Council

BOP Speedway “insulted” by possible relocation

'Hands off Baypark Speedway” is the message splashed across bumper stickers, a billboard and social media as Tauranga's speedway is facing possible eviction... Read More

Tauranga gets green light for housing expansion

Tauranga is set to benefit from government funding to the tune of $148 million which will result in over 3,500 new homes in the Bay of Plenty city. Two bids have... Read More

New home for papers detailing Tauranga‘s past

Pages etched with Tauranga's rich history have a new home and are again available for people to view, thanks to a partnership between The Elms Foundation and Tauranga... Read More

Tauranga infrastructure projects to get $147M

Two Tauranga infrastructure projects are being given the green light. The third round of funding from the Government's Infrastructure Acceleration Fund will invest... Read More

Tauranga Council: 10-15 years of congestion ahead

Tauranga City Council is admitting there is '10-15 years” of congestion ahead for road users as the Bay of Plenty comes to terms with its growing population. Council... Read More

Kāinga Ora takes over Tauranga elder housing units

Tenants in elder housing units in Tauranga are being welcomed to Kāinga Ora following completion of the purchase of most of Tauranga City Council's elder housing... Read More

Changes possible to open space in new developments

Changes to how much open space people will have access to as Tauranga grows is under the spotlight. Tauranga City Council is proposing to change the requirements... Read More

$40K grant for Tauranga water skills programme

A grant of $40,630 from NZCT is being given to Tauranga City Council to help support the Water Skills for Life programme and transportation costs. The Water... Read More

Blessing marks start of coastal pathway extension

Mount Maunganui residents and the wider community will see the Marine Parade coastal pathway begin to take shape in the coming months. Representatives from local... Read More

Works to begin on last link of cycleway

A cycle connection between Wairoa Bridge and Bethlehem will go ahead to complete the missing link in the Ōmokoroa to Tauranga cycleway. The last 800m of cycleway... Read More

Talking Tauranga transport with Brendan Bisley

On this week's Buzzworthy 'Future Buzz' podcast, producer Ross Crowley sits down with Tauranga City Council transport director Brendan Bisley to talk... Read More

Social media users talk concerns with Tauranga CBD

Social media users are taking to TikTok to discuss the state of Tauranga's CBD. 'No seriously, what happened to Tauranga?” a post on the video platform... Read More