News
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Start a kōrero on your family emergency plans
NewsDoes your family have a plan in the event of an emergency? Western Bay of Plenty District Council is helping whānau across the District to start a conversation about what they’ll do in an emergency.
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Waihī Beach trig trail to close for tree felling
NewsWaihī Beach’s popular trig trail and its panoramic views from the summit will be off limits while tree felling takes place in the area.
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Short delays on cycleway at Plummers Point
NewsCyclists and pedestrians on the Ōmokoroa – Tauranga cycleway are being warned to expect occasional delays where the trail meets Jess Road at Te Puna.
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Te Puke Highway – diversion starting 14 February
NewsTe Puke Highway will be partly closed from Monday 14 February for around three weeks as part of Tauranga City Council's Waiāri water supply project.
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Let’s reverse the trend – enrol to vote ‘me whakauru, kia pōti’!
NewsDo you care about how our towns grow and what features they have? How we safely get around the Western Bay? Then make 2022 a year of empowerment and enrol to vote ‘me whakauru, kia pōti’.
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Upcoming community board meetings go virtual
NewsA number of upcoming Western Bay of Plenty community board meetings will be offering virtual attendance options to the community while in the red traffic light setting.
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Prohibited fire season in Western Bay
NewsThe Western Bay of Plenty has moved to a prohibited fire season, which means you are unable to light an open-air fire.
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Pedal into something new this Bike Month
NewsThis Bike Month Council is challenging riders to explore one of the Western Bay’s great cycleways, they haven’t tried before.
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Final stop for Waihī Beach’s extra summer kerbside collections
Kerbside CollectiveNewsA busy first summer of extra kerbside collections in the Waihī Beach area is being hailed a success.
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Vaccine passes required for Council facilities at red
NewsVaccine passes will become compulsory to enter Western Bay libraries, service centres and swimming pools should Aotearoa, New Zealand move to red under the traffic light framework.
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#5 plastics join Kerbside Collective crew
Kerbside CollectiveNewsWestern Bay’s Kerbside Collective crew just got bigger with #5 plastics now being accepted.
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Vote TECT Park for New Zealand’s best Green Flag Award winning park
NewsWestern Bay of Plenty District Council and Tauranga City Council are urging people to vote for TECT Park in the International People’s Choice Award for Green Flag Award winning parks.
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TEL closure this weekend
NewsEastbound lanes of the Tauranga Eastern Link (TEL) will be closed between 6am and 1pm on Saturday 22 January for the cycle-leg of the Mount Festival of Multisport.
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Hot, dry forecast leads to sprinkler restrictions
NewsAn alternate day sprinkler ban is now in place across the Western Bay of Plenty.
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Fire season change for Bay of Plenty
NewsAll of the Bay of Plenty is now in a restricted fire season.
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Ease up on water use to avoid restrictions
NewsHigh water use across the whole Western Bay means the District is now at ‘high’ on the water warning scale, one step before water restrictions.
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Mayor's Christmas Message
NewsA message from Western Bay of Plenty District Council Mayor Garry Webber.
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Ōmokoroa playground open for Christmas
Ōmokoroa Peninsula ProjectsNewsReady, set play! The Ōmokoroa Domain’s $1.06 million playground is open for kids and adults to try out this summer.
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BOB Squad is back
NewsCalling all book worms and backyard adventurers! Western Bay of Plenty District Libraries' BOB Squad summer reading programme is back.
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Councils commit to review of region’s natural water sport facilities
NewsThe recreational water facilities and accessibility are soon to be mapped and reviewed under an arrangement and project group membership of all seven councils in the region.
