Latest news for Te Papa

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

Tauranga City Council has confirmed a series of targeted changes to community services as part of the development of its 2026/27 Annual Plan, aimed at keeping rates increases as low as possible.

Tauranga City Council Elected Members are planning a series of events across the city to 'Engage with our People'.

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.

Works to investigate an under-slip on Ōropi Road in Greerton have been completed and the road closure will be lifted by morning on Friday 1 May.

Thousands of people gathered across Tauranga in the early hours of the morning for Anzac Day services. Each service carried its own sense of place and story.

A strong focus on safe roads, value for money, and getting work done at the right time will continue for Tauranga City Council’s road resurfacing programme for 2026/27.

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

This Saturday, 25 April, Anzac Day commemorations will take place across Tauranga.

Tauranga communities are invited to give feedback on plans to upgrade Cameron Road from 17th Avenue, near Tauranga Hospital, to Maleme Street by the Tauranga Racecourse.

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.

From today, updated tsunami evacuation maps are available for those who live, work and spend time in Bay of Plenty coastal areas.