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There is a MetService orange heavy rain warning in place for Tauranga from midnight tonight.

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.

Kevin Lavery has been appointed Establishment Chief Executive of the new joint Water Organisation being established by Western Bay of Plenty District Council and Tauranga City Council.

Western Bay of Plenty District Council and Tauranga City Council have agreed to establish a joint Water Organisation.

After heavy rain on 26 and 27 March, many of our parks and walkways have now reopened, welcoming people back to enjoy these much-loved community spaces.

The community is being invited to come along to Memorial Pool in Tauranga this Easter Weekend to say goodbye after 70 years of fun in the sun.

Dog owners and their four-legged friends are invited to unleash the fun at Bark in the Park and Pooch in the Pool on Saturday 11 April.

From dazzling ballet and dinosaur discoveries to basketball on the waterfront and the return of the Great Tauranga Duck Race, Tauranga is packed with family-friendly fun these April school holidays.

Following the lifting of all weather restrictions on 27 March, Tauranga City Council's Emergency Operations Centre remains active and continues to monitor the situation closely.

Council is aware of slips around the Wairoa Bridge, and a geotechnical assessment is currently taking place. The bridge remains open to vehicles; however, the cycle lane is closed.

The rain has started to get heavier in Tauranga with the orange heavy rain warning still in place until 1am Saturday morning.

Tauranga City Council has today published a third tranche of documents on its dedicated Mauao Landslide website in response to requests received under the Local Government Information Act (LGOIMA).