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Greerton colouring up Tauranga for winter The Pacific Coast Village – Animal World tree. Photo: Rosalie Liddle Crawford. '); } else { // } An explosion of colour has appeared in Greerton Village this week as yarn bombing returns to brighten up the winter days ahead. Under the theme ‘Colour my World’, creativity abounds as knitters and crocheters break out vibrant colours after the unsettled year of 2020. Many of the famous cherry blossom trees around the Greerton Village are no longer naked but are now dressed, with help from Greerton Lions and Greerton Mains...

Greerton to get 20 new townhouses opposite Tauranga racecourse 9 May, 2021 08:00 PM 3 minutes to read An artist's impression of The Stables in Greerton. Photo / Supplied Greerton is set to get 20 new townhouses with price points starting at $690,000 to help struggling buyers on to the property ladder. The Stables designer complex is planned for a 2400sq m site opposite the Tauranga racecourse and golf club on Cameron Rd. Tremains director of projects and marketing Richard Graham said there had been "huge" interest in the development. "In a few days, we have had massive inqu...

Posted on 12-05-2021 08:56 | By R. Bell for your version of events of two hundred years ago. However they are irrelevant to the current discussion. No one can change the past, but we can help shape a better future. Greer was, and his name is still symbolic of brutal oppression of innocent people defending their land from blatant theft. I agree the history should be "left there" but that also means the names of those who carried out those acts should not be glorified in names of towns and suburbs, and that includes Greer. For once in your life try to imagine the insult to local Maori.

Suburb Spotlight: Should Greerton change its name? Prominent figure thinks yes 2 May, 2021 06:00 PM 8 minutes to read A view up Chadwick St in the suburb of Greerton. Photo / George Novak A prominent Greerton figure is calling for the Tauranga suburb's name to be changed but not everyone agrees. Greerton is named after Lieutenant-Colonel Henry Greer, a commander of the British forces during the Tauranga Campaign in early 1864. The campaign was a six-month-long armed conflict as part of the wars fought between the Māori and British over land. In Wilson's view: "Colonel Greer...

Suburb Spotlight: Should Greerton change its name? Prominent figure thinks yes 2 May, 2021 06:00 PM 8 minutes to read A view up Chadwick St in the suburb of Greerton. Photo / George Novak A prominent Greerton figure is calling for the suburb's name to be changed but not everyone agrees. Greerton is named after Lieutenant-Colonel Henry Greer, a commander of the British forces during the Tauranga Campaign in early 1864. The campaign was a six-month-long armed conflict as part of the wars fought between the Māori and British over land. In Wilson's view: "Colonel Greer tried to...