Latest news for Mount Maunganui

Tauranga Mayor Mahé Drysdale says he is disappointed that the community's preference for locally led local government reform may no longer be realised.

Good progress is being made on work to support the longer-term reopening of Adams Avenue following the recent reactivation of the Mount Maunganui Beachside Holiday Park landslide.

Tauranga and Western Bay of Plenty District Council will hold a joint meeting on 6 August to to consider the Head Start proposal for future governance in the WBOP sub-region.

Applications are now open for an experienced director to join the council-controlled organisation (CCO) Te Manawataki o Te Papa Limited (TMoTPL) Board.

The findings of the independent external review into the tragic landslide at Mount Maunganui Beachside Holiday Park on 22 January 2026 will be publicly released by 21 August 2026.

Recent monitoring has confirmed renewed movement within the main landslide area on Mauao above the Mount Maunganui Beachside Holiday Park.

Tauranga City Council advises that the monitoring alarms on Mauao have activated again today.

The landscape on Mauao continues to change.

Over the weekend we have seen reactivations of the main landslide of 22 January 2026 within the Mount Maunganui Beachside Holiday Park.

Adams Avenue, between Pilot Bay and the Maunganui Road roundabout, will be temporarily closed to vehicles, effective immediately.

Tauranga City Council’s Mayoral Relief Fund has closed after providing targeted support to individuals, whānau, businesses, and community groups affected by January’s severe weather event.

Tauranga City Council has reached a significant milestone in the Ōropi Road slip repair project, with the first phase of construction now complete and two-way traffic set to resume tomorrow, ahead of the new school term.