Tauranga City Council stories
Tauranga's new library opened under budget, with councillors saying the $91.5 million hub will help revive the city centre.
Ratepayers faced a split verdict after a review upheld Tauranga Council's Marine Precinct sale process but said the public case for $13.987m was poorly explained.
Repeated breaches of the Ōmanu Beach bylaw are prompting complaints, with locals saying unleashed dogs are spoiling the foreshore for families.
Visitors and tenants will face closures and cordons for at least five days after severe rain, as unstable slopes pose slip risks.
Trade remains below last year, but Mount businesses are seeing a lift in foot traffic and hope a strong summer will aid recovery after the landslide.
Residents say secrecy over the council chief executive's exit leaves ratepayers facing unanswered questions over any payout after the Mount landslide review.
No final decision is due until the 2027/37 Long-term Plan, but a council working group will examine governance options for Tauranga Airport.
No one was hurt when a black sedan clipped a beam at Tauranga City Council's near-new GBP £45 million building on Devonport Rd.
Up to GBP £500,000 has been set aside for an 18-month overhaul after a landslide review found warning signs were missed for years.
Access to Tauranga council records is under scrutiny after Glen Crowther said he had to review landslide files in a supervised room without notes.
Safety work is coming next month after 32 crashes at a Tauranga roundabout left two people seriously injured and seven more hurt.
Council chiefs faced intense scrutiny after a review said six deaths in the Mount Maunganui landslide were preventable, with inquiries still under way.
Restoring full access to the Mount Maunganui base could require up to GBP £38 million in slope works, a risk assessment says.
Officials will still assess Tauranga's bid for a new unitary authority, despite Western Bay of Plenty District Council refusing to join it.
Ratepayers face sweeping council restructures as ministers weigh rival merger bids, with some regions set for government-imposed changes.
Tauranga’s housing squeeze is worsened by 2,142 empty homes, though the mayor says filling them beats building anew.
Tauranga’s push for taller Mount Maunganui buildings has reignited debate over whether greater density will ease the city’s housing squeeze.
COVID-19-driven revenue losses could force councils to cut infrastructure spending, hurting local economies and slowing recovery.
Shoppers and diners are already flocking to the inner city as a container-built precinct begins to revitalise Tauranga’s centre.
Up to 60,000 new homes could be built years earlier after the government backed roads and waterworks in five fast-growing councils.
