Te Ao Mārama - Tauranga Library will close from 4pm on Sunday, 13 September to prepare for its move from the temporary location at 21 Devonport Road.

Structural assessment of the Hairini Bridge shows it is strong enough to carry Tauranga City Council’s proposed upgrades as part of the Fifteenth Avenue to Welcome Bay project.

He Puna Manawa, the first new building within Te Manawataki o Te Papa, has reached practical completion, marking a major milestone for Tauranga and the city centre.

Tauranga City Council and University of Waikato have reinforced their long-standing partnership with a new Strategic Partnership Agreement aimed at developing Tauranga into a city with an integrated university presence.

As part of the planning and design for the Fifteenth Ave to Welcome Bay upgrade, a series of non intrusive surveys will be carried out along sections of Fifteenth Ave and Turret Rd between Monday, 25 May, and end June.

More parking and safer intersections are among improvements that will be made to Tauranga city centre streets in response to community feedback.

Four newly-opened parks and reserves across Tauranga South and Pyes Pā are celebrating more than new play and recreation spaces – they reflect strong partnerships between local communities, schools and mana whenua.

Ōropi Road between Maleme Street and SH29A will be closed on Thursday and Friday this week for emergency works.

The community is being invited to come along to Memorial Pool in Tauranga this Easter Weekend to say goodbye after 70 years of fun in the sun.

The trial reopening of the Hairini Street slip lane onto Turret Road to general traffic has been extended until construction of the Fifteenth Avenue to Welcome Bay upgrade gets underway, currently scheduled for mid-2027.

Tauranga City Council will be carrying out night-time road maintenance works on Cameron Road over the next few weeks. The work is happening in three stages.

Investigations on the Hairini Bridge will be done from a boat on the Waimapu Estuary between Tuesday, 3 February and Friday, 13 February.