Tauranga City Council's Community Development team is hosting a Community Connections get-together in Papamoa on Tuesday.

Residents will have the chance to talk about what's happening in their community to elected members and council staff.

Steve Morris is excited to discuss ideas with the Papamoa community. Photo: File.

The meeting will also feature Dave Hursthouse from The Rock community garden in Hartford Avenue and David Hill from Papamoa Progressive Association.

Other participants include Lorraine Stevens from Neighbourhood Support, Sgt Phil Gillbanks from Papamoa Police Station, Wayne Troughton from the New Zealand Transport Agency, Bay of Plenty MP Todd Muller, local Fire Service staff and a tsunami evacuation planner.

Community Connections is designed to encourage discussion on opportunities and issues affecting Tauranga communities.

The bi-monthly meeting will be held in different suburbs throughout Tauranga, to focus on matters specific to the chosen community.

Councillor Steve Morris says he was excited to meet with residents to discuss ideas and opportunities in their own community.

'This is our chance to leave chambers and visit our residents in their local areas, to talk about local issues,” he says.

'We're trying something new with the format, to make it less formal and really generate discussion.

'Instead of a traditional meeting where presenters stand up and speak before an audience, Community Connections will have display areas set up around the venue.

'We think this will encourage our residents to actively participate and provide more feedback than they would in a more formal situation.”

Community Connections:

Papamoa Library and Community Centre

Tuesday, 21 July 2015

From 6.30pm