Bay s tourism industry could benefit from new $200m recovery plan
10 May, 2021 09:13 PM
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Tourism Minister Stuart Nash announces the new $200m support and recovery plan at the TRENZ Hui 2021 in Christchurch. Photo / George Heard
Tourism Minister Stuart Nash announces the new $200m support and recovery plan at the TRENZ Hui 2021 in Christchurch. Photo / George Heard
Bay of Plenty tourism operators could benefit from a new $200m Government package announced by Tourism Minister Stuart Nash on Thursday.
The Government s new Tourism Communities: Support, Recovery and Re-set Plan is set to roll out between now and 2023.
The plan will invest in new programmes such as small business support, tourism infrastructure, the conservation estate, Māori development, economic and regional development and mental wellbeing support, Nash said.
Anchor Aims Games to give Tauranga $6 million boost in September
5 May, 2021 07:00 PM
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AIMS Games tournament director Vicki Semple. Photo / George Novak
September will bring thousands of young athletes from around the country and pump $6 million into the local economy as the annual Anchor AIMS Games returns to Tauranga. This time last year the heartbreaking decision was made to cancel the intermediate-aged sports tournament because of Covid-19, with national safety a priority.
Now, registrations for the 2021 tournament, to be held from September 5 to 10, were looking really good , tournament director Vicki Semple said. They were on par with the 2019 game that hosted more than 11,000 athletes more than the Rio Olympics.
Gridlock: Tauranga traffic levels drop over two years. But why?
29 Apr, 2021 08:15 PM
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Traffic congestion like this on Turret Rd is a regular sight in Tauranga. Photo / File
New figures reveal fewer people appear to be driving to work, despite Tauranga s ballooning population and congestion woes. Data obtained by the Bay of Plenty Times shows there has been an overall drop in traffic numbers at 10 of the city s busiest intersections over the past two years.
The data, supplied by Tauranga City Council, analysed the annual average daily traffic at 10 intersections from 2013 to 2020 and at four in 2021.
The data showed drops in traffic at the intersection of Cameron Rd and 15th Ave from 345,399 in 2020 to 337,053 this year - a decrease of 2.42 per cent.