Roads are starting to be closed in and around the city, as Mount Maunganui gears up for the annual New Year's Eve party.

Mount Main Beach yesterday. Photo: Chris Callinan.

The road is closed from Adams Ave along Marine Parade to Pacific Ave from 6am today and remains closed until 8am on January 1.

From tomorrow, Pilot Bay, The Mall, Adams Ave, Leinister Ave, Commons Ave, Grave Ave, Prince Ave, Victoria Road, Steeple Lane, Commerce Lane, Salisbury Ave, Shadelands Lane, May Street, and part of Marine Parade will be closed from 4pm-6am on December 31-January 1.

Banks Avenue, Te Ngaio Road, Oceanview Road, Pitau Road, Bounty Lane, and part of Marine Parade will also be closed from 2pm-8am on December 31-January 1.

If you live in the New Year's Eve events area, you should have received passes and an overview of summer events happening in the Mount Maunganui area.

How do I get home?

Hop on the bus at Marine Parade on the corner of Banks Ave and get a safe ride home.

Fares

$15 return | $10 one way out of the event zone only

New Year's Eve bus tickets can be purchased from your driver on the night (cash only) or from:

Uzabus, 12 Alach Street, Greerton

The i-SITE Visitor Information Centre

Golden Grove Holiday Park

Papamoa Beach Grove Holiday Park and

Papamoa Beach Resort

Get on the bus early, the late buses fill up fast

Bayhopper

After 1pm on New Year's Eve, Bayhopper buses that normally service the Mount road closure area will drop passengers off at the free Park ‘n' Ride. Normal services resume on New Year's Day.

Free Park ‘n' Ride service

We're providing an additional free Park ‘n' Ride service. Park your car and take the free bus from Blake Park into the Mount Maunganui event zone. Park ‘n' Ride runs from 11am on New Year's Eve to 2am on New Year's Day. Pick up and drop off at Kawaka Street and Adams Ave

Drop off only at Salisbury Ave.

Need to call someone?

Emergencies

Fire, Police, Ambulance 111

Tauranga Hospital (07) 579 8000

Medical

Accident and Healthcare – Tauranga (07) 577 0010

Papamoa Pines Medical Centre (07) 542 2450

Bayfair Doctors – Mount Maunganui (07) 572 6800

Life Pharmacy – Bayfair (07) 575 3830

Life Pharmacy – Tauranga (07) 578 3177

Downtown Pharmacy – Mount Maunganui (07) 575 4576

Strand Dental – Tauranga (07) 578 4607

Team Dental – Tauranga (07) 571 1230

Team Dental – Papamoa (07) 542 4230

Police – call 111 if it's an emergency

Tauranga Police Station: 11 Monmouth Street (07) 577 4300

Mount Police Station: 6 Salisbury Avenue (07) 575 3143

Papamoa Police Station: 530 Papamoa Beach Road (07) 572 2440

Greerton Community Policing Centre: 244 Chadwick Road (07) 578 3460

Te Puke (Kiosk): Jellicoe Street Kiosk (07) 573 0500

Taxis

Tauranga Mount Taxis (07) 578 6086 or 0800 829 448

Taxi-Cabs (07) 575 4054 or 0800 482 947

Dial a Driver 027 212 7070

Dial a Cab (07) 543 5050 or 0800 267 8294

Keep yourself safe - A few tips from the Bay of Plenty Police

If you're heading out, remember the alcohol limits. Take a taxi or the bus, or have a sober driver pick you up and drop you off – don't drink and drive.

Avoid walking alone in isolated places at night – stay in well-lit areas where there are other people.

Don't leave your drink unattended.

Make sure you lock your car and accommodation.

Don't leave valuables in your car.

Make sure you know where you can and can't take alcohol – there are liquor bans in most public places over the summer season.

Please look after yourself, your mates and your family – make it a summer to remember and not one to regret or forget.

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