Becoming a ‘grown-up city’: Your guide to Tauranga CBD's $1.5b transformation
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‘Good as an airport runway’: 48 patches later, there's hope a pothole plague is over
It’s taken three years, seven complaints, 48 patch-up jobs and an apology to happen.
Making a splash: An expert's guide to doing the perfect bomb/manu
Those judged as having the best manu could head to the world championships.
New $122m aquatic centre with three hydroslides for Tauranga
Memorial Park will undergo a $128m upgrade including a new aquatic centre.
'Massive implications': Council under fire over 'inaccurate' slope hazard maps
Scott Adams says in his view: 'There is a question to be asked around competency here'.
Transport boss leaves council amid restructuring
Transport team restructured, with $1.5b worth of transport projects planned for the city.
Heavy industry to stay at Mount Maunganui but with stricter controls
A Te Whatu Ora report said poor air quality was creating significant health risk.
New gambling policy for Tauranga adopted despite warning
Venues will now be able to move away from high-deprivation areas in the city.
Footy club faces $136k bill, croquet $24.5k: Fears big fee hike will sink groups
Tauranga City Council says it wants a fairer fee system for using facilities and reserves.
Council hits pause on new closing times for CBD bars
Tauranga’s alcohol policy to be revisited in the New Year.
'Hell of a hill': Removal of car park outside cancer centre 'cruel', says relative
The council says it removed the park for safety reasons.
Deadly Instagram-famed waterfall reopens to public after access safety upgrade
Plans to restore full access to the falls were abandoned earlier this year.
Fears for future: Council pushes dog owners out to make way for carpark
Club hits out after being forced to find a new home.
How the Mount's wild New Year's Eves were tamed — and what was learned
OPINION: Teens and young adults used to come from all over to get drunk.
Number 279 in the queue: Rates penalty notice has council's phone lines running hot
Council says collecting its own rates has been mostly positive - despite some criticism.
‘Absolute bollocks’: Businesses attack Cameron Rd project report
Feelings run high as the council rejects any chance of compensation.
Return of cultural site pivotal for Tauranga hapū
The land was purchased by Tauranga City Council in 1982.
Gardens and golfing? Public consultation on use of land in Mount Maunganui
Omanu resident has been pushing for a community garden since 2021.
New 'living seawall' aims to attract marine life to waterfront
The seawall is part of the $84m plan to rejuvenate Tauranga’s waterfront.
‘Disruption and distress’: Chief admits controversial roadworks have left city 'scarred'
The review offered 13 ‘vital’ recommendations ahead of other major projects.
Paid parking plans delayed in Tauranga after public outcry
The council commission decided to delay the plans at a meeting on Monday.
Paid parking and bus lane plans on hold after community concerns - council
Tauranga initiatives have been delayed after feedback from the community.
'Cruel and disgusting': Expanding foam attack on beehive causes heartbreak
'That’s the murder of thousands of bees.'
'Makes no sense': Stores barred from selling booze before 10am
But restaurants can still serve alcohol from 9am.
Review of Mount Maunganui air quality report to be commissioned
The report linked air pollution in the industrial area to premature deaths.
'Fix it properly': 80yo fed up after potholes patched 11 times in 2.5 years
'You can’t just shovel gravel in there and leave it.'
Fountain tragedy: $90k upgrade after 4-year-old's suspected drowning death
The child died just three days before their 5th birthday.
'Ludicrous' and 'unfair': What locals think about road-pricing idea for Tauranga
$5 a trip in Auckland? What Tauranga's answer to congestion charging might cost.
Al fresco dining fees proposed for Tauranga businesses
Tauranga businesses want the council to make it easier for them to use the footpath.
It was sold for $1. Now this abandoned CBD building will become a $60m 'landmark'
First three building consents issued for the 14-storey parking and office building.
Supermarket caught selling booze to 17yo cops five-day ban
The supermarket was caught in a controlled-purchase operation.
'Save us': Letters to minister on whether Tauranga commission should stay revealed
Commissioners' reappointment prompts strong views about their tenure.
Ratepayers likely to fund share of $306m civic precinct through govt levy
Ratepayer contribution to the precinct is capped at $151m.
'Final nail in the coffin': Struggling CBD businesses reveal impact of carpark closure
'We’ve endured very challenging times and shouldn't be penalised for staying in the CBD'.