Latest news for Welcome Bay

Tauranga City Council is preparing to complete the final stage of repairs to the slip below Ōropi Road, with overnight resurfacing works scheduled for Wednesday 19 August, weather permitting.

Tauranga Mayor Mahé Drysdale says he is disappointed that the community's preference for locally led local government reform may no longer be realised.

Structural assessment of the Hairini Bridge shows it is strong enough to carry Tauranga City Council’s proposed upgrades as part of the Fifteenth Avenue to Welcome Bay project.

Tauranga and Western Bay of Plenty District Council will hold a joint meeting on 6 August to to consider the Head Start proposal for future governance in the WBOP sub-region.

Applications are now open for an experienced director to join the council-controlled organisation (CCO) Te Manawataki o Te Papa Limited (TMoTPL) Board.

The findings of the independent external review into the tragic landslide at Mount Maunganui Beachside Holiday Park on 22 January 2026 will be publicly released by 21 August 2026.

Recent monitoring has confirmed renewed movement within the main landslide area on Mauao above the Mount Maunganui Beachside Holiday Park.

Tauranga City Council’s Mayoral Relief Fund has closed after providing targeted support to individuals, whānau, businesses, and community groups affected by January’s severe weather event.

Tauranga City Council has reached a significant milestone in the Ōropi Road slip repair project, with the first phase of construction now complete and two-way traffic set to resume tomorrow, ahead of the new school term.

Mayor Mahé Drysdale is in New York this week to begin the Bloomberg Harvard City Leadership Initiative, a prestigious international programme focussed on strengthening mayoral leadership and improving local government

Tauranga has been selected as one of 300 cities worldwide to receive funding through the Bloomberg Philanthropies Youth Climate Action Fund.

Results from Tauranga City Council's recent survey on the future structure of local government show strong community support for locally led change.