Council

Regional rates rise

Bay of Plenty Regional Council has approved its Draft Annual Plan that includes a general rates increase of between $7 and $12 a year. Council reports the rates... Read More

Intolerable risks explored

Future coastal developments in the Bay of Plenty will have to include high rise buildings to gain planning approval, a recently released SmartGrowth study reports. The... Read More

Council proposes 5% rates rise

Western Bay of Plenty Council is proposing a rates increase of 5 per cent this year after approving its draft 2013/2014 Annual Plan. The council is proposing to... Read More

Pleas to slow Cambridge Road

Cambridge Road residents' pleas to lower the speed limit along Cambridge Road are not going unheard with Tauranga City Council set to take action. The residents... Read More

Secret CEO payment confirmed

Tauranga City Council has made a payment to former chief executive officer Ken Paterson's widow - but Mayor Stuart Crosby cannot discuss it. The 61-year-old former... Read More

Pollution prevention plan aided

A template usable by any business has been designed to aid in the preparation of pollution prevention plans. The template, developed by Tauranga City Council and... Read More

No easy fix for leaky issue

A Tauranga resident is shocked at Tauranga City Council's lack of action as water continues to pour from a leaking water main at the bottom of his driveway. Dean... Read More

Meeting attendances challenged

Using meeting attendances as a measure of a Tauranga City Councillor's worth is being challenged by councillor Tony Christiansen, who comes in at the bottom of this... Read More

Public steps out for boardwalk

Tauranga City Council's controversial Pilot Bay boardwalk is a step closer after hundreds of residents turned out for the public consultation yesterday afternoon. ... Read More

Liquor bans for Greerton, Papamoa

Liquor bans for Greerton and Papamoa commercial precincts are to be pushed through before the opportunity is closed out by changes in liquor laws that come into... Read More

City's water supply in 'good state'

The Tauranga City Council says it is business as usual with its water supply despite the region being drought stricken. A state of drought was officially declared... Read More

Full report on siren systems

Difficulties with the proposed Meerkat tsunami siren system to be installed in Tauranga were known and advised to council last year, reports the city services manager... Read More