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.

Tauranga City Council Chief Executive Marty Grenfell has today resigned from his role, with the Council accepting his resignation, says Mayor Mahé Drysdale.

The Resource Wise Fund is now open, supporting local projects that help reduce waste, use resources more wisely and keep valuable materials, including organic resources, out of landfill.

Applications are now open for the fifth intake of Tauranga City Council’s Aspiring Directors Programme for its council-controlled organisations (CCOs).

Term 3 is nearly done and dusted, and Tauranga is ready for two weeks of school holiday fun.

Tauranga Mayor Mahé Drysdale says today's decision by the Government not to progress any Head Start proposals at this stage is disappointing, but he remains committed to pursuing much-needed local government reform.

Tauranga City Council will explore options for delivery and governance of the services and functions of the Tauranga Airport and community assets (including those currently owned and managed by Bay Venues Limited on behalf of Tauranga City Council) in the future.

Tauranga Council has today approved the governance arrangements that will guide an organisational improvement programme arising from the findings and recommendations of the external review into the Mauao landslide.