Bay of Plenty Times Christmas Appeal: Synergy Technologies donates $30,000 to help smash foodbank record
18 Dec, 2020 06:31 PM
5 minutes to read
Rachel and AJ McKean from Synergy Technologies made a thirty thousand dollar donation to the foodbank.
Rachel and AJ McKean from Synergy Technologies made a thirty thousand dollar donation to the foodbank.
A last-minute $30,000 donation from a Tauranga company has helped push the total raised in this year s Christmas foodbank appeal to a record $190,990.
Synergy Technologies donated the money to the Bay of Plenty Times Christmas Appeal, run in partnership with Gilmours Wholesale Food and Beverage Tauriko, on Thursday.
A total of $132,000 in cash had been raised by Friday afternoon, with 29,495 food items worth $58,990. Each food item is valued at $2.
Cultural upgrade concept plans for Pāpāmoa Hills get green light
15 Dec, 2020 03:23 AM
4 minutes to read
What the proposed entrance to Pāpāmoa Hills could look like. Image / Supplied
Concept plans to upgrade one of New Zealand s most significant cultural landscapes by honouring and highlighting its Māori history will now go ahead. The proposed upgrade of Pāpāmoa Hills Regional Park was heard at a Bay of Plenty Regional Council Monitoring and Operations Committee today. The park is proposed to become Te Rae o Pāpāmoa, or Pāpāmoa Hills Cultural Regional Park.
The meeting heard that regional council staff had worked with representatives from Waitaha, Ngā Pōtiki, Ngāti Pūkenga, Ngāti He and others on the project s vision: to create a sustainable and rich experience at Te Rae o Pāpāmoa / Pāpāmoa Hills Cultural Heritage Regional Park for locals and visitors to enjoy.
Local Government Minister Nanaia Mahuta to meet with council collective Smartgrowth
15 Dec, 2020 05:00 PM
2 minutes to read
Local Government Minister Nanaia Mahuta. Photo / File
Local Government Minister Nanaia Mahuta will virtually join a Smartgrowth leadership group meeting today.
Smartgrowth, a sub-regional partnership of three councils - Tauranga City, Western Bay of Plenty District and Bay of Plenty Regional - tangata whenua and the Bay of Plenty District Health Board formed an urban growth partnership with the Government in August.
The 15-year-old collective also agreed to invite up to three ministers to join the group, with voting rights.
The ministers were to be appointed after the election and were expected to be those with portfolios involving local government, urban development or the like, given Smartgrowth s remit to manage joined-up, long-term growth planning.
Tuesday, 15 December 2020, 4:14 pm
Bay of Plenty Regional Council today approved the concept
design stage of a major upgrade for Te Rae o Pāpāmoa /
Pāpāmoa Hills Cultural Heritage Regional Park. The
improvements will create a richer experience for visitors
through construction of a new 86 space carpark, upgraded
amenities and new provision for the sharing of cultural
stories.
Chris Ingle, Integrated Catchments General
Manager commented that the Regional Park has become
increasingly popular with both locals and
visitors.
“Over 106,000 people visited the park last
year, representing a steady 10% per annum increase in
numbers over the last several years.
All you need to know about Western Bay of Plenty council services over the holidays
9 Dec, 2020 10:53 PM
2 minutes to read
Western Bay of Plenty District Council offices on Barkes Corner, Tauranga. Photo / File
Bay of Plenty Times
Western Bay of Plenty residents and holidaymakers are encouraged to be summer-savvy and plan ahead with key council services over the Christmas break.
The council will close all its offices and libraries from 12pm December 24 and open again from 8am January 5.
If anyone has enquiries you can still call 0800 WBOPDC (0800 926 732) at any time as our phones are staffed 24/7. Alternatively, email customer.service@westernbay.govt.nz.