6 Jun 2024

Around the motu : Alisha Evans in Tauranga

From Nine To Noon, 10:50 am on 6 June 2024

The race to Tauranga’s first election in five years is heating up with 86 people vying for a spot at the council table. Mount Maunganui residents are furious about the possibility of taller buildings in their town centre. And there could also be a new way for people to get around the city as business hopes to set up a ferry service between Tauranga and the Mount. 

image of Aerial photo Mount Maunganui


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Photo: George Novak

Western Bay of Plenty Local Democracy reporter Alisha Evans based in Tauranga with SunLive.

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