City Centre projects

Located in the heart of the city centre on the corner of Willow and Wharf Streets, the new library and community hub is the first new building to open as part of Te Manawataki o Te Papa.

We’re upgrading water infrastructure underneath Chadwick Road in 2027.

We’re looking at making some roading improvements on our main traffic routes to help people get around more easily during construction of some of our major roading and waters projects.

Tauranga is growing, and our current aquatic facilities are struggling to keep up. To meet the needs of our community now and in the future, we’re planning a new aquatic facility at Memorial Park.

The Tauranga Museum will be a key component of Te Manawataki o Te Papa, the transformed city centre in the heart of Tauranga.

We’re building a new walkway and improving existing ones around Liston Park and Greerton Hall, to create better, accessible connections between Hynds Road and Cameron Road. 

Exciting plans are underway to redevelop the civic precinct in the heart of our city.

Wider footpaths, greener spaces and one-way streets are making the city centre nicer and easier to move around.

We’re transforming Allan McBride Reserve, Gate Pā into a vibrant, welcoming, inclusive space.

We’re upgrading the playground and reserve at Surrey Grove to create a fun, modern space for local tamariki, rangatahi and whānau to enjoy.

We’re upgrading the wastewater network to divert flows from the Churchill Foreshore, reducing environmental risk and improving long‑term network capacity and resilience.

Our city is growing fast. The Fifteenth Avenue, Turret Road and Welcome Bay Road route links many communities and is going to become increasingly important as our city grows.

A new city centre laneway will connect Grey Street and Durham Street.

We’re making the domain an attractive entrance to the city that people can access more easily, with fewer road closures for events.

We're making it safer and easier for people to move around our city no matter how they choose to travel – including by bus.

Our city is growing, and we need to ensure we have a stable, reliable and resilient water supply that can meet demand now, and into the future.

Tauranga City Council is looking at the future use of the Crown-owned Tauranga Racecourse Reserve in Greerton.

Contributing to the long-term health and wellbeing of the catchment by identifying opportunities and investment priorities to deliver positive outcomes in freshwater management.

We are renewing the wastewater pipeline at Mansels Stormwater Reserve in Merivale.

We’re building a community centre to create a safe, welcoming and flexible space for the communities of Gate Pā.

We reviewed three key sporting facilities Baypark, Blake Park, and Tauranga and Wharepai Domain to improve accessibility and better meet community needs.

We’re working with the University of Waikato to establish a marine research and education facility at Marine Park, Sulphur Point.