by council. The comments... Read More

City urged to change tree rules

A former Tauranga City councillor is disputing a suggestion to remove and replace the city's silver birch trees, saying the committee responsible should be abolished. The... Read More

Trees removed from Mauao

Pedestrians using the base track around Mauao will this week encounter some delays as arborists remove pine trees. Tauranga City Council reports arborists will be... Read More

Smartgrowth signs off

Three councils meeting yesterday at Classic Flyers to sign off on the SmartGrowth review were set to overhaul long term growth plans for the Western Bay of Plenty. ... Read More

Walkway sell-off delayed

Controversial plans to sell-off and close a Ngatai Road walkway are being put on hold as Tauranga City Council offers angered residents a chance to have their say. ... Read More

Council finances pass audit

Tauranga City Council has been given the big tick of approval by auditors who say it has correctly set its rates and is not in a dire situation like Kaipara. Council... Read More

Land workshop after Maori bid

A request by Maori to buy council held land is sparking a revision of council's land sale processes. Council property manager Anthony Averill says the confidential... Read More

Differing dates on election signs

Confusion is growing amongst local body candidates after Tauranga City Council was found to be giving two different dates for when election signs can go out. The... Read More

Restrictions on freedom campers

Ratepayer objections to provisions of Tauranga City Council's freedom camping bylaw have failed against the law of the land. Those opposing freedom camping were... Read More

Power outage forces council closure

The Tauranga City Council customer service centre is up and running after it was forced to close for an hour this morning due to a power outage. TCC communications... Read More