Does it feel like you’re always doing laps while looking for a park in Mount Maunganui? Tauranga City Council is looking to create a plan to change that.

Tauranga City Council will soon begin work to improve the experience for users of the Marine Parade coastal pathway by sandblasting directional arrows onto the surface.

Work will soon begin at Hopukiore (Mount Drury) Reserve to improve safety and accessibility and protect its cultural significance, with upgrades planned for the perimeter pathway and historic caves starting the week of Monday, 9 June.

Sleeping bags and tents have become an increasingly common sight in centres across Aotearoa New Zealand, often underpinned by the high cost of living, housing shortages, rising rents and accelerating unemployment.

A section of the Motukauri track on Mauao will be temporarily closed next week. The closure will take place from 8am-4pm, Wednesday, 5 March to Friday, 7 March. These dates are subject to weather conditions.

Unicorns to bounce on, a firefighter’s pole, sand pits, more climbing activities and swings – these are just some of the inspired submissions we’ve received so far for refreshing the Hopukiore – Mount Drury play area.

The Oruahine track on Mauao will be temporarily closed next week for maintenance. The track closure will take place from 7am on Wednesday, 15 January until 4pm on Friday, 17 January 2025.

Arataki is a bustling area, with thousands of people passing through each day.

Next March, for the first time ever, Tauranga will host the Skateboard Nationals, NZ’s premier skateboarding event where some of the country’s top skateboarders will drop in and carve up at Destination Skatepark.

If you’ve been past Soper Reserve recently, you may have noticed a few changes

Ahead of a what we hope will be a long, hot summer for Mount Maunganui beaches, sand will be replenished at Waikorire/Pilot Bay from next week.