74 days ago

Tauranga CBD joke

Vicki from Papamoa Beach

After reading so many posts re our CBD and the botch up of our city made by our council commissioners, I had to share something I saw online. I was looking at an Urban Exploration site ( where members explore abandoned buildings, homes and towns) and what did I see?! Our own Tauranga CBD listed under NZ abandoned cities, with a suitably atmospheric picture of our empty main street! I am not sure if this was meant to be a joke, or if the Urban Explorers really thought our city was a ghost town! 🏚️👻

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1 day ago

Tauranga Council-private cocktail party

Pat from Welcome Bay

So-here is the latest news. The Council is to host a private cocktail party on the waterfront (not that private then) for 150 invitees to celebrate the city's transformation and progress. The list of invitees is secret (nothing new in that with the track record of the commissioners). Can Council and the commissioners be any more tone deaf? Having a cocktail party with, I assume, canapes when :
1. We are facing a 7% rates rise in a cost of living crisis.
2. Businesses have closed because of the "progress made"
3. We continue to to suffer significant inconvenience in "orange cone
city".
4. We have 4 commissioners who tried to subvert democracy by
asking to remain as unelected overlords at Council.
But really-a private cocktail party? On the waterfront? With, presumably, gates and security guards patrolling to prevent the riff raff getting in. Tone deaf.

2 days ago

Wanted Working Infared Heat lamp

Phil from Mount Maunganui

Hi I am looking to buy an infrared heat lamp on a small stand in working order as cannot locate any in retail stores anymore. Yr welcome to text me on 0274951499 thanks Phil

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1 day ago

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