Tauranga council approves safety upgrades for Harbour Drive

NZ Herald1NewsSaturday 18 October 2025 · 2 outlets · 2 reports · updated

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Tauranga City Council has approved safety changes for Harbour Drive in Ōtūmoetai to address public drug use and vehicle burnouts. The upgrades will include new parking layouts and the installation of boulders. Local residents say the measures aim to curb problematic behaviour occurring on the waterfront.

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First reported by NZ Herald, Sat 18 Oct 2025, 6:00am · 2 reports from 2 outlets over 1 minute
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    Tauranga council approves Harbour Drive safety upgrade to curb drug use, burnouts (opens in new tab)

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    'Pattern of behaviour': Burnouts, drug use on Tauranga waterfront (opens in new tab)