Latest news for Welcome Bay

Mount Maunganui turned a brilliant shade of orange yesterday as more than 1,000 students from 30 Tauranga and Western Bay primary and intermediate schools joined the annual Traffic Management New Zealand Orange Walk

Tauranga City Council has responded to feedback from the community, bringing a late report to Tuesday’s City Futures Committee meeting to decide its approach to road resurfacing for the upcoming summer season.

There will be no water restrictions in place in Tauranga this coming summer, but we’re still encouraging the community to continue to make wise choices about using water.

Mayor Mahé Drysdale says the Government’s announcement of proposed changes to local government presents an opportunity to create a more efficient and effective system that communities across New Zealand can benefit from.

In a significant milestone for the city’s sporting landscape, Tauranga City Council has opened the city’s first artificial carbon neutral turf dedicated to football.

Mount Maunganui will be awash in orange on Thursday, 27 November, as around 1,000 local primary and intermediate students take to the streets for the annual TMNZ (Traffic Management NZ) Orange Walk.

HEB Construction and Beca are teaming up with Tauranga City Council to deliver the Fifteenth Avenue to Welcome Bay roading improvements, kicking off pre-works this month with investigations on the Hairini Bridge.

Tauranga City Council confirms its Water Services Delivery Plan (WSDP) has been formally accepted by the Department of Internal Affairs.

Householders can dispose of rainbow play sand affected by the public recall at Te Maunga Transfer Station, Truman Lane, Mount Maunganui. Please view the article for full guidance.

This holiday season unwraps with the turning on of the Christmas lights at Masonic Park on Friday 21 November.

Tauranga City Council has established an Elected Member Working Group to help guide the city’s transition to a new multi-council Water Organisation (WO), planned to be in place by 1 July 2027.

Tauranga City Council acknowledges recent concerns raised by the Pāpāmoa Residents and Ratepayers Association (PRRA) about planned road resurfacing in Pāpāmoa, which includes changing some streets from asphalt to chipseal.