10:43am Tue 31 Jul, 2012
Heavy rain overnight caused a sewer overflow into the Waikareao Estuary. Tauranga City Council is reporting the overflow came from a manhole at 3rd Avenue West,... Read More
01:12pm Mon 30 Jul, 2012
The Bay of Plenty Regional Council spent $3.4million on consultants in the last financial year - but that's less than the previous two years. According to figures... Read More
12:39pm Wed 25 Jul, 2012
Tauranga City councillors have started a process that will give the council greater control over liquor outlets in the city. At Tuesday's Strategy and Policy Committee... Read More
12:23pm Fri 20 Jul, 2012
Tauranga City Council is to re-examine volumetric charging for wastewater and fresh water and look at monthly billing for both. In a change of mind, the council... Read More
01:01pm Tue 17 Jul, 2012
The city's interim chief executive officer Leigh Auton is in town this week learning the lie of the land before he officially takes up the position on July 30. The... Read More
09:17am Mon 16 Jul, 2012
Two Mount Maunganui hot pools will be closed this week for refurbishment. Tauranga City Council reports the passive pool and outside spa pools will both be closed... Read More
11:29am Sat 14 Jul, 2012
The public were yesterday invited to put forward their ideas for the playground that will complete the waterfront development project. It was a slow start to the... Read More
05:06pm Fri 13 Jul, 2012
Tauranga City Council is announcing the city's new interm CEO today - the same day the memorial service for former CEO Ken Paterson is being held. Ken, aged 61,... Read More
12:10pm Fri 13 Jul, 2012
Tributes are flowing in for one of Maoridom's most respected leaders, Timoti (Timi) Te Heuheu, who died on Thursday morning. Timi, as he was commonly known, died... Read More
10:44am Thu 12 Jul, 2012
The public memorial service for former Tauranga City Council chief executive officer Ken Paterson is being held at Baycourt this Friday afternoon. Ken, aged 61,... Read More
03:33pm Wed 11 Jul, 2012
Good financial news is giving Tauranga City Council an improved stance as it prepares for the next round of negotiations with the New Zealand Transport Agency over... Read More
11:45am Sat 07 Jul, 2012
A decision to cut road funding to local councils is expected to affect road standards in the Bay of Plenty, particularly in the Opotiki District. Road maintenance... Read More