Tauranga City Council is making it easier for people to enjoy the city centre this festive season, with two weeks of free off-street parking available from 20 December 2025 to 4 January 2026.

Tauranga Moana Manu Champs 2025 made waves on Saturday with a record turnout, activations, and seven winners heading to the Z Manu World Champs.

Tauranga City Council has confirmed a transparent funding approach for Te Manawataki o Te Papa, as major construction milestones become visible in the city centre.

A blessing ceremony yesterday marked the beginning of construction for the new Gate Pā Community Centre – a project aimed at fostering strong connections and building an inclusive, vibrant community space.

This holiday season unwraps with the turning on of the Christmas lights at Masonic Park on Friday 21 November.

With a new timber boardwalk in place and vital work to strengthen banks within the reserve now complete, the historic Monmouth Redoubt is ready to welcome visitors to the refreshed site.

Tauranga city centre is evolving into a vibrant hub of creativity and learning, and the upcoming Te Manawataki o Te Papa Library and Community Hub is at the heart of this transformation.

A long-held vision for a vibrant, inclusive hub in the heart of Merivale has come to life, with the opening of the new Merivale Community Centre this week.

The continued upgrade of Cameron Road to support housing intensification on Te Papa peninsula is back on track with Council confirming it wants to go ahead with delivery of the project from 17th Avenue to Maleme Street.

Tauranga City’s Mayor and Councillors have approved the introduction of a new city centre fringe parking permit.

Roading improvements at Seventh Avenue and Twelfth Avenue made as part of the 2021-2024 upgrade of Cameron Road will remain in place it was decided yesterday.

Tauranga City’s newest indoor courts have been a hive of activity this week, with over 3,000 people testing out the new facility at an Open Day last Saturday before it officially opened for use on Monday.