Last week in the Weekend Sun newspaper was a humdinger, Council's media propaganda now deny the losses of over $2m from Baypark Speedway.

This figure was printed in the BOP Times just a few weeks ago, Council did not deny this then.
At a Council meeting recently the draft annual report of Baypark revealed this information.
Council did not question the BOP Times reporting but now question a private ad in The Weekend Sun headed 'Tauranga City Finances Out Of Control” that reported similar information. Don't forget surpluses are not profits as stated in their response.
Example, if Council gives Baypark $8m every year and Baypark only spends $6m then in Councils mind that is a 'surplus” of $2m but it is actually a 'loss” of $6m.
Perhaps unrelated this week, the BOP Times have just signed for another term as a City Partner. A 'City Partner” gives money or free work to council. The Council says they don't get anything in return for that. I think I can see a new 'Tui's ad” coming.
Council stated in this paper that building fees are up to $4000/house, now I have heard it all, they call the rest of the charges 'Building Impact Fees” (BIF) etc.
When you add it all up they are around $20,000+ per house depending on where you live in Tauranga. This is extra pre-paid rates (see Mike Baker's letter 27 August) by stealth; it has a different name that is all.
The actual cost to get ”consent” to build a house is about $20,000, which is what has to be 'paid”, it does not matter what fancy name it has after that.
Hayden Evans, Ohauiti.