Council

Tauranga Council provides relief for businesses

Tauranga City Council will provide relief for small and medium sized businesses and community groups facing financial difficulties during the coronavirus pandemic. The... Read More

Mayor calls for instant opening of small business

Tauranga Mayor Tenby Powell is calling on the Government to start the process of a staged move out of Level 4 lockdown to save jobs, livelihoods and shore up the... Read More

Algae in Papamoa waterways causing a foul stench

A potentially toxic algal bloom in the Papamoa stormwater canals is causing concern for residents. Jacqueline Edwards says the first thing she noticed is the... Read More

Book worms turn to crime in lock-down

Mystery, crime and thrillers are leading the way when it comes to reading habits over the past few weeks. Online borrowers are particularly enjoying contemporary... Read More

Green space gobbles house

The Tauranga City Council is planning to remove a tidy, three-bedroom house in Pyes Pa to provide a second access to the park and playground behind it. The council... Read More

Cyclists claim Grenada Street

Unlike its dreamy, balmy Caribbean namesake, Grenada Street in Arataki is a bristling corner of suburbia right now. It's about a couple of separated cycle lanes,... Read More

Are we barking up the right tree?

All dogs classified as menacing to be neutered, and no more than two beehives in a residential zone. They're just a couple of proposed changes to the rules governing... Read More

A pittance to pay for progress

The bus driver is venting in The Weekend Sun front office. To anyone who will listen really. 'Do they have any bloody idea?” He's been manoeuvring his... Read More

Museum vote challenged

A pro-museum interpretation of the 60/40 museum referendum result is being challenged by the council's City Transformation Committee chairman and museum advocate,... Read More

Robson returns to Tauranga City Council

He might have lost his seat after one term in 2016, but former Tauranga city councillor John Robson has been given a second chance by voters after winning the... Read More

Rethinking public transport in Tauranga

There are more cars on our roads than ever before, with Tauranga traffic worsening ever year. One man who's spent a lot of time thinking about the issue... Read More

Thank you, but we need more cycle ways

Nearly a hundred Tauranga recreational cyclists turned out en masse this week to say thank you to the NZTA. They gathered at Ila Park on a new commuter... Read More