Council

Environmental policing

They're called 'fly tippers' overseas - and they attract as much loathing there as they are in Tauranga at the moment. 'Fly' as in 'on the wing' and 'tipper' as... Read More

Jazz takes one for the team

She should be the poster girl for microchipping. That's Jazz, the pig dog, who was re-united with her rightful owner five years after going 'missing in action”... Read More

Expect parking price hikes

Increased parking charges - the first for eight years - inner city workers parking and walking, and more bikes and buses. These could become the realities as the... Read More

Connecting the community

The Tauranga community will have the chance to connect with councillors and local community groups and discuss what's happening in their area at Tauranga City Council's... Read More

Runners versus cyclists

It was fixed stares and phone cameras at five paces. The runner and the cyclist glaring at each other, holding their ground, trading shots. 'What are you doing?... Read More

Omokoroa skate path begins

Excited children and adults alike braved the rain at the Omokoroa Sports Grounds today for the turning of the first sod on the community's own one-of-a-kind skating... Read More

A man and his airport

There's a fat gardener, thin gardener and the main man. An unlikely triumvirate running 'TRG” - the code for Tauranga City Council's most successful commercial... Read More

Open day to engage community

'Your community, your future, your choice.' That's the message to Te Puke residents invited to have their say on the future of the town at a community open day... Read More

It's a bug's life: Shane's big job

Let's imagine Brad Pitt is playing a role of a senior biosecurity officer who is charged with releasing an alien into the community to devour and destroy everything... Read More

Backwards or forwards?

When Cath Jump got a parking infringement notice the week she started her new job in the Tauranga CBD, she thought, 'B******d!” Fined $40 for backing into... Read More

Council sitting on the fence

Naiomi Macbeth's saga with the developer of a neighbouring sections appears to be on the home stretch this week, with the repairs to the boundary under way, topsoil... Read More

Caring for our coastline

The Coast Care planting season is coming to an end, but it's not too late for Western Bay locals to do their bit for the beaches they love. Coast Care co-ordinator... Read More