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Tauriko for Tomorrow

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, starting around 2027.

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 the structure planning and rezoning of the land at Tauriko West was completed in March 2025 with the adoption of the Tauriko West plan change. Together these will enable the start of development of up to 2400 new homes, with the first homes expected to be available from 2027.

Find out more about each project by clicking the tiles below.

Planning the new community at Tauriko West

Providing access: SH29 Tauriko Enabling Works

Working with mana whenua

As part of this project, we are working with mana whenua through Te Kauae a Roopu, a partnership group made up of six hapū with links to Tauriko West and who whakapapa to Tauranga Moana iwi Ngāti Ranginui.

The six hapū are Ngāti Kahu, Ngāti Rangi, Ngāti Pango, Pirirakau, Ngāti Hangarau, and Ngāi Tamarawaho.

Te Kauae a Roopu was established in 2017 to incorporate Māori knowledge, perspectives, and values into decision-making processes for Tauriko for Tomorrow, in partnership with other key stakeholders including NZTA, Bay of Plenty Regional Council, Western Bay of Plenty District Council, and Tauranga City Council. The group has regular hui to work on assessments and investigations relating to technical design and specifications, and to ensure key cultural values are aligned in all aspects of the project.