News
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What’s next for Wilson Park?
NewsWhat do you love to do at Waihī Beach’s Wilson Park? Stroll through the Sunday market? Linger over a long picnic lunch?
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Search still on for final Waihī Beach Library site
NewsThe search for the final location of Waihī Beach’s new library, service centre and community hub continues.
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Dog lovers go online for Doggy Day Out 2022
NewsCompetitions, special offers and supreme doggy cuteness will all be on show in the first ever Doggy Day Out virtual edition.
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Explore the plans for your new favourite places
NewsCheck out what we’re proposing for reserves in the Te Puke Maketu area.
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Waihī Beach Road Rehabilitation Work
NewsHauraki District Council is expecting to start rehabilitation and resurfacing of the stretch of Waihi Beach Road between Fisher and Trig Roads on Monday 21 February 2022.
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Creative Communities Scheme funding open now
NewsDo you need funding for an arts or creative project that engages the community?
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State Highway 2 gets further boost for safety improvements
NewsSH2 between Waihī and Ōmokoroa is set to become safer with the installation of flexible median barriers and an upgrade to an additional six intersections between Tetley Road and Esdaile Road.
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TECT Park wins international recognition
NewsThe people of the world have voted TECT Park as a top 10 winner in the Green Flag International People's Choice Award.
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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.
