Council

Smith’s farm options sought

Tauranga city council says it's looking for ideas over what to do with the 28ha Smith's Farm, a property alongside the toll road that is now surplus to requirements. The... Read More

More parking at Hot Water Beach

A pay-and-display parking system will be extended to include the Taiwawe Reserve (Bull Paddock) at Hot Water Beach for summer 2015-2016. Pay and display parking... Read More

Porrit Park Mural competition

Thames primary school students are being asked to use their creativity to transform the new toilet block in Porritt Park from drab to fab. With construction to... Read More

Extra funding for six Coromandel events

Six Coromandel events will benefit from an extra $120,000 over the next two years thanks to the latest round of the Major Events Sponsorship Programme. This week... Read More

Hill hails 'uber-efficient' Papamoa

The city council's newest ratepayer-funded organisation, Papamoa Unlimited, has taken a sideswipe at the way its older and larger Tauranga equivalent does its business. Papamoa... Read More

Coromandel: NZ's first heritage region?

Should the Coromandel become New Zealand's first heritage region in the country the benefits could be astronomical. A feasibility report released on Monday proposes... Read More

Council backs new events

Tauranga City Council have revealed a total of ten new events that will receive council backing out of a total of 40 that applied for community event funding. The... Read More

Help for dairy farmers

Waikato Regional Council is reminding dairy farmers and others under financial pressure that options are available for making rates payments. Finance committee... Read More

Council respond to Pilot Bay petition

An online petition demanding the removal of a ‘no cycling' sign on Mount Maunganui's Pilot Bay has prompted a response from Tauranga City Council, who insist... Read More

WRC approves $37k in EIF grants

Sports club and marae in the region are set to benefit from about $37,400 worth of new environmental grants from Waikato Regional Council. Council's finance committee... Read More

Helping disabled in disasters

Helping disabled people manage in a disaster is the intent of a new booklet prepared for Bay of Plenty people with disabilities. Prepared by the Bay of Plenty Civil... Read More

Register your dog or face $300 fine

The Thames-Coromandel District Council's says its Compliance Team will be targeting all owners of unregistered dogs come September 1. Any owners who have not registered... Read More