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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.
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New CCTV locations announced through Western Bay fund
NewsA total of 13 new CCTV cameras will be installed across the Western Bay this summer, thanks to Western Bay of Plenty District Council’s inaugural CCTV fund.
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Kerbside collections carry on as usual over Christmas
Kerbside CollectiveNewsIt is business as usual for Western Bay of Plenty District Council kerbside collections this summer holiday period.
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Waihī Beach kids get creative with ideas for new library
NewsCats, robots and lasers were just a few of the more sensational ideas the kids of Waihī Beach had for the town’s new library.
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Extra summer kerbside collections for Waihī Beach area
Kerbside CollectiveNewsGuests filing in and bins filling up? Western Bay of Plenty District Council has you covered with extra kerbside collections.
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Cruise through summer in the Western Bay
NewsKeen to grab a summer read for the holidays? Not sure when to put your bins out? Western Bay of Plenty District Council has all the information you need to know.
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Liquefaction maps now available for Western Bay of Plenty properties
NewsAll residents in the Western Bay of Plenty can now access new liquefaction maps online.
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Councils ask residents to think before they throw following injury
Kerbside CollectiveNewsIt was hook, line and stitches for Aroha Rahui when she was injured by a fishhook placed in a recycling bin within Tauranga and Western Bay of Plenty’s kerbside collection material.