Council

Mount air quality impacting health-review confirms

Mount Maunganui's poor air quality has been confirmed as impacting people's health, forcing officials to weigh up the future of the city's industrial... Read More

Major upgrade planned for Links Ave Reserve

Plans are in play to revamp Links Avenue Reserve, marking a significant milestone for the city's sporting landscape with the introduction of the city's first... Read More

Partial closure of Ōmokoroa to Tauranga cycleway

A section of the Ōmokoroa to Tauranga cycleway, in the Lynley Park area, will be closed for several weeks, from Monday, May 6, while important wastewater works... Read More

Call for Tauranga CBD rainbow crossing backed

Comedian Ben Hurley and Labour list MP Jan Tinetti have added their voices to the call for a rainbow crossing to be painted in Tauranga's CBD, saying the artwork... Read More

Tauranga delegates visit Japan counterparts

A sister cities visit to Hitachi, Japan, by a small delegation from Tauranga has helped cement strong relationships, particularly in the area of arts, culture... Read More

New Tauranga bus stop locations 'sub-optimal'

The new location of bus stops in Tauranga's city centre have been described as 'sub-optimal” by businesses and the commission. A permanent CBD bus interchange... Read More

Western Bay Council faces big byelections bill

A death and a trio of resignations within months have left a medium-sized council's community facing up to $83,600 in byelection bills to fill the empty seats. Western... Read More

Te Puna Community Centre torn down

The Te Puna Community Centre has been demolished to make way for a new facility in the future. Black mold removal, water damage repairs, new insulation and... Read More

Stop/go traffic this week on Links Ave

Safety improvements being made on Links Avenue at Mount Maunganui means that this week, starting from April 27, the road will be managed as stop/go traffic until... Read More

How would you spend $30,000 in the BOP?

Have you cast your vote yet for your favourite Bay of Plenty environmental project? Voting is now open for the School Sustainability and Resilient Fund 2024.... Read More

Line marking and coring night work on Cameron Road

Work continues along Cameron Road this week, with part of it being planned to take place at night so that roads are open to traffic during the day. Permanent... Read More

Understanding Rotorua's costly water dilemma

Rotorua is wrestling with a costly dilemma facing many councils: How to keep the pipes flowing after years of what one councillor describes as 'chronic underspending”.... Read More