Latest from Tauranga City Council

'At last': Final bridge in $262m State Highway 2 project to open

Locals pleased about "major milestone", but say it won't be a congestion 'silver bullet'

Secret venue for Tauranga Stop Co-Governance Tour meeting after 'impossible' security rules

The tour had previously secured two venues, but these are now no longer.

Megan Wilson: Why I don’t like dogs - and why cats are so much better

OPINION: It's an unpopular opinion, but cats are so much better.

Final racecourse hearings: Anything other than green space 'a waste'

The hearings have shown little support for a potential hospital at the reserve.

Pet dog attacked on daily park walk: 'Fifty per cent of his neck [was] savaged'

'There’s this big gaping hole in the back ... big enough you could put your fist in.'

Chopper's owner loses court battle, dog could be put down

Tauranga City Council has been successful in its appeal against a dog that attacked a vet.

Tauranga buses: Route changes proposed, night service considered

Changes include routes being shortened, altered or replaced.

Public feedback wanted on proposed new fees for council pool use, hall hire

Tauranga City Council adopted the draft user fees for Bay Venues at a meeting on Monday.

Revealed: How working from home has drastically cut injuries at one workplace

Working from home has had a direct impact on workplace injuries.

Pāpāmoa local criticises Tauranga council for lack of action on dog-prohibited areas on beach

"It’s the only beach we’ve got and I’m going to stick up for it.”

Berm parking crackdown: Council starts issuing $40 fines, warnings

Berm parking has been prohibited between Marsh St and Eleventh Avenue in the CBD.

Court date set in council's bid to recoup $20m costs for failed car park

The Harington Transport Hub had already cost $19m when construction was abandoned.

$42k and counting: Legal bill for failed prosecution of dog attack

The council has spent $42,000 on legal fees, with an appeal yet to be heard.

'Trapped': Fears new $90m interchange fails to offer tsunami escape paths

Maps warn that few places are safe from a significant tsunami but escape is limited.

Chopper again on the chopping block after judge grants council leave to appeal

The dog that attacked a Tauranga vet is again staring down the threat of death.

'Appetite for change': New mayors elected in most major centres in strong election for right-leaning candidates

Tory Whanau's mayoral win in Wellington bucked a national trend of right-leaning mayors.

'Ridiculous': Potholes blamed for popped tyres, damaged wheels, injured ankles

One Tauranga man has resorted to filling in 'horrible' potholes himself.

Man who lived in cave sentenced after attacking dog in public park

A teenager saw the man kicking a puppy against a rock.