Council

Council restructure costs justified

Tauranga City Councillors have tried to justify the costs of the recently completed staff review that figures show has resulted in an increase of five council jobs.... Read More

Route K talks progressing

Tauranga City Council is formalising plans to shift ownership of its toll road Route K to central government. It intends holding on-going discussions with the New... Read More

Cliff Road carpark opens

Tauranga City's newest carpark opened without fan-fare last week, and is so low profile that most of the 64 or so available carparks are unoccupied today. At $2.40... Read More

Barkes Corner team winners

Western Bay of Plenty District Council's collaborative management style has seen it win the Australasian grand final of the Local Government Management Challenge. The... Read More

Road signs: your thoughts

The number of road signs gracing Tauranga's CBD streets has been questioned this week by residents who believe the large quantity of signs is a council ‘overkill'.... Read More

Hundreds of road signs to go

Hundreds of road signs around Tauranga will be removed in the coming months as Tauranga City Council looks to help reduce driver confusion and roading clutter. ... Read More

Sunken digger in Memorial Park

A digger involved in the construction of a new $8.2m pump station and pipeline remains on its side in Memorial Park after it toppled over this week. Tauranga City... Read More

Councillor slams SmartGrowth

Tauranga City councillor Catherine Stewart led the charge against SmartGrowth yesterday, blaming it for policies, she says, have cost Tauranga city ratepayers millions... Read More

Turf wars rules re-write

A new sports ground booking policy is being designed to give residents a fair go at using ratepayer-funded facilities in high demand from out of town events. The... Read More

Orchardists offer reprieve

Pyes Pa kiwifruit orchardists are offering Tauranga City Council a ‘get out of jail free' card this week by suggesting their former orchard land south of The... Read More

Sign 'overkill' at roundabout

A Tauranga roundabout has sparked ‘tongue in cheek' from a resident who says its nine warning signs are a Tauranga City Council 'overkill”. Bethlehem... Read More

Aussie tree a city struggle

A Matua resident recovering from a stroke is questioning how an Australian native tree has made it onto the city's protected list. The tree in question is a Kurrajong... Read More