'It's not fair': Mount Maunganui parents plea for safety of school children on Links Ave 8 Mar, 2021 04:55 AM 4 minutes to read Frustrated parent Michael Dance submitted a petition stating Link Ave is too dangerous for children. Photo / George Novak Frustrated parent Michael Dance submitted a petition stating Link Ave is too dangerous for children. Photo / George Novak Frustrated parents have accused Tauranga City Council of "drowning in bureaucracy" while children on a busy Mount Maunganui street are put at risk. But the council said it had undertaken independent safety reviews of the road layout and none of them said the road was unsafe in its current configuration.