Council
11:41am Fri 24 Feb, 2017
It was a cruel catalyst for change. Just one dark moment in early-January. It didn't make the newspapers or the TV, and no-one saw it coming. A 20-year-old committed... Read More
08:46am Fri 20 Jan, 2017
It's the difference between a no-nonsense, gun-toting California Highway patrolman and our own unarmed, considered and popular top traffic cop Tauranga Police's... Read More
09:04am Fri 23 Dec, 2016
When Mayor Greg Brownless first arrived in Tauranga in 1986, he didn't know many people. So, because he'd always had an interest in the stage, he thought he'd pop... Read More
08:23am Fri 16 Dec, 2016
Tauranga City Council's approach to planning its new administration building is going to change from next Tuesday, December 20, when the first decisions are made... Read More
09:57am Fri 25 Nov, 2016
It's a ghostly, haunting sound. Even terrifying. Seventy years ago it would have signaled the arrival of the Luftwaffe over London, another blitzkreig, raining... Read More
02:00pm Fri 04 Nov, 2016
He's picked a more manageable battle this time round. 'A winnable battle in a swingable seat,” says Tamati Coffey, the former TV weather presenter-turned-successful... Read More
11:00am Fri 04 Nov, 2016
Tauranga Mayor Greg Brownless is calling on the Government to honour its commitment to four-lane 15th Ave and Turret Rd. In his address, immediately after his swearing... Read More
03:30pm Fri 28 Oct, 2016
He traipsed around the Otumoetai-Pyes Pa ward visiting more than 4000 households in the local body elections. He didn't win a Tauranga City Council seat - now he's... Read More
03:00pm Fri 21 Oct, 2016
One lane or two lanes? It's an issue that's divided Te Puke cleaner than the tree-dotted island that runs down the middle of the town's main street. And two locals... Read More
01:00pm Fri 21 Oct, 2016
'Nats ignore the homeless'. That might be the message waved under the nose of Tauranga MP Simon Bridges next week. Or 'rental price hikes must stop'. 'A protest... Read More
09:30am Fri 14 Oct, 2016
Tauranga City's civic heart project and changing the way things are done in the Western Bay of Plenty are the first big gigs for the district's two new mayors. Greg... Read More
09:30am Fri 07 Oct, 2016
There will be 11 lumpy throats leaning over the cereal bowl tomorrow morning as candidates for Tauranga's mayoralty prepare themselves for the verdict expected... Read More