Tauranga City Council - Latest News [Page 1]
Commissioners Impressed With Tauriko School Water Saving Initiatives
Thursday, 7 December 2023, 10:06 am | Tauranga City Council
A Tauranga school has met the challenge laid down by Tauranga City Council to find innovative ways to conserve water and use it more efficiently. As part of the wrap up of the Councils’ Waterline water supply lessons, year 5 and 6 pupils at Tauriko ... More >>
Tauranga Alcohol Policy To Be Revisited
Tuesday, 5 December 2023, 4:05 pm | Tauranga City Council
Tauranga City Council has hit pause on adopting an updated Local Alcohol Policy following several requests from people wanting to discuss the impacts of the changes. Commission chair Anne Tolley says commissioners have asked to revisit the policy, ... More >>
Bomb Comp Ready To Make A Big Splash In Tauranga City Centre
Tuesday, 5 December 2023, 10:59 am | Tauranga City Council
Looking to cool off this summer and put your manu skills to the test? Then now’s your chance to enter the Tauranga Moana Bomb Comp – and challenge your friends and whānau to make a splash. Bombing is an athletic activity everyone can try – ... More >>
Plan Put In Place To Improve Well-being In Mount Industrial Area
Monday, 4 December 2023, 12:42 pm | Tauranga City Council
Several recommendations have been agreed to by Tauranga City Council to better regulate the use of land in the Mount Maunganui Industrial Area and to improve environmental and cultural well-being outcomes. This includes not permitting any new emitting industries ... More >>
Bright And Bold For Road Safety
Friday, 1 December 2023, 1:13 pm | Tauranga City Council
Beaming with smiles and dressed in bright orange costumes, more than 800 students from 28 schools have hit the streets of Mount Maunganui sharing important messages about road safety and active travel. Anna Somerville: Tauranga ... More >>
A ‘living Seawall’ Will Bring Marine Life To Tauranga Waterfront
Tuesday, 28 November 2023, 2:44 pm | Tauranga City Council
Work has begun on a new ‘living seawall’ that will attract marine plants and animals to the waterfront along The Strand in Tauranga city centre. <img src="https://img.scoop.co.nz/stories/images/2311/73126763037855533e6e.jpeg" width="720" height="405"> Artist impression of how the ... More >>
Tauranga City Council Hits Pause On Parking Proposal And Cameron Road Bus Lanes
Monday, 27 November 2023, 10:54 am | Tauranga City Council
Tauranga City Council have taken community feedback on board and deferred several planned parking initiatives in the city, as well as delaying the roll-out of part-time bus lanes on Cameron Road. Commission chair Anne Tolley says they have listened to ... More >>
Celebrating Student Road Safety Volunteers
Thursday, 23 November 2023, 10:36 am | Tauranga City Council
Downtown Mount Maunganui will be awash with orange on Thursday, 30 November as over 800 primary and intermediate school students march and wave banners in the Schools’ Road Safe Orange Walk. The event is a joint initiative between Travel ... More >>
Vital Update 2023 Survey Data Available For All To Use
Wednesday, 22 November 2023, 3:26 pm | Tauranga City Council
The research project ‘Vital Update – Tauranga 2023’ findings are now available online at www.tauranga.govt.nz/vitalupdate2023 . Tauranga City Council, alongside the Acorn Foundation, TECT and BayTrust, recently conducted the second edition of ... More >>
Local Students Check Out Pāpāmoa East Interchange Progress
Wednesday, 22 November 2023, 12:44 pm | Tauranga City Council
Children from Golden Sands School were thrilled to take a peak behind the scenes at the Pāpāmoa East Interchange work site last week. Learning about construction and site safety, the 20 primary school students were excited to have a look around, ... More >>
Celebrating Tauranga’s Vibrant Disability Community On International Day Of Disabled Persons
Monday, 20 November 2023, 2:03 pm | Tauranga City Council
<img src="https://img.scoop.co.nz/stories/images/2311/02249dea8a5ded41d6d6.jpeg" width="720" height="480"> We're shining a spotlight on the incredible talents within our local disability community at this year's celebration ... More >>
Summer Action Kicks Off In Tauranga With The 2024 New Year's Countdown!
Friday, 17 November 2023, 11:36 am | Tauranga City Council
<img src="https://img.scoop.co.nz/stories/images/2311/ca49cf84d0a497ec562f.jpeg" width="720" height="480"> L.A.B at Wharepai Domain. Photo credit: Doug Peters As the year draws to a close, Tauranga is gearing up to welcome ... More >>
Board Diversity Initiative Welcomes New Aspiring Directors
Tuesday, 14 November 2023, 4:42 pm | Tauranga City Council
Tauranga City Council is welcoming two new aspiring directors to the Bay Venues Ltd and Tourism Bay of Plenty boards as part of the council-controlled organisation (CCO) Board Intern Programme. Following an extensive recruitment process, Carey Urlich ... More >>
Tauranga Supermarket To Get Five-day Alcohol Licence Suspension
Monday, 13 November 2023, 12:37 pm | Tauranga City Council
A supermarket franchise in Tauranga will face five days not being able to sell alcohol following a combined operation by licensing agencies in August. The decision was made by the Alcohol Regulatory and Licensing Authority (ARLA) after the Countdown ... More >>
Pedal And Park: New Bike Parking Rolls Into The City Centre
Wednesday, 1 November 2023, 11:11 am | Tauranga City Council
As the warmer summer days are approaching, it’s a perfect time to change up your daily commute from sitting in traffic to fresh air in your hair. To help support the community as they reconsider their commute this summer, Tauranga City Council ... More >>
Sand To Be Replenished At Pilot Bay Ahead Of Summer
Thursday, 26 October 2023, 9:44 am | Tauranga City Council
Ahead of a long, hot summer for Mount Maunganui beaches, sand will be replenished at Pilot Bay from the week commencing 30 October. Also known as beach renourishment, sand is typically replenished to replace sediment that’s been lost due to storm ... More >>
Waterfront Transformation Ramps Up, The Strand Car Park To Close
Wednesday, 25 October 2023, 6:41 pm | Tauranga City Council
Work is about to begin at the northern end of the waterfront in the city centre to protect and improve access to one of our city’s greatest assets -Te Awanui, Tauranga Harbour. This transformational project will see a new green reserve and ... More >>
Elizabeth Street Has Reopened After Essential Works
Friday, 20 October 2023, 10:33 am | Tauranga City Council
Elizabeth Street reopened on Thursday evening, (19 October) following essential road rebuilding works. After the crane has been removed from the Thirty-Eight Elizabeth development, the final layer of asphalt and raised roundabout will be completed through ... More >>
Future Focus For Mount To Arataki
Thursday, 19 October 2023, 10:38 am | Tauranga City Council
Community engagement on the draft Mount to Arataki Spatial Plan is now complete, with most responders showing support for making it easier and safer to get around, improving air quality in the area, and for targeted local neighbourhood outcomes ... More >>
All Eyes On The Next Stage Of Cameron Road Upgrade
Wednesday, 18 October 2023, 12:37 pm | Tauranga City Council
With construction of the Cameron Road upgrade from Harington Street to 17th Avenue almost complete, all eyes are now on planned improvements for stage two of the project. The current works on Cameron Road are due to be completed in December but alongside ... More >>