Tauranga City Council invites tenders for the limited number of licences it grants annually for temporary commercial and mobile shop activities.
Tender sites – 2025/26
Temporary traders - foreshore licenses - competitive tendered site list
Designated locations - mobile shop and foreshore tender map (1.3mb pdf)
| Site |
License term |
Maximum number of licenses |
| Mount Maunganui Main Beach Reserve |
Summer season - 1 December to 30 April, between 8am and 8pm daily |
3 |
| NEW: Maunganui Road Reserve |
Pilot season - 20 December - 1 March, between 8am and 8pm daily |
1 |
| NEW: Pāpāmoa Domain 1 |
2-year period from 1 October 2025 to 30 September 2027 |
1 |
| The Mall (Pilot Bay) |
1-year period from 1 October to 30 September between 8am and 8pm daily (whichever occurs earliest) |
4 |
| Marine Parade |
1-year period from 1 October to 30 September between 8am and 8pm daily (whichever occurs earliest) |
3 |
| Pāpāmoa Domain 2 |
1-year period from 1 October to 30 September between 8am and 8pm daily (whichever occurs earliest) |
1 |
Mobile Shop - competitive tendered site list
Designated locations - mobile shop and foreshore tender map (1.3mb pdf)
| Site |
License term |
Maximum number of licenses |
| Marine Parade |
Summer season - 1 December 2025 to 30 April 2026, between 8am and 8pm daily or sunset (whichever occurs earliest) |
13 carpark spaces available |
| Memorial Park |
Two-year period from 1 October 2025 to 30 September 2027, between 8am and 8pm daily or sunset (whichever occurs earliest) |
3 carpark spaces available |
| Kulim Park |
Two-year period from 1 October 2025 to 30 September 2027, between 8am and 8pm daily or sunset (whichever occurs earliest) |
1 carpark space available |
| Blake Park (inclusive of Mount Green and Destination Skatepark Carpark) |
Two-year period from 1 October 2025 to 30 September 2027, between 8am and 8pm daily or sunset (whichever occurs earliest) |
2 carpark spaces available |
| Oceanbeach Road Reserve (Omanu Beach Carpark) |
Two-year period from 1 October 2025 to 30 September 2027, between 8am and 8pm daily or sunset (whichever occurs earliest) |
2 carpark spaces available for one mobile shop |
Tender fee:
Marine Parade – Mobile Shop and Foreshore License Fee: A minimum tender amount of $914 per site/carpark is required.
All other Temporary Traders and Mobile shops Fee: A minimum tender amount of $711 per site/carpark is required.
Application documentation
Temporary Trader Information Sheet - Season 2025-2026 (314kb docx)
Mobile Shop and Foreshore Tender Map 2025 (1.3mb pdf)
Temporary Traders - Risk Control Plan Template (40kb word doc)