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

Bay of Plenty students have come together to raise awareness about how to stay safe on the region’s 86 railway level crossings, by always expecting the unexpected and watching out for trains.

Rail Safety Week, 11-17 August 2025, is a national initiative led by KiwiRail and TrackSAFE NZ, with support from transport partners and local councils across Aotearoa. Held every August, it aims to reduce rail-related incidents and encourage safe behaviour around trains and tracks. This year’s theme, ‘Stay Off, Stay Safe’, highlights the serious dangers of trespassing in the rail corridor and urges people to stay clear of railway lines.

Share with care

Share with care on our pathways. Whaia te ara. Stay left, slow down, keep dogs close.

Latest news

Feedback sought on who should pay for alcohol licensing in Tauranga

Tauranga City Council is asking for community feedback on how the costs of alcohol licensing in our city should be covered.

Currently, only about 40% of the costs are covered by the licensing fees paid by businesses selling alcohol, while the remaining 60%, around $755,000 a year, comes from general rates paid by all ratepayers.

Right now, alcohol licensing fees are set by national legislation. A proposed bylaw could allow the Council to set its own fees instead.

Regulatory and Compliance General Manager, Sarah Omundsen, says the fees haven’t changed since they were introduced in 2013.

“If this bylaw is introduced, we could shift some or all of these costs away from ratepayers. Councillors would decide the fees to be charged as part of the annual and long-term planning process.”

The fees could cover the cost of administering our licensing functions, including: staff costs, receiving and processing licence applications and managers certificates; monitoring compliance through premise inspections and Controlled Purchase Operations; providing education and industry forums, and the operation of the District Licensing Committee.

More information can be found here https://letstalk.tauranga.govt.nz/projects/draft-alcohol-licensing-fees-bylaw

Posted: Feb 5, 2025,

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