Tauranga City Council abandons $105m Memorial Park aquatic centre plans

Saturday 27 September 2025 · 3 outlets · 2 reports · updated Sat 27 Sep 2025, 8:28am

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Tauranga City Council has scrapped plans for a $105 million Memorial Park Aquatic Centre after spending $4.7 million on the project. The council has decided to begin a new design process, which has received support from several community sport groups.

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1. NZ HeraldSat 27 Sep 2025, 6:00am

   Tauranga City Council scraps $105m Memorial Park pool plan, starts new design (opens in new tab)

2. 1NewsSat 27 Sep 2025, 8:28am

   Tauranga City Council sank $4.7m into scrapped pool plans (opens in new tab)

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