Council

Crackdown on unregistered dogs

Owners of unregistered dogs in the Bay of Plenty could face a $300 visit from the Bay's animal services teams in the next few weeks as they look to crackdown on... Read More

Natural disaster alternatives pushed

Providing alternative natural disaster escape routes is the driving force for a Papamoa community group's petition as they beg with Tauranga City Council to fast... Read More

Stormwater project is go

Tauranga City Council's $43.5 million catch up on the city's stormwater issues is being administered by its own mini-bureaucracy, city councillors decided this week. Flooding... Read More

Fresh blood or experience?

Applications closed on Friday for those wanting to become city councillors and mayor. Six people want to be mayor of Tauranga and 31 people want to be Tauranga city... Read More

Clubhouse plans moving

Members of Papamoa Surf Life Saving Club who turned out at Tauranga City Council this week to hear their club officials submitting a plan for a new clubhouse may... Read More

Tenant angered at final Countdown

An Otumoetai business owner is frustrated he has been told to leave his premises to make way for a new Countdown supermarket, despite the development still being... Read More

Tonnes of rubbish dumped in Wairoa

Two and a half tonnes of rubbish including electronics, sheep guts, and a rotten pig's head was recovered from the Wairoa River yesterday. The Bay of Plenty Regional... Read More

2nd Ave pohutukawa tree wins

Tauranga City Council has changed its mind about felling a 2nd Avenue pohutukawa tree - granting the tree a reprieve. Instead of being felled, the tree, which neighbours... Read More

Residents fight camping bylaw

Marine Parade residents aired their opposition to Tauranga City Council's freedom camping bylaw in chambers yesterday, citing traffic, environment and community... Read More

Public hearings on council plans

Tauranga City Council's draft policies on freedom camping and management of coastal reserves will be open to public feedback today. Both issues have attracted a... Read More

Technology going to the dogs

A move to the digital age is seeing Bay of Plenty dog owners' fingers doing the talking, preferring to register man's best friend online. Tauranga City Council... Read More

Campaigning on a new frontier

A move to social media platforms could prove the difference for Tauranga City Council candidates as local body elections start to heat up, according to one Waikato... Read More