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Takiwā o Te Papa

Te Papa Neighbourhood

Welcome to the Te Papa Ward. Find out what projects are happening around where you live, work and play, and learn more about your neighbourhood.

Library and Community Hub

Library and Community Hub

As part of our exciting plans to get the heart of our city pumping, we’re building a new library and community hub in the city centre on...
Tauranga Museum

Tauranga Museum

The Tauranga Museum will be a key component of Te Manawataki o Te Papa, the transformed city centre in the heart of Tauranga.

Te Papa Ward

Te Papa ward is home to nearly 17,000 people and includes Te Papa Peninsula, Sulphur Point, the city centre, Fraser Cove, Gate Pā, Tauranga South, Merivale, Yatton Park and Greerton (north of Chadwick Road).

Our city centre is on its way to being transformed into an even greater place for people to live, work, visit, learn and play. Over the coming years the civic precinct, Te Manawataki o Te Papa, is being developed, featuring a new library and community hub, a civic whare (public meeting space), exhibition gallery and a museum that will offer direct access to the city’s taonga and heritage collection. 

Plans are also coming to life along the waterfront in the city centre, with projects nearing completion that celebrate our city’s connection with Te Awanui Tauranga Harbour and provide spaces where the community can come together to do the things they love.

South of the city centre, we’re improving roads and making them safer for everyone whether you walk, cycle or drive. Two new community centres are also being built in Merivale and Gate Pā, providing these communities with safe and welcoming spaces where they can come together.

Neighbourhood Map

Te Papa ward map

Ward boundary map (6mb pdf)

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Te Manawataki o Te Papa

Te Manawataki o Te Papa

To be called Te Manawataki o Te Papa, the heartbeat of Te Papa, the vibrant new space will include facilities such as a library and community hub, museum, a civic whare (public meeting house), and an exhibition gallery.

More information on Te Manawataki o Te Papa

Safety improvements around Te Papa

See below for updates on short-term upgrades and works that may have a temporary impact on how you move around.

Te Papa projects

Check out the projects happening in your neighbourhood.


We're on it! Projects in progress

Connecting the people. Fifteenth Avenue to Welcome Bay Road


Our city is growing fast. The Fifteenth Avenue, Turret Road and Welcome Bay Road route links many communities and is going to become increasingly important as our city grows.

Neighbourhood:
  • City centre
  • Mauao/Mount Maunganui
  • Tauriko
  • Te Papa
  • Welcome Bay

Status:
Underway
Last updated:
Oct 4, 2024

Waimapu Catchment Management Plan


Contributing to the long-term health and wellbeing of the catchment by identifying opportunities and investment priorities to deliver positive outcomes in freshwater management.

Neighbourhood:
  • Tauriko
  • Te Papa
  • Welcome Bay

Status:
Underway
Last updated:
Sep 25, 2024

Gate Pā Community Centre


We’re building a community centre to create a safe, welcoming and flexible space for the communities of Gate Pā.

Neighbourhood:
  • Te Papa

Status:
Planning
Last updated:
Sep 23, 2024

Merivale Community Centre


We’re redeveloping the Merivale Community Centre to create a safe, welcoming and flexible space for the communities of Merivale.

Neighbourhood:
  • Te Papa

Status:
Planning
Last updated:
Sep 20, 2024

City centre movement pilot


Wider footpaths, greener spaces and one-way streets are among improvements being piloted to make the city centre nicer and help people move around more easily.

Neighbourhood:
  • City centre
  • Te Papa

Status:
Underway
Last updated:
Sep 12, 2024

More ways to move Tauranga South, Gate Pā and Merivale


We’re proposing some safety improvements in Tauranga South, Gate Pā and Merivale to make walking and cycling to and from school and around the neighbourhood easier and safer.

Neighbourhood:
  • Te Papa

Status:
Planning
Last updated:
Sep 10, 2024

Building our future. Cameron Road Stage 2


Upgrading Cameron Road and the waters network beneath it has an important role to play in providing more homes for people in our city.

Neighbourhood:
  • Tauriko
  • Te Papa

Status:
Planning
Last updated:
Aug 29, 2024

Memorial Park to city centre recreation connection


Te Hononga ki Te Awanui, connecting Memorial Park to the city centre through a coastal pathway, will provide more opportunities for the community to connect with Te Awanui Tauranga Harbour.

Neighbourhood:
  • City centre
  • Te Papa

Status:
Planning
Last updated:
Aug 19, 2024

Civic Precinct – the heartbeat of Te Papa


Exciting plans are underway to redevelop the civic precinct in the heart of our city.

Neighbourhood:
  • City centre
  • Te Papa

Status:
Planning
Last updated:
Aug 19, 2024

Council’s future office block at 90 Devonport Road


A sustainable development set to house all Council administration staff under one roof.

Neighbourhood:
  • City centre
  • Te Papa

Status:
Underway
Last updated:
Aug 19, 2024

Library and Community Hub


As part of our exciting plans to get the heart of our city pumping, we’re building a new library and community hub in the city centre on Willow Street.

Neighbourhood:
  • City centre
  • Te Papa

Status:
Underway
Last updated:
Aug 19, 2024

Tauranga Museum


The Tauranga Museum will be a key component of Te Manawataki o Te Papa, the transformed city centre in the heart of Tauranga.

Neighbourhood:
  • City centre
  • Te Papa

Status:
Underway
Last updated:
Aug 19, 2024

Northern Waterfront Redevelopment


The northern area of our waterfront is turning into a welcoming reserve area for everyone to enjoy.

Neighbourhood:
  • City centre
  • Te Papa

Status:
Underway
Last updated:
Aug 19, 2024

Key reserves master planning


We reviewed our three key sporting facilities, Baypark, Blake Park and Tauranga and Wharepai Domain to see how they met the needs of particular groups, and how we could make them better and more accessible for everyone in the community.

Neighbourhood:
  • Arataki
  • City centre
  • Mauao/Mount Maunganui
  • Te Papa

Status:
Planning
Last updated:
Aug 14, 2024

Memorial Park and Community Recreation Hub


We’re starting to think about how we use and make the most of Memorial Park in the future, alongside the planned upgrade of the aquatic and recreation hub facilities situated at the park.

Neighbourhood:
  • City centre
  • Te Papa

Status:
Planning
Last updated:
Aug 14, 2024

The Greerton Maarawaewae study


Tauranga City Council is looking at the future use of the Crown-owned Tauranga Racecourse Reserve in Greerton.

Neighbourhood:
  • City centre
  • Te Papa

Status:
Planning
Last updated:
Aug 8, 2024

Waterfront playground


We’re building a new playground, alongside the waterfront in the city centre, for our whole community to enjoy.

Neighbourhood:
  • City centre
  • Te Papa

Status:
Underway
Last updated:
Jul 5, 2024

Reclassification of part of Marine Park, Sulphur Point


We’ve reclassified a small part (approximately 6%) of Marine Park at Sulphur Point to allow for the development of a marine research and education facility.

Neighbourhood:
  • Te Papa

Status:
Planning
Last updated:
Jun 21, 2024

Grey Street lane and car parks


Public car parks and a new laneway are coming to 79 Grey Street.

Neighbourhood:
  • City centre
  • Te Papa

Status:
Underway
Last updated:
Jun 18, 2024

Beacon Wharf redevelopment


The newly upgraded Beacon Wharf is open for the community, restoring an important connection to Te Awanui Tauranga Harbour.

Neighbourhood:
  • City centre
  • Te Papa

Status:
Completed
Last updated:
Jun 6, 2024

City centre buses


We're making it safer and easier for people to move around our city no matter how they choose to travel – including by bus.

Neighbourhood:
  • City centre
  • Te Papa

Status:
Planning
Last updated:
May 14, 2024

Red Square upgrade


Greener spaces and a striking new artwork are about to upgrade Red Square into a great place for people of all ages.

Neighbourhood:
  • City centre
  • Te Papa

Status:
Underway
Last updated:
Apr 23, 2024

Citywide

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