Tauranga City Council - Latest News [Page 4]
Not Everyone Wants To Smooch Your Pooch This Summer
Sunday, 24 December 2023, 7:53 am | Tauranga City Council
Your dog may be the most lovable and friendly around - but remember, not everyone may want to smooch your pooch this summer. That's why Brent Lincoln, Team Leader of Animal Services, is reminding dog owners to be mindful of others and not to let ... More >>
Enjoy Freedom Camping This Summer Without Worries Of Fines
Friday, 22 December 2023, 9:25 am | Tauranga City Council
If you’re planning to see the beautiful places in the Bay of Plenty this summer, it’s important to know the rules and bylaws around freedom camping to avoid a hefty fine. As the year comes to an end and people’s workplaces close for the Christmas/New ... More >>
Saddle Up Safely With Free Tauranga Tours
Thursday, 21 December 2023, 8:59 pm | Tauranga City Council
It’s time to dust off your helmet for a series of free cycle tours in Tauranga, Mount Maunganui and Papamoa in 2024. The guided tours are all about empowering cyclists to confidently navigate and make the most of the new and existing cycle infrastructure ... More >>
Busy Roads Expected When Juicy Fest Rolls Into Town
Thursday, 21 December 2023, 7:43 pm | Tauranga City Council
Mount Maunganui and Pāpāmoa residents are advised to plan their travel in advance with two music festivals set to rock Mercury Baypark in the first week of the New Year. Electronica and drum and base festival Famous Last Words is taking place on ... More >>
Saddle Up Safely With Free Tauranga Tours
Thursday, 21 December 2023, 6:03 pm | Tauranga City Council
It’s time to dust off your helmet for a series of free cycle tours in Tauranga, Mount Maunganui and Papamoa in 2024. The guided tours are all about empowering cyclists to confidently navigate and make the most of the new and existing cycle infrastructure ... More >>
City Centre Projects Completed In Time For Christmas
Thursday, 21 December 2023, 2:08 pm | Tauranga City Council
Great news for the community this week with two key transformational Tauranga city centre projects completed just in time for Christmas. Stage two of the Dive Crescent car park and the new-look Tunks Reserve and Elizabeth Street East open tomorrow (22 ... More >>
Hit The Road Safely This Summer
Wednesday, 20 December 2023, 12:21 pm | Tauranga City Council
We all want to get home safely this summer. So, if you’re heading home for Christmas, or bouncing between beaches, baches, and festivals, take extra care behind the wheel. That’s the message from Travel Safe as people across Tauranga and the Western Bay ... More >>
Tauranga City Council Summer Opening Hours
Wednesday, 20 December 2023, 10:12 am | Tauranga City Council
Summer is in the air and with Christmas and New Year just around the corner, opening times are temporarily changing for a number of Tauranga City Council services. For the holiday period, we’ve developed a ‘one-stop shop’ webpage which features ... More >>
Wairoa Cycleway Official Blessing Planned For Early 2024
Tuesday, 19 December 2023, 1:21 pm | Tauranga City Council
With many people already enjoying the Wairoa Cycleway, Tauranga City Council is reminding people to keep safety front of mind. The last 800-metre section of the new cycleway, linking Ōmokoroa to Tauranga, takes people under the Wairoa Bridge, ... More >>
Shapes Of Summer Light Installation Returns To Tauranga City Centre
Monday, 18 December 2023, 2:58 pm | Tauranga City Council
After taking the limelight last year, the “Shapes of Summer” exhibition is once again set to light up Tauranga waterfront, as the city centre switches on for summer. <img src="https://img.scoop.co.nz/stories/images/2312/6371ddc150c5e915224c.jpeg" ... More >>
Stay Cool But Fence The Pool This Summer
Monday, 18 December 2023, 12:41 pm | Tauranga City Council
Get ready to beat the heat and keep your loved ones safe from any pool-related incidents this summer. Fencing your pool is an effective way to prevent any accidents from happening. Staying cool is important, but nothing is more important than the safety ... More >>
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 >>