Plans are underway to protect and improve access to one of our city’s greatest assets - Tauranga Harbour city centre waterfront. Redevelopment will complement the new civic precinct - Te Manawataki o Te Papa, with community and recreational activities, making the waterfront a premier recreational destination for all our community to enjoy.
A safe, parkland setting will form a natural extension to the city centre, along with improved access to the water’s edge for people to take part in a range of water activities, a flexible event space that can be used all year round, plenty of spaces to play, and a boulevard along the water’s edge for walking and cycling.
Developed in partnership with landscape architects and urban designers LandLAB, the refreshed Waterfront Plan was formally adopted by Council in September 2022. There will be opportunities for the community to get involved and have input into the creation of some of the new spaces, as projects come to fruition.
Getting waterfront redevelopment projects underway
$94.8 million has been allocated for the development of the city centre waterfront, with many projects earmarked for completion before the end of June 2024. We are progressing many projects including the upgrade of Dive Crescent carpark, the upgrade of Beacon Wharf, and a new coastal connection and boardwalk along the waterfront between the city centre and Elizabeth Street. See our timeline for more projects currently underway or planned.
Artist’s impression of the existing city centre waterfront looking north. Showing new water’s edge spaces and enhanced connection, through Masonic Park, to our new civic centre Te Manawataki o Te Papa and beyond.