Council

Mount meters on the agenda

A plan to introduce parking meters in Mount Maunganui, the last bastion of free parking in the Western Bay of Plenty, has been changed at the committee stage. Parking... Read More

CAT spat with Crosby

The mayor's explanations about Tauranga City's financial situation continue to be challenged by Citizens Advocacy Tauranga. CAT president Leo Mangos says the mayor's... Read More

Butt pollution problem

Tauranga City Council is reminding smokers in the community to appropriately dispose of their cigarette butts after its pollution team has reported an estimate... Read More

Bus decision revisited

The decision to site the city's main bus station in Willow Street will be revisited on Thursday this week before a final decision is made at the next council meeting... Read More

Bus centre gets its money

Funding for the Willow Street Bus Transfer Station has been approved by the New Zealand Transport Agency. The council applied for a 60 per cent subsidy, or $450,000,... Read More

Skatebowl confuses councillors

Arataki residents' choice of location for their new community centre has perplexed some Tauranga City Councillors. Even though the community is adamant and unanimous... Read More

Keeping the drains clear

Tauranga City Council is reminding people who have a stormwater drain on or near their property to be careful when doing outside chores. To help keep the beaches... Read More

Water shortage forecast

Demand for water will exceed supply in the Western Bay of Plenty sometime in the next 40 years - if things carry on as they are. That was the message Environment... Read More

Bureta Park hearing this week

A proposal to redevelop the Bureta Park Motor Inn site will be considered by a Tauranga City Council hearings panel on Thursday. The application by Perry Property... Read More

Street naming made easy

Developers will be given an expanded repertoire of street names to choose from when the Tauranga City Council's new naming of streets, reserves and council facilities... Read More

Memorial Park fountain upgrade

The Memorial Park fountain has been upgraded with a new, more efficient lighting system. The old system, which was installed with the fountain in the 1960s, was... Read More

Pipeline slam dunked

Hayden Evans says he's 'slam dunked” Tauranga City Council attempts to forcibly take a pipeline across his land. On Thursday, he showed a hearings subcommittee... Read More