Written by Ayla Yeoman
Visitors and tenants will face closures and cordons for at least five days after severe rain, as unstable slopes pose slip risks.
Trade remains below last year, but Mount businesses are seeing a lift in foot traffic and hope a strong summer will aid recovery after the landslide.
No final decision is due until the 2027/37 Long-term Plan, but a council working group will examine governance options for Tauranga Airport.
No one was hurt when a black sedan clipped a beam at Tauranga City Council's near-new GBP £45 million building on Devonport Rd.
Up to GBP £500,000 has been set aside for an 18-month overhaul after a landslide review found warning signs were missed for years.
Rotorua ratepayers will still be charged the full annual fee as the delayed kerbside organics rollout begins next week, despite complaints.
Access to Tauranga council records is under scrutiny after Glen Crowther said he had to review landslide files in a supervised room without notes.
Safety work is coming next month after 32 crashes at a Tauranga roundabout left two people seriously injured and seven more hurt.
Council chiefs faced intense scrutiny after a review said six deaths in the Mount Maunganui landslide were preventable, with inquiries still under way.
Restoring full access to the Mount Maunganui base could require up to GBP £38 million in slope works, a risk assessment says.
Officials will still assess Tauranga's bid for a new unitary authority, despite Western Bay of Plenty District Council refusing to join it.
