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Wild City Trail
Wed
7 Oct
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Wed
16 Dec
2026
Calling all explorers!
Are you ready for an adventure?
Nine local animals are hiding around Grey Street and they’re waiting for you to find them all! Grab a pencil, print the activity sheet and set off on a fun family trail through the city centre.
Can you spot a fluttering piwakawaka (fantail) or maybe a tiny pāpā (gecko) hiding nearby? Keep searching for all nine creatures:
- Pāpā (gecko)
- Pūtangitangi (paradise shelduck)
- Pepe (pūriri moth)
- Piwakawaka (fantail)
- Kārearea (NZ falcon)
- Katipō spider
- Tāmure (snapper) Tipa (scallop)
- Pāpaka (estuary crab)
Look carefully on both sides of Grey Street, including the city centre car park buildings.
Check the seats, planters and shop windows - you never know where an animal might be hiding! Did you know every animal on the trail can be found in the wild around Tauranga?
Once you've finished the trail, see if you can spot them again in nature.
NOTE: This is an ongoing trail, available any day and through the school holiday!
Wild City Trail poster (3.4mb pdf) Wild City Trail activity sheet - pūriri moth (183kb pdf) Wild City Trail activity sheet - piwakawaka (187kb pdf) Wild City Trail activity sheet - gecko (186kb pdf)
Location
Event Dates
November 11, 2026
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8:00 am
November 18, 2026
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8:00 am
November 25, 2026
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8:00 am
December 2, 2026
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8:00 am
December 9, 2026
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8:00 am
December 16, 2026
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8:00 am
Exhibition
Join exhibiting artist Graham Crow and guest curator Ellie Smith for an in-depth conversation, in the Glaussius Gallery. This discussion will explore All Squared, 2026, a new suite of works where the artist explores the possibilities of the square through shifting monochromatic tones, light and texture and how this exhibition reflects his broader interest in challenging the boundaries between painting and sculpture. Make a day of it and discover more of Graham Crow’s practice in Tauranga City Centre. Just across the road from the gallery, Crow will exhibiting at 117 Willow Street from 19 November to 3 December 2026.
27 Nov
Concert
Bring your family, friends and loved ones together for a heartwarming afternoon of live Christmas carols and favourite singalong melodies. Enjoy the beautiful music of the Kulios String Quartet in the warm and welcoming setting of Holy Trinity Tauranga. It’s a wonderful opportunity to share the joy of Christmas music and begin the festive season together. Doors open 30 minutes before each performance.
12 Dec
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12 Dec
Festival
Celebrate the Opening Night of LASFF - Tauranga! Join us for a special evening of Latin American and Spanish cinema as the Embassy of Peru in New Zealand proudly presents the Tauranga opening night of the 24th Latin America & Spain Film Festival (LASFF). Come along and enjoy a special screening of A World for Julius (Un mundo para Julius), a Peruvian film that offers audiences an opportunity to discover Peruvian cinema and explore Peru's culture and stories through the art of film.
25 Nov
Exhibition
Celebrity inventor and YouTube star Joseph Herscher is coming to Tauranga, and creative teams from across New Zealand are invited to help make history! STEM Wana Trust will host an ambitious New Zealand Chain Reaction attempt at Masonic Park, bringing together 24 teams to design, build and connect an incredible chain reaction during one incredible day. Known for his wildly inventive machines on YouTube’s Joseph’s Machines, Joseph Herscher will guide teams as they use everyday objects, simple machines and plenty of imagination to create a spectacular sequence of cause and effect.
18 Jan
