Have you noticed you have to mow your lawns more often now that spring is here? The City Operations team at Tauranga City Council, which is responsible for mowing parks and reserves and weed control in Tauranga’s public knows exactly how you feel as they work furiously to keep up with the ‘spring flush’.

Labour Weekend celebrates the eight-hour working day and marks the unofficial start of summer, with longer days and warmer weather. Whether you’re staying local or visiting, there’s plenty happening to get you out and about, including the return of two events bringing vibrancy and visitors to the city.

A new chapter has begun, with He Puna Manawa officially opened today following a dawn blessing and civic ceremony.

Chapel Street will be closed this afternoon - 16 October 2026 - while Police recover the vehicle from this morning’s accident.

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.