Tauranga City Council Partnership
Te Manawataki O Te Papa - Tauranga Civic Precinct
Willis Bond is delighted to have entered into a 12-year partnering agreement with Tauranga City Council to deliver real estate solutions on council-owned land that will rejuvenate the Tauranga city centre.
Willis Bond has worked in collaboration with Tauranga City Council, and mana whenua including representatives from Ngai Tamarāwaho, Ngāti Tapu and Te Materāwaho to refresh the Tauranga Civic Precinct Masterplan, which was originally adopted in 2018.
This refreshed masterplan includes multiple new facilities including a civic whare, exhibition and museum building, and a community hub building incorporating a library and customer services centre. The masterplan also includes new landscaping and the waterfront reserve, linking the Te Manawataki o Te Papa precinct to the Tauranga moana.
The refreshed masterplan was formally approved by the Commission in December 2021.
The masterplan includes a civic whare, museum, library, hotel, and a performing arts and conference centre.
A render of the new Civic Whare within Te Manawataki O Te Papa
Working in partnership
We are thrilled to be delivering this transformational city revitalisation project with our long-time collaborators Studio Pacific Architecture, Warren & Mahoney Architects, and LT McGuinness.
Willis Bond’s partnership with Tauranga City Council follows a number of long-term partnerships with local council and government agencies across New Zealand.
These partnerships are a testament to the strength of private-public investment and alignment in bringing new communities to life.
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