Medical Marijuana Program Connection

Tauranga traffic: Road-pricing idea could cost Pāpāmoa-CBD commuters $2428 a year

MMP News AuthorNovember 15, 2023

A congestion-busting idea to toll many of Tauranga’s main arterial routes has been labelled “ludicrous” and “unfair” by people who could be forced to pay more to drive to the supermarket. Others worry it would push the cost of living higher and one business owner says it might prompt him ... Read More

Tauranga CBD to lose 147 Strand waterfront car parks for green space, businesses ‘fuming’

MMP News AuthorOctober 25, 2023

Mainstreet Tauranga chairwoman and Miss Gee’s Bar and Eatery owner Ashleigh Gee says closing The Strand waterfront car park will have a “detrimental” impact on businesses in the CBD. Photo / Alex Cairns Hospitality businesses in Tauranga’s CBD are “fuming” as 147 waterfront car parks are set to be turned ... Read More

Sonya Bateson: Tauranga’s grim CBD needs change, progress and personality

MMP News AuthorJuly 28, 2023

The opportunity to build something great at Tauranga’s civic heart is a once-in-a-generation opportunity, writes Sonya Bateson. Photo / George Novak OPINION “It’s not all about economics.” These were the words of investment advisor Edward Guy at a Tauranga City Council meeting about the future civic precinct project earlier this ... Read More

Tauranga CBD ‘dead,’ Downtown Tauranga tells city council

MMP News AuthorMarch 27, 2023

Twelve businesses have recently closed or are about to close in Tauranga CBD, Downtown Tauranga says. Photo / Sun Media Tauranga’s CBD “is in crisis” with empty businesses and construction giving the perception it’s a “place to stay away from”. That is the view of Downtown Tauranga board chairman Brian ... Read More

Tauranga CBD business owners express frustration over closure of two popular car parking areas

MMP News AuthorJanuary 15, 2023

Fancy That owner Bill Campbell. Photo / Mead Norton There is concern the closure of two popular parking spaces will result in a reduction of foot traffic in Tauranga’s city centre, with one retailer describing it as a “huge disruption” for his “already struggling” business. These comments come after Tauranga ... Read More

Tauranga CBD: Water shutdown in Red Square after leak

MMP News AuthorSeptember 23, 2022

Red Square in 2021. Photo / George Novak A water leak has occurred at Red Square in Tauranga’s CBD, Tauranga City Council says. Contractors will be on site from 8.30pm to investigate the leak and will cordon off the affected area as necessary to ensure public safety, a council statement ... Read More