Kerbside collections and transfer stations
There is no kerbside collection on Good Friday and these collections will instead take place on Saturday, 8 April. Bins should be placed kerbside by 7am Saturday for collection. Collections will run as normal on Easter Monday.
Transfer stations are closed on Good Friday but Te Maunga Transfer Station will be open 9am to 5pm on Saturday 8, Sunday 9, and Monday 10 April, and Maleme Street Transfer Station will be open to commercial account holders on Saturday from 9am to 3pm and Easter Monday from 9am to 5pm.
For more information on transfer stations or to find out what items are accepted visit www.tauranga.govt.nz/living/rubbish-and-recycling/transfer-stations.
Libraries
Tauranga City Libraries will be closed from Thursday, 6 April at 5pm and reopen Tuesday, 11 April at 9.30am.
Please contact library@tauranga.govt.nz or 07 577 7177 to provide feedback or ask a question relating to library hours.
Road closures
The Strand: From 5am Friday, 7 April to 9pm Sunday, 9 April, between Harington Street, Willow Street, and Devonport Road for National Jazz Festival Tauranga.
Strand Extension rail underpass construction: Contractors will be completing sheet piling work this week and additional heavy machinery will be arriving on site in preparation for the installation of a rail underpass culvert over Easter. Work to install the culvert is scheduled from 6.30am Friday, 7 April to 5.00pm Sunday, 9 April at the southern end of the Strand Extension (near to the Matapihi Rail Bridge). Road access will be restricted to one lane with stop/go management in place. Some public car parks located along the railway side of The Strand Extension will be unavailable and these will be clearly indicated. Access for businesses, including Harbourside Restaurant, and residents will be maintained.