Tauranga City Council - Latest News [Page 33]
Work Ramps Up To Get Tauranga's Destination Skate Park Ready For Construction
Monday, 13 March 2023, 4:08 pm | Tauranga City Council
Tauranga’s destination skate park for all abilities is a step closer to reality when construction starts next month at the intersection of Maunganui and Hull Roads, in Mount Maunganui. Enabling work has ramped up to ensure the skate park site is ... More >>
Councils Claim Local Government Review Timid And Out Of Sync
Wednesday, 8 March 2023, 9:40 pm | Tauranga City Council
Joint media release (Hamilton and Tauranga City Councils) Hamilton and Tauranga City Councils are banding together to air their disappointment in the draft report from the Future for Local Government Review Panel. The councils representing two ... More >>
No Feasible Legal Mechanism To Compel Industry Relocation
Monday, 27 February 2023, 1:27 pm | Tauranga City Council
Tauranga City Council has received legal advice indicating that there is currently no feasible pathway for the council to compel a relocation of industries in the vicinity of Whareroa Marae, in the Mount Maunganui industrial area. Reporting to the Monday, ... More >>
Tauranga’s International Squash Tournament A Smash Hit
Tuesday, 21 February 2023, 6:37 pm | Tauranga City Council
November’s New Zealand Festival of Squash, the biggest squash tournament in Aotearoa New Zealand’s history, was a hit with supporters, players, and local businesses. The post-event economic report shows the event sold more than 7,000 tickets, with ... More >>
Praise For City's Response To The Impacts Of Cyclone Gabrielle
Tuesday, 14 February 2023, 3:24 pm | Tauranga City Council
After a sleepless night for many in Tauranga, Commission Chair Anne Tolley has praised the “immense” efforts of everyone involved in the city’s response to the impacts of Cyclone Gabrielle. “Tauranga City has seen multiple situations of fallen trees ... More >>
Trees And Debris On The Roads
Tuesday, 14 February 2023, 5:56 am | Tauranga City Council
MONDAY, 13 FEBRUARY 2023 We are hearing reports of trees and debris covering the roads in multiple locations, and they’re still coming down. Emergency services and our contractors are responding as quickly as possible, but we need people to ... More >>
Community Urged To Conserve Water As Treatment Plants Come Under Pressure
Monday, 13 February 2023, 4:11 pm | Tauranga City Council
Tauranga City Council is calling for residents to conserve water over the next few days as its water treatment plants come under pressure from storm sediment. Council’s water services manager Peter Bahrs says bad weather from Cyclone Gabrielle could ... More >>
Mauao And Moturiki (Leisure Island) To Close Over Next Few Days Due To High Swells
Sunday, 12 February 2023, 8:39 pm | Tauranga City Council
UPDATED 7.18PM Due to rising swells and forecast high winds from Cyclone Gabrielle, we have closed Te Ara Tūtanga (Mauao base track) and Moturiki (Leisure Island) today, Sunday, 12 February, to ensure public safety. All tracks on Mauao will be closed ... More >>
Discoloured water for Te Papa Peninsula, Sunday 12 February
Sunday, 12 February 2023, 8:36 pm | Tauranga City Council
A water mains break on Dive Crescent today, Sunday 12 February, has caused discolouration of water to homes and businesses on the Te Papa Peninsula (including Greerton and the Cameron Road area). The discolouration of water is caused from naturally-occurring ... More >>
Tauranga City Council Activates Emergency Operations Centre Ahead Of Cyclone Gabrielle
Sunday, 12 February 2023, 6:57 pm | Tauranga City Council
Due to heavy rain and strong wind warnings for the Bay of Plenty from 9am Monday, 13 February to 3pm, Tuesday, 14 February because of Cyclone Gabrielle, Tauranga City Council has stood up its Emergency Operations Centre and is actively monitoring the ... More >>
Te Ara Tūtanga (Mauao Base Track) And Moturiki (Leisure Island) To Close Over Next Few Days Due To High Swells
Sunday, 12 February 2023, 2:14 pm | Tauranga City Council
Due to rising swells and forecast high winds from Cyclone Gabrielle, we have closed Te Ara Tūtanga (Mauao base track) and Moturiki (Leisure Island) today, Sunday, 12 February, to ensure public safety. The closure is expected to be in place until at ... More >>
Go By Bike Day Rolls Round
Friday, 10 February 2023, 12:14 pm | Tauranga City Council
<img src="https://img.scoop.co.nz/stories/images/2302/f9faf1c61d4776682b32.jpeg" width="720" height="480"> Go By Bike Day is back and we’re encouraging people of all ages to swap their car trips for a bike and discover the ... More >>
A Skate Park For All Abilities
Wednesday, 8 February 2023, 4:43 pm | Tauranga City Council
Artist impressions of Tauranga’s first destination skate park are hot off the press, with Tauranga City Council approving a community funding package that will ensure an all-purpose facility catering from beginner skaters to aspiring Olympians. ... More >>
Learning To Live With Less Waste
Wednesday, 8 February 2023, 4:12 pm | Tauranga City Council
If you’d like to live more sustainably but are time poor or don’t know where to start, Mainstream Green has a new online course for you. The ‘Zero Waste Living for Everyday People’ course has 50 free places funded by Tauranga City Council’s ... More >>
New Bridges Coming To Kopurererua Valley
Tuesday, 7 February 2023, 10:19 am | Tauranga City Council
Two new pedestrian/cycling bridges will be lifted by crane into the Kopurererua Valley Reserve on Wednesday 8 February as part of ongoing restoration work. Weather permitting, the installation of the bridges over the Kopurereua River will take about ... More >>
Community Urged To Prepare As Tauranga Moves To RED Weather Warning
Tuesday, 31 January 2023, 4:30 pm | Tauranga City Council
MetService New Zealand has issued a RED Heavy Rain Warning for Bay of Plenty west of about Kawerau, including Tauranga from 3am to 9pm Wednesday 1 February. Under a RED warning, there is potential for rain to cause dangerous river conditions and ... More >>
Dawn Service Returns To Hopukiore To Commemorate Signing Of Te Tiriti O Waitangi
Tuesday, 31 January 2023, 1:47 pm | Tauranga City Council
The Tauranga Moana Waitangi Day dawn service returns to Hopukiore (Mount Drury Reserve) in Mount Maunganui for this year’s gathering. The service on Monday, 6 February is an opportunity for our community to commemorate the signing of Te Tiriti o Waitangi, ... More >>
Update On Tauranga Road Closures, Flooding And Slips
Sunday, 29 January 2023, 2:36 pm | Tauranga City Council
Public warned to stay away from rivers and floodwaters Heavy overnight rain has eased in Tauranga this morning, but with more rain forecast to coincide with this afternoon’s high tide, people are urged to stay away from rivers and floodwaters. ... More >>
The Historic Village Closed Due To Surface Flooding
Sunday, 29 January 2023, 2:10 pm | Tauranga City Council
Due to surface flooding The Historic Village on 17th Ave West is closed until further notice. Our City Waters team is on location assessing the situation, and we are working closely with affected business residents. More >>
Diverse And Ambitious Arts Projects Secure Creative Communities Funding
Friday, 27 January 2023, 1:39 pm | Tauranga City Council
Bengali dance, South Asian fusion music, social painting, opera, and student music production were just some of the projects supported by the latest round of Tauranga’s Creative Communities funding, showcasing a local arts scene full of diversity and ... More >>
