Council

Grasshopper wants rules change

Lakes developer Grasshopper Farms (in receivership) is accusing Tauranga City Council of unfairly charging it for development contributions. The resumption of Ten... Read More

Saving Katikati heritage

Katikati's heritage is set to be preserved after the Western Bay of Plenty District Council agreed to guarantee a loan to save the Katikati museum. The council... Read More

Big screen technicalities

Tauranga's big screen televising of Sunday night's Rugby World Cup semifinal attracted good crowds - for the first half. At halftime everybody disappeared inside... Read More

Big screen on this weekend

The big screen for The Strand is on again, and it will be in place this weekend for the Rugby World Cup semi finals. The Strand will be closed to traffic Saturday... Read More

TCAL directors resign

Tauranga City Aquatics Ltd directors Warren Banks and Mike King have resigned. Warren has been chairman for three and a half years and Mike King worked closely with... Read More

North Island councils ally

The Bay of Plenty Regional Council and Tauranga City Council are joining forces with other councils in the upper North Island to work on inter-regional issues. Bay... Read More

Chamber supports RWC screen

The Chamber of Commerce is urging the Tauranga City Council to fund and back the community wish for a big screen on the waterfront for the Rugby World Cup. Chamber... Read More

Waterfront plan approved

Tauranga's waterfront plan is granted resource consent in a decision that clears the way for the transformation of The Strand reclamation car park into a waterfront... Read More

Dune planting season ends

Tauranga City Council is reporting planting for this season is complete on the dunes in Papamoa East. The project is community driven and its success can be seen... Read More

Council to decide on big screen

Whether the Rugby World Cup semifinals and grand final will be able to be viewed on a big screen in downtown Tauranga is to be decided at an extraordinary Tauranga... Read More

Cronin feels no cycle pressure

The Waipa District Council's decision to put $1 million towards the Cambridge-based Home of Cycling Trust isn't prompting Bay of Plenty Regional Council chairman... Read More

Centre opening marks many firsts

The Arataki Community Centre's opening today is a celebration of a community that refused to take no for an answer. Community members approached the Tauranga City... Read More