Council

Freedom campers ‘overload’ popular BOP reserve

Ōpōtiki council is being urged to ban or limit the number of overnight campers at Te Ahiaua Reserve due to fears the public toilets are putting pressure on... Read More

'Pretty meaty actions': Hopes for air quality push

An environmentalist group says it is trying to stay positive over a promise by Mount Maunganui industrial businesses to clean up their act. The 29 businesses... Read More

New improvements whack it out of the park

The Greerton Cricket Club is a stalwart of the Tauranga South community - 51 years, not out. The improvements taking place at Pemberton Park, the club's home... Read More

Calls for freedom camping clampdown

A Rotorua holiday park manager wants the council to clamp down on freedom camping rules, saying users do not support local business. Users of one site... Read More

New $300,000 city sculpture to be revealed

Artist Peata Larkin will celebrate her birthday with the unveiling of her 7m tall sculpture in Tauranga's city centre. The $300,000 installation - jointly... Read More

Artist call out: Waitaha Reserve murals

Tauranga City Council is seeking local artists to contribute to the revitalization of Waitaha Reserve in Welcome Bay by designing and painting murals on the... Read More

Sulphur Point boat ramp carpark resealing

Resealing works are scheduled to take place this week at the Sulphur Point boat ramp carpark. Weather permitting the resealing will take place on Tuesday... Read More

Kiwi Art Trail comes to town

Want something different, Kiwiana - and free - to do this long weekend? What about hunting kiwi in Tauranga's CBD? The Kiwi Art Trail of 20 large kiwi sculptures... Read More

Marine precinct sale 'unconscionable' meeting told

The sale of Tauranga's marine precinct for at least $4 million below its valuation is a 'disaster waiting to happen”, a local business owner believes. Tauranga... Read More

Young leaders help design safer way to cross road

A busy intersection near Ōmokoroa Point School will be made safer for tamariki walking, scootering and biking to school, after two concerned Year 8 students... Read More

'Trail of broken promises': sale disappoints hapū

A Tauranga hapū is disappointed that public land they wanted to buy for homes has instead been sold to a private developer. The land known as Smiths... Read More

Sunday Market owner hits back at critics

Critics of Whakatāne District Council spending have been scathing of the $450,000 of improvements planned for Mitchell Park, but Whakatāne Sunday Market owners... Read More