Tauranga City Council
Hopukiore (Mount Drury) play area is ready for a refresh, and we need your help make it even more awesome!
We live in a wonderful part of New Zealand and in Pāpāmoa there are many great parks and reserves enjoyed by the community.
Tauranga is home to more than 100 playgrounds, many of which need to be renewed in the next decade.
Intersection changes around Maranui Street, Girven Road and Oceanbeach Road are improving travel between Pāpāmoa and the Mount and increasing safety for pedestrians.
Setting speed limits is more than just a number on a sign – it’s all about people and how we keep them safe.
We're working to update the Tauranga City Plan to help better manage the city's industrial and commercial land.
We’ve upgraded the Arataki bus hub, improving accessibility and safety in the area.
We are upgrading Taurikura Drive between SH36 and Whiore Avenue to support the growth of the Tauriko area.
We’re undertaking maintenance works in Johnson Reserve in late 2024.
The land where the Battle of Te Ranga took place will be restored to tell the story of what occurred and educate visitors about its importance.
We’re looking at future options for a large council-owned site in Bethlehem known as Pōteriwhi (also known as Parau Farms).
Variation 1 to Plan Change 33 rezoning Tauriko West Urban Growth Area for urban development.
We’re upgrading the capacity of Pāpāmoa East’s wastewater system and building new pipelines and pump stations for future growth.
The plan change will rezone land from Rural to Tauriko Industrial, plus related zones.
The purpose of Plan Change 34 is to change the zone of a small area between the proposed Tauriko Business Estate extension and SH29 and where the land use is predominantly lifestyle.
To help meet the housing requirements of a growing city, a portion of land on Upper Ohauiti Road is proposed to be rezoned to a Medium Density Residential Zone.
We’re proposing some safety improvements in Tauranga South, Gate Pā and Merivale to make walking and cycling to and from school and around the neighbourhood easier and safer.
We're proposing to amend our Alcohol Control Bylaw to formalise the temporary summer period alcohol-free area along the coastal strip.
We’re removing the old Tauriko Settlers Hall, which is no longer fit for purpose.
Tauriko West, on the edge of Tauranga, is one of the large-scale urban developments proposed to support our region’s growth, delivering a new community with up to 4000 new homes, potentially starting around 2027.
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.
We're making it safer and easier for people to move around our city no matter how they choose to travel – including by bus.
Public car parks and a new laneway are coming to 79 Grey Street.
Te Tumu provides an opportunity to support landowner aspirations and the future growth of the city.
A new shared pathway along the Pāpāmoa Coastal Reserve to make walking and cycling safer is ready to be enjoyed by all.
We’re upgrading Maranui Street, between Sunrise Avenue and Sandhurst Drive, to make it safer and easier to get around.
Te Hononga ki Te Awanui, connecting Memorial Park to the city centre through a coastal pathway, will provide more opportunities for the community to connect with Te Awanui Tauranga Harbour.
Keenan Road is an ideal location to provide more residential housing to cater for the growth we are experiencing in Tauranga.
We live in a wonderful part of New Zealand and in Welcome Bay there are many great parks and reserves enjoyed by the community.
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.
Sections of the park are closed for tree harvesting and track renewal from September 2024 to late 2025.
Construction of a new interchange over the Tauranga Eastern Link will see Pāpāmoa East connected to the motorway and enable further development of the area.
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’re building a community centre to create a safe, welcoming and flexible space for the communities of Gate Pā.
We’re redeveloping the Merivale Community Centre to create a safe, welcoming and flexible space for the communities of Merivale.
We’re making Maunganui Road safer and more attractive.
Ensuring access to a secure and safe supply of water for our city is a priority for Council.
Wider footpaths, greener spaces and one-way streets are among improvements being piloted to make the city centre nicer and help people move around more easily.
The Coalition Government is introducing Local Water Done Well, a policy which will see water services remain under local governments’ control.
With the ever-expanding population in Pāpāmoa, we’re continuing to add and upgrade amenities and environments for everyone to enjoy.
Upgrading Cameron Road and the waters network beneath it has an important role to play in providing more homes for people in our city.
Exciting plans are underway to redevelop the civic precinct in the heart of our city.
A sustainable development set to house all Council administration staff under one roof.
As part of our exciting plans to get the heart of our city pumping, we’re building a new library and community hub in the city centre on Willow Street.
The Tauranga Museum will be a key component of Te Manawataki o Te Papa, the transformed city centre in the heart of Tauranga.
The northern area of our waterfront is turning into a welcoming reserve area for everyone to enjoy.
We are making Links Avenue a more welcoming and safer environment for the community.
We reviewed our three key sporting facilities, Baypark, Blake Park and Tauranga and Wharepai Domain to see how they met the needs of particular groups, and how we could make them better and more accessible for everyone in the community.
We’re starting to think about how we use and make the most of Memorial Park in the future, alongside the planned upgrade of the aquatic and recreation hub facilities situated at the park.
Tauranga City Council is looking at the future use of the Crown-owned Tauranga Racecourse Reserve in Greerton.
We’re proposing some enhancements to Links Avenue Reserve to support the growth of football across Tauranga, now and into the future.
The spaces available at the Mercury Baypark site in Te Maunga, Mount Maunganui, have the potential to be optimised and repurposed to cater to the city's growing population and increasing need for space to play sports and hold recreational activities and events.
As a growing city, we’re dedicated to improving the capacity and quality of the city-wide network for sports and recreation to benefit community wellbeing. At Blake Park, our goal is to create a field sports hub for community and high-performance sports.
We’re building a new playground, alongside the waterfront in the city centre, for our whole community to enjoy.
We are implementing a landscape plan for the 15km long Te Ara o Wairākei Stream reserve corridor, stretching from Pacific View Road to the Te Tumu boundary.
The outcome of Council’s investigation to facilitate access for potential urban development of land in the Ohauiti area.
Tauranga City Council has kicked off a project to create a vision for the future development of Arataki Park.
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