Latest news for Welcome Bay

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.

Following the weather event that caused significant wind damage in some areas, all roads have now reopened.

Several roads are closed this morning as Tauranga continues to assess the impacts of a weather event that occurred overnight. Reports of damage are still being received from across the city.

As the sun rose over Tauranga Harbour this morning, a new waharoa in Masonic Park was blessed by mana whenua, marking a significant moment in the continued transformation of the city.

A Mount Maunganui reserve is set to transform into a field of yellow and hope as the 2026 Memory Meadow planting day takes place on Saturday, 18 April 2026, from 10am to 1pm at Maunganui Road Reserve, 400 Maunganui Road.