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Travel Safe

Travel Safe is an all-ages community focused approach to road safety in Tauranga and the Western Bay of Plenty.

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.

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Blindzone demonstrations - interactive workshops for cyclists

Tauranga’s cyclists can experience the road from a truck’s eye view at the upcoming Blindzone demonstrations, a joint initiative between Share the Road and Travel Safe.

Timed to accommodate cycling commuters, the 10-minute demonstrations will run continuously from 6.30am – 10.00am and again from 4.00pm – 6.30pm on Tuesday, 25 May at the Tauranga Bridge Marina carpark.

Trucks have several blind spots that prevent drivers from seeing people on bikes. The demonstrations will allow attendees to see this view first-hand explains Richard Barter, Campaign Manager: Share the Road.

"This is a unique opportunity to sit in the driver's seat of a big truck to learn just where you can and can't be seen on a bike," said Mr Barter.

The free workshops are part of an ongoing education campaign aimed at both truck drivers and people on bikes in response to two fatalities on Totara Street since 2018.

Russell Troup, Acting Director of Transport, Tauranga City Council, underlines the importance of courteous road use and awareness of other road users.

“Totara Street is a busy road with heavy vehicles, cars and bikes. It’s important that we all share the road safely. Initiatives like this are a fantastic way to learn about each other’s experiences,” said Mr Troup.

In addition to the Blindzone demonstrations the Share the Road team will be holding six Share the Road Toolbox workshops with local truck companies and bus operators in late May and early June. Using a simulated full-size road environment, drivers learn what safe passing and following feels like from a cyclist’s perspective.

Posted: May 18, 2021,

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