Licence application details

Tree removal works that were due to take place on Mauao next week have been called off due to an unfavourable weather forecast.

Tauranga residents have another opportunity to share their thoughts on the future use of the 85ha Tauranga Racecourse Reserve after housing options were taken off the table by Tauranga City Council Commissioners earlier this year.

The Waipuna Park playground is getting a facelift with the addition of a new accessible footpath, swing set, BBQ, water fountain, accessible picnic tables and a 3x3 basketball court.

Recent vandalism of new wayfinding signage on sacred maunga (mountain) Mauao has dismayed the Mauao Trust, iwi, and many in the wider community.

A place to acknowledge and reflect on the impact of the New Zealand land wars on Tauranga Moana is one step closer, with Council today confirming its decision to reclassify part of the Gate Pā Recreation Reserve to provide space for the Pukehinahina Gate Pā Cultural and Historic Centre to be established in the future.