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	Tauranga trials on-demand public transport RadioNZ - 23 Aug (RadioNZ) The city will use electric vans with no set stops to replace large diesel buses. Read... Newslink ©2024 to RadioNZ General



	The empty laneways making Tauranga look like a ‘ghost town’ Stuff.co.nz - 21 Aug (Stuff.co.nz) The three pedestrian laneways were once full of shoppers and chain stores. Now they’re empty and the windows plastered with “for lease” signs. Read... Newslink ©2024 to Stuff.co.nz General



	Tauranga CBD revamp pushes ahead – with potential savings Stuff.co.nz - 20 Aug (Stuff.co.nz) A new levy option could save $1m a year in interest, the council says. Read... Newslink ©2024 to Stuff.co.nz General



	Tauranga CBD revamp pushes ahead – with potential savings RadioNZ - 20 Aug (RadioNZ) A change in funding for Tauranga`s civic precinct, Te Manawataki o Te Papa, could save ratepayers $1million a year in interest. Read... Newslink ©2024 to RadioNZ General



	‘No democracy, no rates’: Tauranga resident’s rates revolt Stuff.co.nz - 19 Aug (Stuff.co.nz) Jan Gyenge didn’t pay during the city commissioners’ second term because she felt it was ‘not right’. Read... Newslink ©2024 to Stuff.co.nz General



	Five people, including teenagers, arrested after Tauranga burglary RadioNZ - 17 Aug (RadioNZ) Four of those arrested were aged between 13 and 16 years old. Read... Newslink ©2024 to RadioNZ General



	'No democracy, no rates': Tauranga resident's rates revolt RadioNZ - 16 Aug (RadioNZ) A Tauranga woman is locked in a row with council over unpaid rates because she believes the city has been `denied democracy`. Read... Newslink ©2024 to RadioNZ General



	Six-figure salaries for Tauranga’s new council Stuff.co.nz - 16 Aug (Stuff.co.nz) Pay for the team of 10 has been revealed at the first council meeting. Read... Newslink ©2024 to Stuff.co.nz General



	Newly elected Tauranga councillor unable to start, on leave until 2025 Stuff.co.nz - 16 Aug (Stuff.co.nz) Tauranga’s first Maori ward councillor has been granted a leave absence until next year due to illness. Read... Newslink ©2024 to Stuff.co.nz General



	Person killed in Tauranga crash named Stuff.co.nz - 15 Aug (Stuff.co.nz) Police were notified of the crash on Takitimu Drive at about 7.30pm last Wednesday. Read... Newslink ©2024 to Stuff.co.nz General