Latest news for Welcome Bay

With more than 15,000 dogs across the city, Tauranga City Council is reminding owners to register their dogs for the 2026/27 registration year.

Over the past several months, a substantial number of documents have been released on the Tauranga City Council dedicated Mauao webpage relating to the tragic landslide in January.

Get set for another thrilling summer of international cricket, with three of the world’s leading cricket nations – India, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh – heading to Bay Oval across the 2026/27 season.

From early morning walks along the beach to afternoons at the park, dogs are part of everyday life in Tauranga, but where and how they’re allowed in public spaces is now up for discussion.

Cyclists are advised not to use the Wairoa Bridge on State Highway 2 until repairs are carried out on the cycleway embankment, which has been closed since late March due to damage caused by waterlogged ground and slips.

Tauranga City Council has confirmed its approach to funding papakāinga housing, paving the way for more whānau to build homes on ancestral Māori land.

As part of the planning and design for the Fifteenth Ave to Welcome Bay upgrade, a series of non intrusive surveys will be carried out along sections of Fifteenth Ave and Turret Rd between Monday, 25 May, and end June.

Illuminated waterfront experiences, theatre, dance and basketball will light up Tauranga this King’s Birthday weekend.

The University of Waikato Haumaru Sport & Recreation Centre has officially turned one and in its first year has become a thriving hub of community connection, competition and recreation in central Tauranga

More parking and safer intersections are among improvements that will be made to Tauranga city centre streets in response to community feedback.

Charlie Rahiri, Recovery Manager, Tauranga City Council undertook a four-hour hīkoi led by Mauao Trust with representatives of the three iwi of Tauranga Moana, the owners of Mauao, to witness the slips and the impact on the ancestral mount.

Safer journeys for children and families are at the centre of new speed limit changes being rolled out across Tauranga, with lower speeds outside schools confirmed, and speed limit changes proposed across the city.