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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

Stay safe on the region’s 86 railway level crossings by always expecting the unexpected and watching out for trains.

Bay of Plenty students lead the way for Rail Safety Week

Share with care

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

Let’s share our pathways with care

Stay bus smart

A video campaign reminds students how to stay safe when catching the bus to and from school.

Students urged to stay bus smart with new safety campaign

Latest news

Update on external review into the Mount Maunganui Beachside Holiday Park landslide

Tauranga City Council would like to provide an update on its external review into the tragic landslide at the Mount Maunganui Beachside Holiday Park on 22 January 2026.

Posted: 17 June 2026

Further information to be released on Mauao Landslide

Over the past several months, a substantial number of documents have been released on the Tauranga City Council dedicated Mauao webpage relating to the tragic landslide in January.

Posted: 04 June 2026

Mauao alarm system testing

Additional monitoring of the main Mauao landslide area has been set up.

Posted: 21 May 2026

Working towards the safe reopening of Mauao

Tauranga City Council and the Mauao Trust have confirmed their joint commitment to restore public access to Mauao, following significant damage caused by recent severe weather and the Mauao Landslide.

Posted: 20 April 2026
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