Progress is being made on the demolition of Tauranga City's old council offices.

A video posted to Facebook recently shows the building on Willow Street being torn down.

The civic building saw its neighbouring headquarters demolished in 2017 following the discovery of toxic mould three years earlier.

Council made the decision to tear down the former council offices in 2021. Read more here.

Tauranga City Council general manager of city development and partnerships general manager Gareth Wallis says the demolition work is making great progress.

The demolition is set to be completed in October, and will be replaced by a new civic precinct, Te Manawataki o Te Papa, which will include a civic whare (public meeting house), museum, library and exhibition and events centre, according to a Facebook post made by TCC.

The building prior to the start of the demolition. Photo: John Borren/SunLive.

Willis says the demolition has so far been smooth sailing and the project is still on schedule for the October completition.

'With most of the upper parts of the building now stripped down to the shell, one of the key activities on site is the removal of structural steel, concrete floor plates and columns for processing and recycling.

"Waste minimisation has been a big focus throughout the demolition. We have donated thousands of items of furniture removed from the site to various community groups, and we're recycling other materials including steel and concrete.

"At last count we had recycled more than 100 tonnes of steel – that's about the same weight as a medium-sized passenger aircraft.

"Once we've completed the demolition, we will be securing the site in preparation for groundworks for our new civic precinct - Te Manawataki o Te Papa.

"Following extensive community engagement earlier this year, the Commission approved plans to bring the full vision for Te Manawataki o Te Papa to life in a single-stage, phased development.

"This is all part of our wider strategy to transform the city centre into a great place to live, work, learn and play – a place that our community is proud of, and that people want to visit."

The former Tauranga City Council offices on Willow Street. File photo/SunLive.

Willis says the programme of work will see a $303.4 million investment in developing the city centre over the next eight years and includes facilities such as a civic whare (public meeting house), museum, library, an exhibition and events centre, as well as the associated landscaping.

It will be subject to achieving 50 per cent of the required funding from non-ratepayer sources.

"This project is all part of the wider transformation of our city centre that's outlined in the City Centre Action & Investment Plan, which council formally adopted on Monday."