Charlie Rahiri, Recovery Manager, Tauranga City Council undertook a four-hour hīkoi led by Mauao Trust with representatives of the three iwi of Tauranga Moana, the owners of Mauao, to witness the slips and the impact on the ancestral mount.

The Mayors of Tauranga City Council and Western Bay of Plenty District Council, together with the Chair of Bay of Plenty Regional Council, have welcomed the Regional Deal

This week marked an important step in the beginning of the restoration work on Mauao.

Tauranga City Council and Western Bay of Plenty District Council have established a Joint Committee to guide and support the establishment of the new Water Organisation.

Tauranga City Council and the Mauao Trust have confirmed their joint commitment to restore public access to Mauao, following significant damage caused by recent severe weather and the Mauao Landslide.

Tauranga Mayor Mahé Drysdale has lifted the state of local emergency for Tauranga after the severe weather brought on by Cyclone Vaianu over the weekend.

People with the ability to represent and articulate tangata whenua perspectives and views, and have strong local tangata whenua relationships, are invited to apply for upcoming vacancies on two TCC CCO boards.

The results are in and it’s official – FISHER, the inaugural concert at Bay Oval, delivered a standout economic boost for Tauranga.

Mayor Mahé Drysdale has appointed Hon Paul Davison KC as the independent reviewer to undertake the Tauranga City Council external review of the tragic landslide at the Mount Maunganui Beachside Holiday Park on 22 January

Tauranga City Council is pleased to announce it has appointed Dame Kerry Prendergast as the Independent Chair of its Audit and Risk Committee for the 2026–2028 period.

Tauranga Mayor Mahé Drysdale has given notice that Tauranga will begin a local transition period due to the city-wide impacts from severe weather on 21 January 2026.

Tauranga City Council will proceed with an external review into the circumstances leading up to the landslide at the Mount Maunganui Beachside Holiday Park on 22 January, 2026.