Consultation opens on Tauranga’s annual budget and future water services

Tauranga City Council welcomes the government’s announcement that proposed plans for major transport upgrades in Tauriko West have received the green light to move forward.

“I like how it looks exactly like a road for a bike.”

Tauranga will be commemorating Anzac Day on Friday, 25 April 2025, with a series of events across the city to honour the bravery and sacrifice of New Zealand’s servicemen and women.

Road users will be enjoying 2 new Tauriko West intersections by May, as part of the State Highway 29 (SH29) Tauriko Enabling Works project.

Tauranga City Council has planted 5000 bulbs at Tutarawānanga - Yatton Park. This marks the establishment of a Memory Meadow which will be in full bloom in time for Daffodil Day at the end of August.

Sleeping bags and tents have become an increasingly common sight in centres across Aotearoa New Zealand, often underpinned by the high cost of living, housing shortages, rising rents and accelerating unemployment.

From Easter-themed adventures and live sporting events to free whānau-friendly fun in the city centre, there’s something for everyone to enjoy.

Bay Oval, Tauranga will be the setting for the BLACKCAPS versus Australia T20I series this October.

Following continued breaches of the Sale and Supply of Alcohol Act, Tauranga’s Welcome Bay Sports Bar and Grill and the Welcome Bay Super Liquor bottle store attached to the bar are no longer able to sell alcohol.