A car has crashed into the Tauranga City Council building on Devonport Rd.
A black sedan hit one of the outside beams of the near-new $45 million building.
Police said the incident happened at about 1pm and there were no reported injuries.
A small crowd gathered outside the building shortly afterwards.
The car was on the footpath, up against the building. It has damage to its front bumper.
A piece of metal on a beam of the building appeared damaged and was removed by two men.
A car has crashed into the front of the Tauranga City Council building on Devonport Road. Photo / Ayla Yeoman
Witnesses at the scene said they understood the crash was accidental.
Officials at the scene would not comment.
Council health, safety and wellbeing manager Tracy Pedersen told NZME in a statement that a car accidentally drove into the front of the building.
Pedersen confirmed that no one was injured.
“The damage to the building is currently being assessed. At this stage, it appears to be superficial and there are no known concerns for the safety of the building.
“Any questions about the circumstances of the accident should be directed to police.”
The council’s administration moved into the award-winning leased building at 90 Devonport Rd last year.
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3 comments
Tcc building
Posted on 23-09-2026 14:14 | By tia
They may not be flavour of the month, but this is taking objections a bit to far.
Bad car!
Posted on 23-09-2026 17:01 | By nerak
Should read 'person drives car into building'
So many times we see this, guess we are used to seeing blame thrown around :)
Getting Point Across!
Posted on 24-09-2026 18:12 | By Mommatum
Unless this was a medical situation I guess that’s one way of getting your point across!
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