Taking tips from the big smoke

From left: Catherine Stewart, Doug Spittle, John Hong (Panuku Development), Michael Tucker, Max Mason, Larry Baldock, Frith Walker (Panuku Development), Bill Grainger, Leanne Brown and Morgan Jones. Supplied Photo.

Tauranga City councillors have spent two days in Auckland on a fact finding trip focusing on quality urban design and how it can transform and revitalise a place.

The itinerary included visits to Auckland Central Library, a tour of Hobsonville Point Precinct, and various inner city streetscape projects, including Federal Street, Karanga Plaza, Lorne Street, Brittomart precinct and Te Whero Bridge.

They discussed with Auckland City Council's senior management team and councillor Penny Hulse the approach Auckland is taking to revitalise the city centre and attract investment in the city centre. The councillors also met Colliers International Director of Hotels Dean Humphries to discuss the current hotel market in New Zealand.

'The trip has provided a valuable opportunity to see some of these streetscape projects and how Auckland has developed and invested in open spaces in the city centre, and to ask developers and the Council about the challenges they have faced,” says Tauranga Mayor Greg Brownless.

'The business case that is underway for our city library was top of mind when we visited Auckland Central Library. We met with Louise LaHatte, the Manager Customer Experience, and gleaned from her what makes the central library so special and, if they had a blank slate, what they would do differently.”

The visit was initiated as part of the Heart of the City programme, and was an opportunity for councillors to see how quality urban design can change the fabric of a city.

Those who took the trip are Mayor Greg Brownless, and Councillors Larry Baldock, Leanne Brown, Kelvin Clout, Bill Grainger, Gail McIntosh, Max Mason and Catherine Stewart.

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4 comments

Better...

Posted on 25-03-2017 09:56 | By penguin

...to have gone to Wellington where development success has been obvious for years!


Great

Posted on 25-03-2017 10:06 | By R1Squid

A Junket that the ratepayers will pick up the bill for.


i

Posted on 25-03-2017 19:10 | By Capt_Kaveman

hope they paid for their own trip, its like auckland has it right, omg this group are just idiots


Why Auckland

Posted on 26-03-2017 07:48 | By Papamoaner

Auckland is a horrible place. Especially if you need to drive anywhere.


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