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Travel Safe

Travel Safe is an all-ages community focused approach to road safety in Tauranga and the Western Bay of Plenty.

A joint initiative between Tauranga City Council, Western Bay of Plenty District Council, NZ Police, and NZ Transport Agency. The Travel Safe team partner with and work alongside communities, schools, parents, caregivers, volunteers, and students, to deliver programmes and initiatives to reduce accidents and improve road safety.

The programmes are developed to address identified high risks for targeted audiences.

Travel Safe is driven by guiding principles:

  • listening to communities
  • keeping it simple and flexible
  • developing community and school ownership at the beginning
  • strengthening community action
  • developing personal skills
  • creating supportive environments
  • supporting building healthy public policy
  • valuing volunteers

Find out more using the links below and follow Travel Safe on Facebook for updates.

Rail Safety Week 2025

Stay safe on the region’s 86 railway level crossings by always expecting the unexpected and watching out for trains.

Bay of Plenty students lead the way for Rail Safety Week

Share with care

Share with care on our pathways. Whaia te ara. Stay left, slow down, keep dogs close.

Let’s share our pathways with care

Stay bus smart

A video campaign reminds students how to stay safe when catching the bus to and from school.

Students urged to stay bus smart with new safety campaign

Latest news

Councils look ahead to key Local Water Done Well decisions

Western Bay of Plenty District Council and Tauranga City Council are moving into a critical phase of decision making on how local water services will be delivered in the future.

Posted: 17 March 2026

Tauranga city's Water Services Delivery Plan accepted

Tauranga City Council confirms its Water Services Delivery Plan (WSDP) has been formally accepted by the Department of Internal Affairs.

Posted: 18 November 2025

Elected Member Working Group to lead Tauranga City's transition towards water services partnership

Tauranga City Council has established an Elected Member Working Group to help guide the city’s transition to a new multi-council Water Organisation (WO), planned to be in place by 1 July 2027.

Posted: 13 November 2025

Council commits to developing joint water services delivery model

Tauranga City Council has today committed to working with Western Bay of Plenty District Council to establish a council-controlled water services delivery organisation (CCO) from 1 July 2027 (subject to due diligence).

Posted: 15 August 2025
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