Te Rapunga Ora ki Te Papa - Tauranga Moana City Centre a great place to Live, Work, Learn and Play.

LandLAB were engaged by Tauranga City Council to develop a Spatial Framework and Urban and Public Realm Design Guidelines for the Tauranga City Centre. The masterplan and guidelines bring together the proposals for the Tauranga Moana Waterfront and Te Manawataki o the Papa Civic Precinct alongside revised Movement and Open Space networks and Strategic Development opportunities.

The Spatial Framework establishes four key urban moves for the town centre; 001 the North-South Waterfront connection - establishing the waterfront as the city’s primary destination, 002 The Green Necklace - establishing a continuous 7km walking and cycling circuit around the city centre, 003 A Slow Centre - creating a slow speed + fine grain network of streets and lanes; 004 A Civic Heart - bringing together community, culture and hospitality that is distinctly Tauranga.

The Design Guidelines establish a cohesive look and feel across 4 city centre precincts - Waterfront, Civic Centre, City Centre and City Fringe - that inform future development and public realm investment.

Both are founded on a deep analysis, mapping and understanding of the Te Papa Peninsula’s underlying geology, ecology and cultural histories.