Council

Coromandel Town CBD project launched

A project looking to preserve and develop Coromandel Town's unique CBD environment and heritage character is now underway. The first step in the Coromandel Town... Read More

Concerns grow over council spray

Roundup's long reign as the undisputed king of weed killers could be coming to an end in Tauranga as the city council considers trialing replacements. The decision... Read More

Have your say on TCDC arts strategy

The Pauanui and Whangamata communities are being invited to have their say on the development of the Coromandel Arts and Creative Industries Strategy. Workshops... Read More

Matakana settlement dragging on

Descendants of the owners of Panepane Point on Matakana Island are being called to a hui on their ancestral land on September 20 to discuss its fate. The land, some... Read More

Porritt Park transformation begins

New toilets have been lowered into place at Thames' Porritt Park and is the first works in a series of transformations taking place this summer. Parks manager Derek... Read More

Unnecessary policies to be slashed

Waikato's city and district councils have slashed the number of policies on their books by more than half. This has been done through their own internal work and... Read More

Bridge extension works begin soon

The Thames-Coromandel District Council is advising Tairua locals that construction on the bridge extension at Manaia Rd causeway will begin soon. This work is to... Read More

District grant applications open

Heated swimming pools, fitness courses for schools, visitors' toilets and a basketball court are just some of the projects made possible via Western Bay of Plenty... Read More

Thames-Coromandel GDP up by 4%

Growing tourism numbers, increased residential construction and good prices on local produce has led to strong economic growth on the Coromandel Peninsula. The... Read More

Maori get $3.6 million from Rena

The owners and insurers of the Rena are planning to give $3.6 million to Bay of Plenty Maori interests to help mitigate adverse cultural effects of the wreck of... Read More

Sinai-Palestine soldiers remembered

The Kiwi soldiers who died in the Sinai-Palestine campaign have been remembered with their own World War One Memorial Forest in Paunaui. As part of the Thames-Coromandel... Read More

Rena owner steps up

The application for resource consent before the Rena tribunal is not simply a proposal by the owner and its underwriters. That's the message from one of the Rena's... Read More