Residents are being given a chance to play a part in designing the experiences and spaces in the proposed museum and library in the Tauranga city centre.
Tauranga City Council is inviting keen members of the community to attend two workshops sessions which take place Tuesday and Wednesday, May 23-24.
More than 100 people attended workshops held last week and a TCC spokesperson says everyone involved provided lots of valuable ideas that will help shape the type of experience the museum and library could provide.
'The sessions have been fun and interactive with lots of positive feedback from those involved.”
Workshop attendee Lynette Fisher says it was fantastic to get involved and be part of the process that has the potential to create much needed facilities for the city.
'I'm really excited to see something tangible come from this and to know that I have helped play a part in making it happen.”
If you can't make it along to one of the workshops but want to have your say, members of the community can share their thoughts with elected members and council staff at the following locations and times:
- Bethlehem Lions Market at the Historic Village – Sunday, May 21, from 8am – 1pm
- Mount Maunganui town centre – Saturday, May 27, from 11am – 2pm
- Papamoa Plaza – Tuesday, May 30, from 11am – 2pm
This week's workshop sessions are being held at 2 Devonport Road on Tuesday and Wednesday, May 23-24, from 7am – 10am both days. To register email: Jennifer.Butcher@tauranga.govt.nz
There will also be other opportunities for people to share their thoughts with council in the upcoming months, to learn more visit www.tauranga.govt.nz/culturalfacilities or email your feedback to haveyoursay@tauranga.govt.nz
13 comments
Tapping into local ideas and knowledge
Posted on 22-05-2017 17:46 | By Papamoaner
It seems anybody and everybody are invited. That shows what an inclusive process this is. Those planning it are to be congratulated. Nobody can later say they weren't consulted.
Papamoaner
Posted on 22-05-2017 21:15 | By waiknot
You must be joking decision is already made and people are welcome to come and tinker around the edges!!!! You call that inclusive? As I have said before I neither for or against, truth be told a museum could be nice. I just dislike this so called inclusive process.
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Posted on 22-05-2017 21:21 | By dumbkof2
looks like this is a done deal. never mind the fact most people dont want it
Crazy
Posted on 23-05-2017 08:15 | By Angels
I planned to attend one of the meetings last week. I tried for Wednesday morning session and was told 1- it's not a session to say you don,t want the meseum. I was told to take it to council At the end of June. I was told that the people handling the sessions were not city people but hired to put on the session. These sessions were not for complainers. I was given time to go on Friday morning not Wednesday to complain. I out of spite went to the wednesday session anyways to see this full ( sold out;0). Session). Lots of open seats available, was offered to attend but declined. Please note city was trying to stop anyone that is apposed. This is all smoke and mirrors so council can hide behind the positive attendance.
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Posted on 23-05-2017 08:28 | By dumbkof2
this looks like a done deal. majority of ratepayers dont want this white elephant. minority dictating to the majority.
@Waiknot and Dumbkof2
Posted on 23-05-2017 09:25 | By Papamoaner
Waiknot;- Every project in a democracy is done that way, be it civic amenities, major earthworks, roading, etc. We elect people to make these decisions and then rely on them to get on with it without pulling the mat out from under them every 5 minutes. Otherwise, weekly referendums - unworkable! Nothing ever done! Dumbkopf2;- You continue to make the same old claims Ad Nauseum, about "majority" views, but never back them up with evidence nor reference to referenda or poll. Questionable anecdote at best. Blatant construction at worst. Which is it? Otherwise, PRODUCE THE EVIDENCE. Once you have done that, perhaps we can debate it constructively.
@Angels
Posted on 23-05-2017 09:46 | By Papamoaner
Difficult to respond to your experience as it's all anecdotal with no real meat to chew on. Maybe you ought to modify your approach to them to become part of the gathering. If you wade into the place with your sleeves rolled up, loud and aggressive, of course you will get a negative response from people who are trying to do a job without pirates swarming over the gunwhales with swords in their mouths. Subtlety will do it. Hopefully you might end up supporting the project once you've had a closer look.
Asset or liability?
Posted on 23-05-2017 10:57 | By Papamoaner
The guts of this argument among reasonable debaters is viability. Others are blindly negative, making sweeping claims without evidence. We will never sway them (daddy was a union man, so me too). Others like me, are just passionate about the value of community art and culture, especially for our kids, so we sometimes get dogmatic too. That's not always a bad thing. There is an interesting Sunlive article this morning "Bay sector set to boom" Our climate, location and busy port provide huge potential to exploit and expand into tourism. We need this museum, coupled with the library as a unit either on the existing library site, or move the library to a shared site. I instinctively feel they should be together with a common entry fee, both free for local residents.
Papamoaner
Posted on 23-05-2017 12:36 | By Angels
You must love all our tax increases for dead horse events. The art centre is a total losing proposition.The losses are far greater than we are told if and when you take out the donations from trust power (50,000.00) a year plus othes the losses are great. If these donations stop ,we the tax payers are going to pay way more. Now let's add a useless museum to the pile of losing propositions in the city. Enough is enough. We the rate payer are tired of useless losing projects. The losses will be greater each year.
@Angels
Posted on 23-05-2017 14:20 | By Papamoaner
Can you at least show some honesty and tell us who these "we the ratepayers" are that you presume to speak for? So far I can only hear one voice. If you are trying to give the impression you belong to some majority, you are failing. All I can see on these threads is a tiny wee small group of dissenters.Where are your referendum results? Do you have any answer?
How many visitors do you reckon guys?
Posted on 23-05-2017 15:40 | By Papamoaner
Sunlive reported 35000 visitors to the art gallery during the last couple of weeks art event. $10 each museum entry fee anyone? That's about three quarters of a million $ in a month if we could keep it up. Plenty of cruise liners coming to Tauranga. Yeah! Let's do it folks. Once the loans and overheads are cleared, might even see a rates reduction. Rates are God to some people, even though they represent a rather small percentage of running a car. Think about it.
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Posted on 23-05-2017 19:28 | By phoenix
So 100people turn up to supposed consultation meeting, out of a population of 140,000 If you are opposed to this project, you are Not permitted to express that view.Sounds like a perfectly reasonable,democratic way for ratepayers to throw truck loads of money towards this scheme.
@Phoenix
Posted on 24-05-2017 10:13 | By Papamoaner
You have quoted figures out of context. That meeting (let's call it a seminar) was for a specific purpose, and given the agenda, the numbers were encouraging for the organisers. There have been and are, ample opportunities for dissenters to express their views against council initiatives, and they are advertised regularly in the media. But the buggers never turn up! Instead of debating eye-to-eye, they seem to prefer to inflict timed sabotage, mostly covert. Do they lack the courage to turn up and face people? Who knows! TePapa is edging towards self sufficiency, so a good and fair example. It is only partly "national" and has revenue potential in its own right.
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