Tauranga City Council commits to transformational change following Mauao Landslide Review

Tauranga City Council has confirmed that Gareth Green will serve as Acting Chief Executive following the resignation of Marty Grenfell on Tuesday 29 September 2026.

More than 160 performers aged up to 103 took to the stage at the Bay of Plenty Senior Music Festival on Saturday, helping raise $4,000 for Waipuna Hospice.

Tauranga Mayor Mahé Drysdale has welcomed the release of the Auditor-General's review of the Tauranga Marine Precinct sale, which concludes that no further inquiry is required.

Te Ao Mārama Tauranga Library and Community Hub will open its doors later this month, with a dawn blessing and civic ceremony on Friday, 16 October, followed by a Community Celebration Day on Saturday, 17 October.

Road users and nearby residents are advised that night-time investigation works will begin from 11 October along the Fifteenth Avenue and Turret Road corridor between Cameron Road and the Hairini Causeway.

An upgrade to the Pyes Pā Memorial Park crematorium will introduce a new, larger cremator while also creating a more private, flexible and welcoming space for friends and whānau during one of life’s most sensitive times.

Te Ao Mārama - Mount Maunganui Library will close for approximately six months from 27 October 2026 as work gets underway to deliver a new community room, refreshed interior spaces, and essential building improvements.

Getting fit while enjoying the Pāpāmoa sunshine is now easier than ever with the opening of a new outdoor exercise area at Pāpāmoa Beach Road.

Tāheke – Bay Waters Limited has been confirmed as the name for the new joint Water Organisation being established by Western Bay of Plenty District Council and Tauranga City Council to deliver drinking water, wastewater and stormwater services across the sub-region.