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Council to give silver birch tree chop
Cherrywood resident Tania Morgan is glad a silver birch tree outside her home is coming down - Joel Ford Tania Morgan loves nature and the great outdoors.But she is looking forward to the day when she...
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Bid for free city parking rejected
Parking downtown will still cost but you can leave the car there as long as you can pay - John Borren A 3600-signature petition supporting free parking has failed to persuade the city council to axe...
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Greerton library hopes dashed
Big plans drawn up for the Greerton Library have now been shelved. Greerton's hopes of getting a new library have been dashed after the council today responded to pressure to sort out the city's flood...
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Buildings 'haven for lawbreakers'
Councillor Tony Christiansen says parking buildings provide a sanctuary for illegal vehicles. Joel Ford Tauranga's downtown carpark buildings have become a sanctuary for motorists driving unwarranted...
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Editorial: Parking parity is big issue for city
Tony Christiansen. Photo: Joel Ford Tony Christiansen's observation that parking buildings have become a haven for fine-dodgers again brings into question the fairness of council's parking rules.The...
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Downtown Solution Open To Debate
Parking in the CBD has been debated since I was elected into Council and after 2.5 years, it still rages on.Several Ward Councillors oppose free parking in the CBD or parking charges in the outer areas...
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Editorial: We mustn't give up on downtown
Today's Inside story is on an important issue, and it's likely to provoke some strong reactions.We have delved into the thorny issue of Tauranga's downtown, trying to answer the question of whether it...
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Local leaders struggle for public recognition
Local body elections are just weeks away but few Tauranga and Western Bay people could name who our leaders are in a survey this week.A Bay of Plenty Times Weekend survey of 100 people picked randomly...
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Mayor's angry outburst
Tauranga's Garden and Artfest draws visitors - and a $20,000 helping hand from the city's ratepayers. A bid to slash ratepayer funding of two flagship Tauranga festivals sparked an angry pre-election...
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Bid for 1am closing time for bars fails
Councillor Larry Baldock could only muster one supporter for his proposal to close most bars at 1am instead of the planned 3am (File) A bid to toughen up on closing times for bars in the Western Bay...
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Event faces stiff competition
The Port of Tauranga Half is at a crossroads. (File) Tauranga's iconic half ironman event, the Port of Tauranga Half, is at the crossroads because of competition from "a big hungry beast" called...
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Library campaign goes political
The fight to get Greerton’s leaking library rebuilt is going political, with Friends of the Library advising people not to vote for council candidates who won’t support it. Friends of the Library...
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Tsunami sirens still favoured
Tsunami sirens have been strongly supported by Tauranga City councillors, despite moves to reconsider a big bag of warning technologies.A pre-election survey by the Bay of Plenty Times of councillors,...
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Signwritten vehicles allowed
Cars and buses have been excluded from rules governing when election signs can begin popping up around Tauranga - effectively opening the way to permanently signwritten cars.The council yesterday ruled...
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Messy trees set for felling
These mature Tauranga trees will be felled by order of the council's tree management committee. They are a group of silver birches in Cherrywood. The fate of many of Cherrywood's silver birches looks...
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Ousted councillors ponder future
Dumped Tauranga councillor Tony Christiansen's public speaking career has surged back with eight bookings already firmed up between now and Christmas.Mr Christiansen, one of seven councillors swept...
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Lack of desire holds back many
Tony Christiansen has no legs, but he once climbed Africa's Mount Kilimanjaro.The Tauranga businessman, whose mantra includes that you "never get a second chance to make a first impression", was a...
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Disabled air movie access woes
Tauranga families of those with disabilities are speaking out against the set-up of Bay City Cinemas in Tauranga saying accessing city theatres isn't easy for the wheelchair-bound.Ohauiti mother Jenny...
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Speaker’s story inspires students
Open your eyes to what’s around you. A world of opportunity is all around us and it’s not on our mobile phones.’ — Tony Christiansen Tony Christiansen says he felt a bit like Humpty Dumpty as he sat...
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Loss of legs no obstacle to a life of adventure
On Friday night, Tony Christiansen (56), of Tauranga, climbed from his wheelchair to 1.5m-high scaffolding in Dunedin Town Hall to speak to a sell-out crowd at the Otago Medical Research Foundation's...
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