An overview of transport in western LEAD AGENCY LEAD AGENCY (in collaboration with (in collaboration with WHAT’S BEING PLANNED transport partners) WHAT’S BEING DELIVERED transport partners) WHO DOES WHAT

TAURANGA TRANSPORT PLAN TRANSPORT IMPROVEMENTS Integrating transport and future community planning. Tauranga City Council Tauranga City Council Long term transport plan (includes travel demand Set of corridor and safety improvements, road NZ TRANSPORT AGENCY: management and support for compact city and upgrades, cycling and pedestrian links • Works in partnership, primarily with councils, to maintain urban strategy). More information and deliver a nationally integrated land transport system (funding/planning/delivery) PUBLIC TRANSPORT SERVICE TAURANGA CYCLE PLAN More information Bay of Plenty • Responsible for allocating investment of the National Tauranga City Council – across western Bay of Plenty Regional Council Land Transport Fund (gathered from road user charges; fuel excise duty) More information TAURANGA PARKING STRATEGY • Responsible for State Highways Tauranga City Council OMOKOROA SH2 IMPROVEMENTS NZ Transport Agency, TAURANGA CITY COUNCIL REGIONAL PUBLIC TRANSPORT PLAN + Western Bay of Plenty • City-wide transport planning and delivery NEW WESTERN BAY BUS NETWORK PLAN District Council • Infrastructure (footpaths, cycleways, bus stops, bus lanes FOR TAURANGA/ Bay of Plenty etc) for city roads, public transport, walking, cycling And new public transport ticketing system Regional Council • Owns . Operated under Airports Authority Act, governed by Airport Advisory Group (from mid 2018). More information NEW COMMUNITIES – FROM 2021 The airport is a standalone ‘business unit’ of the council and requires no ratepayer funding. Delivering All agencies: WESTERN BAY DISTRICT Tauranga Airport Master Plan NZ Transport Agency, TRANSPORT STRATEGY Western Bay of Plenty Te Tumu – future transport Tauranga City Council, WESTERN BAY OF PLENTY DISTRICT COUNCIL And the Western Bay District Cycle Strategy District Council (Eastern Corridor – see overleaf) Western Bay of Plenty including Omokoroa to City cycleway More information • District-wide transport planning and delivery District Council, Bay • Infrastructure (footpaths, cycleways, bus stops, bus lanes for tomorrow of Plenty Regional etc) for district roads, public transport, walking, cycling REGIONAL LAND TRANSPORT PLAN Bay of Plenty (Western Corridor – see overleaf) Council, SmartGrowth 30-year Bay of Plenty regional transport plan Regional Council More information BAY OF PLENTY REGIONAL COUNCIL (draft being prepared for consultation in late 2017) • Region-wide public transport service, planning and delivery All of the strategies and plans that are being planned (Regional Public Transport Plan) and delivered, along with other transport related • Region-wide transport planning including prioritising strategies/initiatives, will inform the development of significant projects seeking NZ Transport Agency the Regional Land Transport Plan. More information investment (Regional Land Transport Plan) KIWIRAIL STATE HIGHWAYS More information • Responsible for maintaining rail corridors • Rail freight service provider

PIARERE TO TAURIKO (SH29) BAYFAIR TO BAYPARK LINK NZ Transport Agency NZ Transport Agency – business case under way for investment BAY OF PLENTY / TOI TE ORA • Assessing health and wellbeing impacts of transport MAUNGATAPU UNDERPASS and promoting transport as a key community health TO TAURANGA CORRIDOR (SH2) NZ Transport Agency determinant NZ Transport Agency – business case under way for investment – bypass POIKE ROAD OVER BRIDGE UPPER STRATEGIC ALLIANCE NZ Transport Agency (/Northland/Bay of Plenty/) MAINTAINING THE CURRENT NETWORK • Cross-council alliance – has completed inter-regional studies including TAURANGA NORTHERN LINK freight story and ports The NZ Transport Agency and councils also plan and deliver the maintenance NZ Transport Agency of the current transport network. This is a significant cost – more than half the BAY OF CONNECTIONS transport investment in our sub-region goes just on maintaining and operating • Economic development focus with Freight Logistics Action Group – our current transport system. / MINDEN ROUNDABOUT (SH2) NZ Transport Agency Freight Logistics Strategy More information Waihi

Northern Corridor Marine Corridor Athenree Bowentown  State highway links to Coromandel and Auckland  Shipping links to and from the  Business land at Katikati, Omokoroa and Te Puna for freight and  Additional residential development at Ōmokoroa, Katikati, Waihi Beach  Aquaculture  State Highway 2 Northern Corridor Strategy  Recreation including the designated Tauranga Northern Arterial and four-laning to Ōmokoroa 2  Tourism link - Goodness Highway Central Corridor Te Aroha Katikati Tauranga  Possible residential intensi cation and in ll in , Mt Maunganui and suburban areas Harbour  Commercial development,in the City Centre, along Omokoroa Mt Maunganui Cameron Road and in suburban areas Beach  Development of a tertiary campus in the City Centre Huharua Cultural Park  Tauranga urban transport network including public transport Apata  Main industrial areas 2  Port of Tauranga Te Puna Tauranga  Tauranga Airport  Tauranga Hospital Western Corridor 2A K r ive Pāpāmoa Hills R  State highway links to Hamilton, Auckland, Waikato na Regional Cultural itu Park Ka and the Upper North Island  Possible future Road of National Signi cance Beach  Road and rail freight links to and from the Port of Tauranga  Additional industrial land at the Tauriko Business Estate Te Puke  Potential future business land B a y o f P l e n y  Potential future highway upgrades at Tauriko 29 2  High Productivity Motor Vehicle Route (HPMV)  Tertiary education linkages to Hamilton  Healthcare linkages to Hamilton tertiary hospital 36 E A S T C O A S T M A I N T R U N K Motuhora Island 2 er iv R Eastern Corridor Matata i ik a TECT it 33 g All Terrain Park n  State highway links to eastern Bay of Plenty and a and Gisborne R  Freight links to Port of Tauranga via Whakatane Tirau Southern Corridor High Productivity Motor Vehicle Route (HPMV)  and Network Plan  State Highway links to western side of Rotorua  Links to Rotorua International Airport (Ngongotahā)and beyond to Taupo  Regional business park at 30  Additional residential land at The Lakes and  Additional residential and business development at Pyes Pa South (Keenan Road) Papamoa and Wairakei  Future residential land identi ed around Pukemapu L Rotoiti  New business and residential development at Te Puke and Neewood roads 5  Future residential and business land at Te Tumu 30 Putaruru 30  Tourism link - Goodness Highway 2 Ngongotaha  Tertiary education linkages to eastern Regional Context and SmartGrowth Corridors Te Ngae Bay of Plenty and Rotorua Rotorua 30

Paeroa Waihi Waihi Beach SmartGrowth Area Tokoroa Map 3 Marine Corridor Northern Corridor State Highway Athenree Bowentown Regional Context and SmartGrowth Corridors  State highway links to Coromandel and Auckland  Shipping links to and from the Railway  Business land at Katikati, Omokoroa and Te Puna Port of Tauranga for freight and tourism  Additional residential development at Ōmokoroa, Katikati, Waihi Beach  Aquaculture  State Highway 2 Northern Corridor Strategy  Recreation including the designated Tauranga Northern Arterial and four-laning to Ōmokoroa 2 Matakana Island n Tourism link - Goodness Highway Central Corridor Te Aroha Katikati n Omokoroa to City Cycleway Tauranga  Possible residential intensi cation and in ll in Tauranga Central, Mt Maunganui and suburban areas Harbour  Commercial development,in the City Centre, along Aongatete Omokoroa Mt Maunganui Cameron Road and in suburban areas Beach  Development of a tertiary campus in the City Centre Huharua Cultural Park  Tauranga urban transport network including public transport Apata  Main industrial areas 2  Port of Tauranga Te Puna Tauranga  Tauranga Airport  Tauranga Hospital Papamoa Western Corridor 2A K r ive Pāpāmoa Hills R  State highway links to Hamilton, Auckland, Waikato na Regional Cultural itu Park Ka and the Upper North Island Maketu  Possible future Road of National Signi cance Pukehina Beach  Road and rail freight links to and from the Port of Tauranga  Additional industrial land at the Tauriko Business Estate Te Puke  Potential future business land B a y o f P l e n y n Potential future highway upgrades at Tauriko 29 2 n High Productivity Motor Vehicle Route (HPMV) Otamarakau n Tertiary education linkages to Hamilton Paengaroa Pongakawa n Healthcare linkages to Hamilton tertiary hospital 36 E A S T C O A S T M A I N T R U N K Motuhora Island 2 er iv R Eastern Corridor Matata i ik a TECT it 33 g All Terrain Park n  State highway links to eastern Bay of Plenty and a Rotorua and Gisborne R  Freight links to Port of Tauranga via Whakatane Tirau Southern Corridor High Productivity Motor Vehicle Route (HPMV)  Tauranga Eastern Link and Network Plan  State Highway links to western side of Rotorua  Links to Rotorua International Airport (Ngongotahā)and beyond to Taupo  Regional business park at Rangiuru Edgecumbe 30  Additional residential land at The Lakes and  Additional residential and business development at Okere Falls Pyes Pa South (Keenan Road) Papamoa and Wairakei  Future residential land identi ed around Pukemapu L Rotoiti  New business and residential development at Te Puke and Neewood roads 5 n Future residential and business land at Te Tumu 30 Putaruru Lake Rotorua 30 n Tourism link - Goodness Highway 2 Ngongotaha n Tertiary education linkages to eastern Te Ngae Bay of Plenty and Rotorua n Access to and from Whakatane Hospital Rotorua 30 Kawerau

SmartGrowth Area Tokoroa Lake Tarawera Map 3 State Highway Regional Context and SmartGrowth Corridors Railway