Latest news for Te Papa

Te Papa ward includes Te Papa Peninsula, Sulphur Point, the city centre, Fraser Cove, Gate Pā, Tauranga South, Merivale, Yatton Park and Greerton.

4 December 2024

Let’s give less to landfill this Christmas

We generate an estimated 30% more waste during the festive season in New Zealand. We'll get through 1.6million kilogrammes of wrapping paper alone, that's equivalent to 10,000 trees. But it doesn’t have to be this way.

4 December 2024

Big ticket items on Tauranga City Council agenda

Tauranga City Council is meeting on Monday 9 December and Tuesday 10 December to consider a number of important decisions for the future of the city.

4 December 2024

Game on! Councillors take to the court on International Day of Persons with Disabilities

To mark International Day of Persons with Disabilities, the Bay of Plenty Steamrollers invited our new Councillors to a friendly, but fierce, game of wheelchair rugby.

3 December 2024

Family fun this December in Tauranga – celebrate summer with exciting events

Tauranga is the ultimate destination for family-friendly fun this December, offering a mix of thrilling sports, festive celebrations, and outdoor activities to kick off summer in style.

2 December 2024

Virtual simulation enables community to safely try tsunami evacuation

Think you’d know what to do in an emergency? Come put it to the test through a virtual reality (VR) simulation at the beach this summer.

28 November 2024

Christmas arrives in city centre with a sleigh full of festive activities

The festive spirit is alive in Tauranga city centre this year with a large 8-metre reusable Christmas tree lighting up the revitalised Masonic Park every night from 28 November to 5 January.

27 November 2024

Tauranga set to host NZ's premier skateboarding event

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.

25 November 2024

Christmas arrives early with ‘Whānau Fun on the Waterfront’

Mark your calendars now for Whānau Fun on the Waterfront, where fun awaits children and the young at heart as we celebrate the opening of the new waterfront playground.

22 November 2024

Tauranga premises caught selling alcohol to minors

A Tauranga tavern operating without a duty manager and three Tauranga off-license premises selling alcohol to under 18-year-olds have been found to breach the city’s Sale and Supply of Alcohol Act.

22 November 2024

Tertiary students to spend summer learning on the job at Council

School’s out for summer for many university students, but 21 will be trading lecture halls for real-world learning with summer internships and research projects at Tauranga City Council.

21 November 2024

Tauranga Access Map a "total win" for showcasing accessible locations

A new Tauranga City Council digital map that highlights hundreds of accessible locations is already being described as “a total win” for local disabled and older communities.

18 November 2024

New sculpture unveiled in Tauranga CBD

After more than 1000 hours of design, mahi and laser-cutting, a new sculpture named Rauhea has been unveiled at a dawn ceremony at Red Square in the Tauranga CBD.

Who's representing Te Papa?

Rod Taylor

Rod Taylor

Te Papa Ward Councillor
027 236 9236
rod.taylor@tauranga.govt.nz

Mahe Drysdale

Mahé Drysdale

Mayor of Tauranga
07 577 7000
mayor@tauranga.govt.nz

Mikaere Sydney

Mikaere Sydney

Te Awanui Ward Councillor
On Leave of Absence

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