Tauranga City Council invites tenders for the limited number of licences it grants annually for temporary commercial and mobile shop activities.
The 2025 – 2026 Temporary Trader and Mobile Shop tender period is open from 1st August 2025 and applications must be received by 5pm on Thursday, 21st August. Applications sent after 21st August will not be accepted.
Tenders must comply with the requirements set out in the tender information sheet and online application form below. Please be sure to review the information sheet and site map thoroughly, as there have been some changes to the process in previous years.
Tender sites – 2025/26
Temporary traders - foreshore licenses - competitive tendered site list
Designated locations - mobile shop and foreshore tender map (1.3mb pdf)
| Site
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License term
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Maximum number of licenses
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| Mount Maunganui Main Beach Reserve
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Summer season - 1 December to 30 April, between 8am and 8pm daily
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3
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| NEW: Maunganui Road Reserve
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Pilot season - 20 December - 1 March, between 8am and 8pm daily
|
1
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| NEW: Pāpāmoa Domain 1
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2-year period from 1 October 2025 to 30 September 2027
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1
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| The Mall (Pilot Bay)
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1-year period from 1 October to 30 September between 8am and 8pm daily (whichever occurs earliest)
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3
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| Marine Parade
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1-year period from 1 October to 30 September between 8am and 8pm daily (whichever occurs earliest)
|
3
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| Pāpāmoa Domain 2
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1-year period from 1 October to 30 September between 8am and 8pm daily (whichever occurs earliest)
|
1
|
Mobile Shop - competitive tendered site list
Designated locations - mobile shop and foreshore tender map (1.3mb pdf)
| Site
|
License term
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Maximum number of licenses
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| Marine Parade
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Summer season - 1 December 2025 to 30 April 2026, between 8am and 8pm daily or sunset (whichever occurs earliest)
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13 carpark spaces available
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| Memorial Park
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Two-year period from 1 October 2025 to 30 September 2027, between 8am and 8pm daily or sunset (whichever occurs earliest)
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3 carpark spaces available
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| Kulim Park
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Two-year period from 1 October 2025 to 30 September 2027, between 8am and 8pm daily or sunset (whichever occurs earliest)
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1 carpark space available
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| Blake Park (inclusive of Mount Green and Destination Skatepark Carpark)
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Two-year period from 1 October 2025 to 30 September 2027, between 8am and 8pm daily or sunset (whichever occurs earliest)
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2 carpark spaces available
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| Oceanbeach Road Reserve (Omanu Beach Carpark)
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Two-year period from 1 October 2025 to 30 September 2027, between 8am and 8pm daily or sunset (whichever occurs earliest)
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2 carpark spaces available for one mobile shop
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Tender fee:
Marine Parade – Mobile Shop and Foreshore License Fee: A minimum tender amount of $914 per site/carpark is required.
All other Temporary Traders and Mobile shops Fee: A minimum tender amount of $711 per site/carpark is required.
Application documentation
Temporary Trader Information Sheet - Season 2025-2026 (314kb docx)
Mobile Shop and Foreshore Tender Map 2025 (1.3mb pdf)
Temporary Traders - Risk Control Plan Template (40kb word doc)
Online application form - form will be available from 7am, 1 August 2025.