15 October 2025

Join Tauranga City's Mayor and Councillors for a community update

The people of Tauranga are invited to join Tauranga City’s Mayor, Councillors and Chief Executive for an evening of updates, insights and open conversation about the city.

7 October 2025

A smarter, value-driven approach to project spending

Tauranga Mayor Mahé Drysdale says the city has entered a new chapter on how it delivers major projects, with the reset of the Memorial Park Aquatic Centre project a perfect example.

2 October 2025

Catch the Black Caps in action — and a free bus ride into town

Getting between the city centre and Bay Oval couldn't be easier this weekend as Black Caps fever hits Tauranga.

17 September 2025

Council confirms new direction for Memorial Park Aquatic Centre

Tauranga City Council has confirmed its intention to progress with a redesigned Memorial Park Aquatic Centre to be built on the site of the existing Memorial Pool.

25 August 2025

Pāpāmoa East Interchange – eastbound off-ramp opens for public use

Tauranga City Council is pleased to announce the partial opening of the Pāpāmoa East Interchange tomorrow (Tuesday, 26 August), enabling use of the eastbound off-ramp for motorists.

21 August 2025

Tauranga gears up to host biggest-ever Zespri AIMS Games

Tauranga is once again preparing to welcome thousands of young athletes and their supporters from across Aotearoa and the Pacific for the biggest-ever Zespri AIMS Games, taking place from 30 August to 5 September 2025.

15 August 2025

Council commits to developing joint water services delivery model

Tauranga City Council has today committed to working with Western Bay of Plenty District Council to establish a council-controlled water services delivery organisation (CCO) from 1 July 2027 (subject to due diligence).

7 August 2025

Council supports progress towards a water services CCO, will deliver water services in-house for now

Tauranga City Council confirms its intention to transition to a water services council-controlled organisation by 2028, or sooner, but asks for more information on the governance and financial aspects of that entity.

23 July 2025

TEL off-ramp to Pāpāmoa East opening early

Tauranga City Council is pleased to be opening the off-ramp from the Tauranga Eastern Link (TEL) to Pāpāmoa East at the end of August, months ahead of schedule.

16 July 2025

Tauranga City Council postpones decision on water services delivery

Tauranga City Council has postponed its decision to confirm a preferred delivery model for future water services.

14 July 2025

Review of local government sector proposed

A proposed review of current local government arrangements is set to be voted on at the Local Government New Zealand (LGNZ) Annual General Meeting on Wednesday, 16 July 2025.

30 May 2025

Cost savings locked in for Annual Plan 2025/26

Tauranga City’s Mayor and Councillors yesterday settled on an average rate increase of 9.9 percent to support the city’s Annual Plan 2025/2026 – just over two percent less than the increase consulted on in April.

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