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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

Multiple breaches of Tauranga liquor store sales to underage teenagers

A prominent supermarket, bottle shops and grocery stores were among eight Tauranga off-license premises found to be selling alcohol to underage teenagers aged between 15 and 17 years.

Posted: 12 August 2025

Council confirms parking permit for Tauranga City Centre fringe

Tauranga City’s Mayor and Councillors have approved the introduction of a new city centre fringe parking permit.

Posted: 07 August 2025

Chatham Islanders get taste of Mount Maunganui emergency scenario

Residents of the Chatham Islands are experiencing a taste of Mount Maunganui with Tauranga Emergency Management gifting two virtual reality headsets to the offshore island community.

Posted: 04 August 2025

Funding awarded to six local waste-reduction and sustainability initiatives

Tauranga City Council is pleased to announce six recipients of this year’s Resource Wise® Community Fund.

Posted: 04 August 2025
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