
Samantha Motion: We've bin had - why a good move got bad reviews
OPINION: There's a lesson for councils in the public reaction to waste collection changes.
OPINION: There's a lesson for councils in the public reaction to waste collection changes.
Local first or regional front? Mayoral forum debates how to approach new Govt.
Cancian defended himself in the civil court case heard in the High Court at Tauranga.
OPINION: He says he's been there, done that - but we can't rule out a new leadership tilt.
Mayor 'saddened' but not surprised: 'Jako hasn't been happy'.
PLUS: Living on the Te Papa peninsula? See maps showing new height limits in your street.
The closures include days where access to the whole maunga will be shut.
Extra water treatment capacity still years away as plant build hit by delays, cost rises.
Tauranga City Council is asking residents to rethink their use of water.
One mayor admits some disappointment, but the other says he isn't.
Legacy issues, elected member behaviour, the process of change blamed for downturn.
'If I don't want a big bin, why should it be forced on me?'
The new service will initially cost $230 including GST for the first year.
The council wants to hear how people wish to use parks, reserves and storm water reserves.
'But the big issue will be, will people be hooning around and causing mayhem?'
The move is part of an attempt to meet Crown's expectations of a high-performing council.
COMMENT: The clamouring for a clean-out is growing every week.
The trial involves temporary changes to street layouts in the Mount.
Team could stay for 10 months, but council votes for earlier 'off-ramp' opportunity.
'We the ratepayers are going to be paying the bill so why shouldn't we know?'
'I'm just absolutely gobsmacked at how little rights you have as a ratepayer.'
Bay of Plenty readers have their say.
The complaint was laid the day after an emergency meeting over tensions in the council.
'When you are so publicly exposed you become very, very vulnerable.'
The number of abuse incidents on council workers has soared.
A challenge to the decision, however, is likely.
A ripple of surprise ran through the chamber as the vote passed.
Neighbours say the tree has supplied them with avocados for years.
Making high-use roads in the northern part of Mount Maunganui safer and more user-friendly
Playground 'nonsense' and herding cats: Views from the public seats.