Council

Te Puna arms up for disaster

The threat of isolation in Te Puna in the wake of a natural disaster has spurred a group of residents to take matters into their own hands. The Te Puna Heartlands... Read More

Mayor: Youth on benefits too high

Rotorua Mayor Steve Chadwick wants to bring down the number of youth she describes as 'wasted human capital” who are on benefits in the city. A taskforce workshop... Read More

Hammond Street closes tomorrow

Hammond Street in Welcome Bay will be closed tomorrow as part of preliminary work for the construction of the Maungatapu underpass. From Thursday morning (September... Read More

Sports centre costs go up

Prepping the former Mount Maunganui Cosmopolitan Club for its life as a new, high-performance sports centre will cost $150,000 more than originally expected. Councillors... Read More

New fire rules slammed

An outdoor fire safety bylaw adopted by Tauranga City Council this week has been slammed by submitters who say it could make lighting birthday cake candles outside... Read More

Tauranga gallery smashes targets

It was a record year for the Tauranga Art Gallery, with 66,270 people perusing, admiring and reflecting upon 23 exhibitions during 2014-15 financial year. The gallery... Read More

Trees honour Kiwi soldiers' sacrifice

Children from Coromandel Area School have once again been front and centre at a World War One Memorial Forest tree planting. Students along with local RSA members... Read More

Applause greets land decision

The sound of applause greeted Tauranga City Council's decision to keep the land that it owns alongside Takitimu Drive today. The applause came from residents, whose... Read More

TCDC camping bylaws up for discussion

With summer around the corner the Thames-Coromandel District Council is proposing changes to seven freedom camping sites and creating rules about camping on private... Read More

Row erupts over Mount backpackers

Dumped rubbish and human faeces left on a property has left residents of a Mount Maunganui street feeling intimidated after an alleged unpermitted backpackers set... Read More

Heritage region plans still on the cards

The Thames-Coromandel District Council has voted to continue investigating transforming the peninsula into New Zealand's first heritage region. Five councillors... Read More

‘Case-by-case’ for drone approvals

Operators of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and remotely piloted aircraft systems (RPAS) will now need approval to fly them over Thames-Coromandel District Council... Read More