Artificial grass, i-Site to be installed in Mount Maunganui urban space
14 Dec, 2020 04:37 AM
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A rendering of how the i-Site will look on the new green mat. Graphic / Supplied
Kristin Dunne, chief executive of Tourism Bay of Plenty. Photo / File A 220517gn07bop.JPG
By Samantha Motion A Mount Maunganui urban space, sometimes likened to a concrete jungle, is about to get a bit greener.
A 140sq m artificial grass mat will be installed in Te Papa O Ngā Manu Porotakataka this week as it becomes the new summer home of Tourism Bay of Plenty s satellite i-Site.
And if the community likes the turf idea, we could see more of it.
Fears new visitor information centre for Mount Maunganui will go on the back burner after build canned
10 Dec, 2020 11:00 PM
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The iconic design option for the visitor information centre featured a statement roof. Image / Supplied
Tourism operators in Mount Maunganui are disappointed but not surprised Tauranga City Council has canned plans for a $5 million visitor information centre in Coronation Park. Operators say a central tourism hub for the Mount will still be needed one day, but one business owner fears it will end up on the back burner for years.
The cash-strapped council cancelled the project, known as Te Tomokanga (The Archway), in a Projects, Services and Operations Committee meeting on Tuesday, after freezing spending in July.