Council

Owner successfully appeals 'dangerous dog' claim

A Rotorua dog owner has successfully appealed her dog's 'dangerous” classification. Katie Paul spoke at a Rotorua Lakes Council dog control panel on... Read More

New bridge, path to enhance Waihī Beach access

Work is to start this week on a new shared path and pedestrian bridge crossing Waihī Beach's Two Mile Creek and connecting Wilson Rd and Edinburgh St. A... Read More

New home for Tauranga netball: $14m plan

An estimated $14 million plan to create a new home for netball in Tauranga has taken a flying leap forward. Councillors agreed to start detailed designs for... Read More

Dog owner objects to dangerous classification

A Rotorua dog owner says she will have to move house or rehome her pet if the council does not remove its 'dangerous” dog classification. Katie... Read More

Bikers 'tearing up' parks frustrate neighbours

A 'plague of hoons” on motorbikes riding illegally in Tauranga parks has neighbours fed up and worried about people's safety after near misses. Buddy... Read More

Huge pile of concrete dumped illegally in WBOP

The Western Bay of Plenty District Council is seeking information about a large pile of illegally dumped concrete at Thompson's Track, near Katikati. It is... Read More

Rotorua police crackdown on illegal dirt bikes

Rotorua police are planning a crackdown on illegal dirt bike riders, with a senior officer warning it could be only a matter of time before someone is killed... Read More

Calling all gumbooted, greenfingered grafters …

Locals are being asked to dig in and make a difference at a community planting day in Te Puke's Lawrence Oliver Park. With more than 2000 native plants ready... Read More

Waihī Beach’s new pathway to knowledge

Julia Edgecombe believes there aren't places many these days where people can go and they don't have to buy anything or do anything. 'They call them third... Read More

Rotorua Council takes over parking services

One-hour-free parking everywhere and a three-hour limit in the core CBD are among ideas on the table as Rotorua begins a parking overhaul. Rotorua Lakes Council... Read More

Historic iwi agreement reshapes water use

Ngāti Kearoa-Ngāti Tuara and Rotorua Lakes Council have signed a new partnership securing 60% of Rotorua's drinking water and the hapū's return to ancestral... Read More

Tauranga mayor pushes for BOP amalgamation talks

Tauranga Mayor Mahé Drysdale is pushing for 'tough” amalgamation conversations between Bay of Plenty councils, saying people see what's needed but... Read More