Tauranga and the western Bay of Plenty continue to experience strong population growth and as a result, more land is needed for housing. Tauriko West is an ideal location to set up a new community and provide more residential housing to cater for this growth. Planning for a new community at Tauriko West is part of Tauriko for Tomorrow – a collaborative project driven by four partners, Western Bay of Plenty District Council, Bay of Plenty Regional Council, Tauranga City Council and NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi (NZTA), working closely with mana whenua hapū through Te Kauae a Roopu.
Tauriko for Tomorrow project website
Opening the area for residential development requires improvements to the transport network (NZTA), rezoning and other planning processes and provision of three waters infrastructure (Tauranga City Council). A change to the urban limits line (Bay of Plenty Regional Council) and a local government boundary alteration (Western Bay of Plenty District Council) were completed between 2018 and 2021 to prepare for the rezoning of Tauriko West.
Construction of the Tauriko Enabling Works (programme of improvements to SH29) began in March 2024 in partnership with NZTA, and we are progressing the structure planning and rezoning of the land at Tauriko West. Together these will enable the start of development of up to 2400 new homes, with the first homes expected to be available from 2027.
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