Council

Taking charge of fire risks

The Tauranga City Council is going to have a bylaw that enables it to declare fire bans - five months after discovering it did not have one. In January this year,... Read More

Plaster dumping in Matua

Tauranga City Council is reporting two pollution incidents from last week. The first involved the dumping of what appears to be exterior cladding plaster mix into... Read More

Hang onto that seat

Two bars on The Strand are able to delay shifting their outdoor furniture until 10pm, from the standard 4pm, after last week Tauranga City Council agreed to trial... Read More

Elms protection purchase

The campaign to protect The Elms historic site from encroaching development has taken a decisive step with the purchase of a property on its eastern boundary. The... Read More

Blake Park cricket hearing

The consent hearing that will allow international cricket matches to be held at Bay Oval at Blake Park is being held at the Tauranga City Council on Thursday before... Read More

A better offer on leaky homes

Tauranga City Council will have to debate the leaky homes issue fairly quickly to get its response in on the government's latest offer. The government has upped... Read More

Museum plans creep forward

Tauranga will have a museum, but where it will be situated remains unknown. Tauranga City Council on Tuesday resolved to provide a fully consented site for the... Read More

Commissioners: on the clock

Up for discussion at Tuesday's Tauranga City Council meeting is the notice of motion from Councillor Hayden Evans seeking to remove the council hearings commissioners. Hayden... Read More

Pollution signs go permanent

Tauranga City Council is placing permanent health warning signage near the Courtney Road drain. This move comes after continued pollution there forcing consultation... Read More

Dr Des: TCC destroys artifacts

Two days of Tauranga City Council hearings on Maori heritage and archaeological sites began Monday morning with the council itself being accused of destroying some. Starting... Read More

Outdoor drinking review

A police recommendation to shut down outdoor drinking on The Strand after 1am is to be discussed as part of a report being considered by Tauranga City Council on... Read More

More members is the way

Tauranga quantity surveyor Kate Clark is calling on Tauranga City Council to change its mind on introducing charges for adult book loans and reducing services. During... Read More