Latest news for Welcome Bay

Tauranga City Council is partnering with Envirohub Bay of Plenty to bring this year’s Young at Heart Festival to life.

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.

For the first time, the BLACKCAPS take on Australia right here at Bay Oval for a three-series T20I spectacle.

Tauranga will once again play host to New Zealand’s premier gymnastics event when the 2026 Xtreme Productive Gymnastics Nationals return to Mercury Baypark in the first week of the September school holidays next year.

Tauranga City Council’s Animal Services team is celebrating several successful dog-owner reunions, all made possible through microchipping, with one story especially touching.

“I feel proud,” said Eli, a Year 8 student from Parua Bay School, Whangarei, attending his first-ever Zespri AIMS Games playing Rip Rugby.

No matter what language you speak, or where you were born – we are glad you are here!

The people of Tauranga are being invited to help shape the future of our city centre streets.

Get ready to sharpen your skills and get your motorcycle and gear ready for the months ahead with free local events this September.

Tauranga’s iconic Mount Hot Pools has made waves on the national stage, winning the coveted Outstanding Pool Award at the Recreation Aotearoa Aquatics Awards.

The continued upgrade of Cameron Road to support housing intensification on Te Papa peninsula is back on track with Council confirming it wants to go ahead with delivery of the project from 17th Avenue to Maleme Street.

Tauranga is gearing up to host the largest-ever Zespri AIMS Games, welcoming over 14,000 young athletes from 431 schools across Aotearoa and the South Pacific from 30 August to 5 September 2025.