Tauranga is at Alert Level 1, along with the rest of New Zealand. Auckland is at Alert Level 2.
All our facilities and venues are open and services are operating under alert level 1 public health rules. Face coverings are required on all domestic flights and public transport nationwide.
Our services and facilities
See below for what's happening with council services and facilities at each alert level.
At every level, we will maintain our essential services such as drinking water, wastewater, rubbish collection, animal control and essential roading and safety repairs.
If a service or facility is not listed, this means there are no changes to its normal delivery.
We will continue to keep this up to-date as government changes around alert levels are announced.
- Offices, facilities and venues open
- Face coverings are required on all domestic flights and public transport nationwide.
- Offices, facilities and venues open
- Some staff working remotely
- Events managed under gathering restrictions
- Face covering are required on all domestic flights and on all public transport
- Offices, facilities and venues closed
- Most staff working remotely
- Public open spaces may be used, but you must adhere to social distancing rules
- Public camp sites, jetties and boat ramps closed
- Meetings and public engagement held remotely
- Events cancelled
- Regulatory and licensing services conducted remotely
- Offices facilities and venues closed
- All staff working remotely
- Playgrounds and exercise equipment closed
- Public camp sites, jetties and boat ramps closed
- Events cancelled
- All gatherings cancelled – only family bubble can attend funerals
- Transfer stations/ solid waste disposal facilities open to essential service waste operators only
- Meetings and public engagement held remotely
- Regulatory and licensing services conducted remotely
Our city's recovery
We are working to a plan to assist Tauranga through COVID-19. Our plan has three key elements: assist our communities and businesses, adapt our services, and stimulate our city's recovery.
Find out more about our recovery plan
WBOP COVID-19 recovery fund
TECT, Acorn Foundation, BayTrust and Tauranga City Council are offering COVID-19 funding support to help western Bay of Plenty community groups survive the medium-term impacts of COVID-19. The fund is designed to aid the longer-term rebuild of the community sector.
How to apply
Last Reviewed: 18/02/2021