Projects and open consultations

We’re proposing to change the classification of a part (approximately 20% or 0.615 hectare) of Gate Pā Recreation Reserve to enable the Pukehinahina Gate Pā Cultural and Historic Centre to be developed on this site in the future.

We are seeking peoples’ views on planning for parks and reserves in large-scale, greenfield urban developments like Tauriko West.

With a growing community and increased use and demand, we started reviewing how we’re managing the use of places and spaces.

Tauranga is growing fast, so we need to start work now to transform the area into a place where more people can live, work, study and move around.

Thanks to funding from central government we are futureproofing Cameron Road to make it safer, more attractive, and provide more ways to travel.

We’re preparing to amend the Tauranga City Plan, to help address our shortage of homes and help our city grow up as well as out.

We want to make it safer and easier to get around the Ōtūmoetai Peninsula and connect to the city centre.

The Government has announced it will make its Three Waters reform mandatory for all councils. The reform will see drinking water, wastewater and stormwater transferred from 67 councils to four public-owned entities in 2024.

We’re looking at the safety impacts of a cul-de-sac on alternative transport users, residents, pedestrians and school students. 

We’re reviewing our Local Alcohol policy and we want to know what you think. 

We’re looking at future options for a large council-owned site in Bethlehem known as Pōteriwhi (also known as Parau Farms).

We want to establish a new Council Controlled Organisation (CCO) to help reconcile past events associated with the civic precinct land and provide certainty around its future use.

Securing a future for the racecourse and golf club reserve land in Greerton.

To improve wastewater infrastructure in Pāpāmoa and support growth in our city, we are renewing the Opal Drive wastewater main pipeline between the Opal Drive pump station and Gravatt Road

We’re gathering ideas right now on how Welcome Bay parks can be improved.

Tauranga City is pulling all its strategies and plans together so you can see how the vision will be realised – and/or if there are any gaps.

We’re investigating options to provide a permanent bus facility in Arataki.

We’re carrying out precautionary earthquake strengthening works on the Elizabeth St parking building. The parking building will stay open during the works.

Tauranga is growing fast, so we need to start work now to transform the area into a place where more people can live, work, study and move around.

We’re proposing to change the classification of a small part (approximately 6%) of Marine Park at Sulphur Point, allowing a marine research and education facility to be developed in the future.