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September 29, 2017

What Turangi thinks about a new commercial proposal?

Multimillion-dollar commercial development planned for Turangi

An aerial view of the Parklands Motor Lodge that is at the centre of a proposed new multimillion-dollar service centre development off State Highway 1 at Turangi.
Taupo & Turangi Weekender
By: Dee Wilson

A new multimillion-dollar commercial development incorporating existing motel accommodation with a new truck stop, service station, restaurant and drive-through off State Highway 1 is in the offing for Turangi.

But the proposal is already leading to concern among some locals and businesspeople worried that it will draw traffic away from the town centre and impact negatively on the riverside residential area.

The proposed development is on a 2.9ha block of land on Te Arahori St where the Parklands Motor Lodge is situated, off the main SH1 intersection to the Turangi town centre.

Entry to the service centre would be by way of a slip lane off SH1, with traffic exiting from the site of the existing motel exit on Te Arahori St about 40 metres from the highway.

The project is dependent on the Rotorua-based developer gaining resource consents.

Parklands Motor Lodge owner Craig Morey, who has owned the motel complex for the past 19 years, confirmed this week that a sale contract had been drawn up with Holmes Group conditional upon resource consents being approved.

Following a meeting at the weekend, the Turangi-Tongariro Ratepayers Association has set up a subcommittee to act on behalf of concerned parties.

The prospective new owners intend to retain the 31-room motor lodge and undertake further expansion.

That would include a 24-hour eight pump service station and retail store with a quick service restaurant and drive through.

The plan also makes provision for 63 car parks with three coach/truck parking spaces, camper van and trailer parking and two loading zones.

Once operating, the proposed new facility is forecast to create between 55 to 60 new fulltime jobs in the town.

Holmes Group spokesman Ryan Holmes told the Taupo & Turangi Weekender that the site had a lot of great attributes.

“We see Turangi as a beautiful spot with lots of potential, especially around tourism with the Tongariro Crossing, walking and biking tracks, whitewater rafting and the skifields close by.”

He said the company was working with NZTA on options for upgrading the main intersection at the SH1 turn-off to the proposed complex.

Planning was in the early stages with consultants still working through various reports but the company was keen to let locals know what was envisaged.

A meeting was to be held last night in Turangi at Parklands Lodge with immediate neighbours to outline the proposed development and time-lines.

Mr Holmes said he was happy to set up meetings with other groups wanting information.

“Turangi is a small town and we want to let people know who we are, what we have done and what we are proposing to do.”

He says people they have spoken to already have been very positive. “We believe it’s got to be a good thing for the township.”

The company is planning to lodge resource consent applications in the next two months.

All going well it is hoped to make a start on the development in mid 2018.

The Holmes Group is a family-run company that has been involved in commercial and residential developments from Titirangi to Queenstown.

One of its most recent developments is Motion Entertainment, a 6000sq m indoor entertainment mall on a 2.7ha retail development in Rotorua.

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Opinions on this issue appears to have divided the town.  The local residents and ratepayers association have been very active preparing a petition which now reports 637 signatures against the proposal whilst residents have communicated their thoughts on the local facebook – see below:

 Turangi fb – YOU KNOW YOU’RE FROM TURANGI:

What do you think Turangi?.

Multimillion-dollar commercial development planned for Turangi
The new multimillion-dollar development will include a truck stop and motel.
nzherald.co.nz
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Sarbie Quinton

Sarbie Quinton If you build it, they will come. But there must be a fair degree of positive local spin off.

· September 21 at 10:25am

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Sandra Greenslade
Sandra Greenslade I think it might become an election issue in Turangi?
Maggie Stewart
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Macka Biddle

Macka Biddle JOBS!

· September 21 at 10:26am

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Maxine Puhi

Maxine Puhi Hard out aunty

 · September 21 at 10:43am

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Macka Biddle

 

· September 21 at 2:27pm

Macka Biddle struggle is real babe

Denis Lozica

Denis Lozica Well, well, well, rather ambivalent about this I am: excited but also disappointed of what could have been had the town centre been redeveloped with a bus station, info centre, a supermarket and truck service centre. I still believe the town centre should be the hub. Easier there to show case Turangi and it’s culture and heritage. Otherwise it becomes just another town on SH1!

Shar Levao

Shar Levao True

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Robbie Baker

Robbie Baker Been saying this for years the crap town centre should be pulled downand re built where it used to be No conflicts of traffic being diverted then at all Bet some of them on River Road going to moan about this proposal though

· September 21 at 11:14am

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Rawhiti Iris

Rawhiti Iris yes they r already

· September 21 at 4:29pm

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Juanita Tabe
Juanita Tabe Yes felt quite sad visiting the town centre a few months back.
Gerard Patena

Gerard Patena I love the fact that jobs will be created for the town. Hopefully the town centre will do something to improve itself. So as to stay relevant and viable.

DM W Mokena

DM W Mokena If the same resource was put into it, it could create itself

· September 21 at 11:02am

Natalia Joanna K-Lee Mariu

Natalia Joanna K-Lee Mariu Juanita Duvell just saw your post looking fr job back home 😛

· September 21 at 10:35am

Gary Keepa

Gary Keepa LETS JUST DO THIS….

· September 21 at 10:39am

James Rakz

James Rakz MORE MONEY MORE PROBLEMS

· September 21 at 10:47am

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Vicki Asher

Vicki Asher Jobs! But definitely need a round about there if this goes ahead..

· September 21 at 10:48am

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Raff Downs

Raff Downs develope the town center or around it.. not a good idea

· September 21 at 10:48am

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Raff Downs

Raff Downs there is oppotunity to create more jobs but the govt wont help.. its a control measure called dumbing down.. a great chance to invite industry but the double dipping with lines company scares away industry coz of power cost.. the infustructure is already in place to create a trout farm ..lots of jobs and spin offs.. funny the govt and councils seem to be paranoid about locals getting money an owning business

· September 21 at 10:59am

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Alan Bishop

Alan Bishop Seems like a good idea however there would be a negative impact on nearby residents.

Gail Rihia

Gail Rihia I agree Raff we have alovely library at the end now i see a new building at the entrance into town centre, sad though when you walk into the centre , alot of empty shops, draw buyers into the centre.

· September 21 at 11:04am

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Catherine Le Vaillant

Catherine Le Vaillant Exciting development for the town especially with jobs and tourism dollars. This could spin off to more shops finding it attractive and worthwhile to start up in the town Centre. We cannot let this chance go.

· September 21 at 11:08am

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Colin Baker

Colin Baker Ok so outsider point of view from over the hill! Why another service station? I thought we were supposed to be going along the lines of EV for the future? That aside How many Servos will there be in Turangi if this gets built? I also think big mistake not to redevelop what you have and what you need which is a decent Bus Terminal and shopping area.

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Marian Flavell Quinlan

Marian Flavell Quinlan Good competition maybe which would be good for the locals.

· September 21 at 1:51pm

 

Colin Baker

Colin Baker To many servos in the same place is not good competition!

· September 21 at 1:56pm

Vicki Asher

Vicki Asher No use throwing more rate payer money at redeveloping the town centre like flogging a dead horse! When the supermarket moved the centre slowly died..I agree with Gary Keepa or you push one side of the town fiwn and open it up.. but who would pay for th…See More

· September 21 at 1:57pm

 

Colin Baker

Colin Baker 55 jobs at the cost of how many? My point on servos is that in effect the knock on effect will likely impact the local BP as well as the 3 smaller out of town ones. Dependent on who the supplier is! If you think it will mean cheaper fuel that is u…See More

· September 21 at 2:12pm

 

Vicki Asher

Vicki Asher You’ve got a lot to say for some one that doesn’t live here Colin Baker. I do appreciate the cheaper fuel at Waitamo and that’s where I buy. Just saying it’s good for the jobs fir that folk that live here znd the spin off effect from that.. more money to spend locally.

· September 21 at 3:27pm

 

Colin Baker

Colin Baker Ouch! Just pointing out one the impacts!

Vicki Asher

Vicki Asher Yep all good.

Don Macgregor

Don Macgregor Once again we are taking customers away from the nucleus of our shopping area

· September 21 at 5:31pm

Don Macgregor

Don Macgregor Who owns this new venture if and i say IF they are migrants what garantee is there that kiwis will get the 55 jobs what percentage nationally do these migrant bussiness’s use kiwi labour i am not being racist here am looking at kiwis in jobs versus migrant workers coming to work in family a owned buisiness just a question ?

Colin Baker

Colin Baker Read the story it is in there Don Macgregor

· September 22 at 7:59am

 

Don Macgregor

Don Macgregor Must get copy

Gary Keepa

Gary Keepa The demise of the town centre rests fair and squarely on the shoulders of the town centre landlords…go Graeme Wyman for looking ahead…as for the others who don’t care about their shops being empty because they write those losses off tax wise….lob…See More

· September 21 at 12:21pm

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Colin Baker

Colin Baker Facing same issue as Raetihi in that respect.

· September 21 at 1:56pm

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Gary Keepa

Gary Keepa This tax position affects all our regional small towns …

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Maria McCreadie

Maria McCreadie where is this to take place?

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Marie Ormsby

Marie Ormsby Ditto Gary, the Supermarket could have stayed in the town Centre and we all know why it didn’t. !!!

· September 21 at 4:27pm

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Maria McCreadie

Maria McCreadie yeah and the skating rink that didn’t happen where the supermarket is now

· September 21 at 4:39pm

Paula McRae

Paula McRae They should change those tax woes so landlords who continue to keep shops in active not operating should have their rates tripled by all accounts the buildings etc are in disrepair in parts.

· September 21 at 8:22pm

Harland Wade

Harland Wade Callum Clarke have a read

Marian Flavell Quinlan

Marian Flavell Quinlan What a Great Up Lift for Turangi. That will create jobs which is a big issue for the Local People. Lessons the Crime and Drug abuse. Go Turangi. New Beginings.

· September 21 at 1:33pm

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JP Taute

JP Taute 55 full time jobs is great

· September 21 at 1:47pm

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Patti Taute

Patti Taute Greater if the jobs go to locals struggling to get mahi

· September 21 at 7:12pm

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Marian Flavell Quinlan

Marian Flavell Quinlan Yes. Something to put on the Holmes table when they have a meeting with the Iwi

· September 22 at 1:54am

Flavian Kingi

Flavian Kingi Can i have a concert contract im in if i can

· September 21 at 1:55pm

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Marian Flavell Quinlan

Marian Flavell Quinlan This will boost the town center. You’ll have more holiday/guests of the Hotel shopping there. And opportunities to open another business creating yet more jobs : )

· September 21 at 1:58pm

 

Ria Regina Kohler

Ria Regina Kohler as long as they respect the elders, whanau and whenu

· September 21 at 2:08pm

Marian Flavell Quinlan

Marian Flavell Quinlan Main Priority

Irene Aranga

Irene Aranga Great for tgi I say go for it can’t hurt more jobs ya

· September 21 at 2:11pm

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Waitapu Beech

Waitapu Beech Yup jobs

· September 21 at 2:21pm

 

Hoeta Konui

Hoeta Konui When

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Konui Noleen

Konui Noleen Jobs for the locals can only be cool as

· September 21 at 2:50pm

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Rama Tuhakaraina

Rama Tuhakaraina Mean

· September 21 at 3:05pm

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Lani M J Larsen

Lani M J Larsen Go for it for the best if Turangi

· September 21 at 3:10pm

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Betty Baker

Betty Baker Good for Turangi any extra work etc must be good for town

· September 21 at 4:14pm

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Robert Stewart

Robert Stewart Some business will close and some jobs will go new ones will be made. There’s no guarantee foreigners won’t be brought in to run it like some zds I’m 50/50 also Turangitukua must have the last say.

· September 21 at 6:00pm

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Ordella Tupara

Ordella Tupara It’s alright that’s your they get robbed lol

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Robert Stewart

Robert Stewart It’s common knowledge when developments like this come along rates go up and rents become unaffordable as someone has to pay for infrastructure.

Georgina Tauhopa-Melody

Georgina Tauhopa-Melody So long as they know there’s a legislation to restrict high rise buildings in little Waihi, Tokaanu. ie keep your distance and respect our kaumatua.

· September 21 at 6:01pm

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Ordella Tupara

Ordella Tupara HARD LIKE UR KORER

Ordella Tupara

Ordella Tupara Yeah bwt time AWESOME i reakon

· September 21 at 6:18pm

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Jessica Owen

Jessica Owen Yus great opportunities for Turangi…

· September 21 at 6:26pm

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Paula McRae

Paula McRae So a lot of business will exclude the town centre as hub people heading south will call into bp people heading north will hit the supermarket and possibly town centre. May be Tongariro Junction should open up an e try off the main highway..

· September 21 at 8:29pm

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Shan Barrett

Shan Barrett Richard Barrett

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David Bowers

David Bowers Town centres been dead since they moved new world might as well create jobs and more infastructure if they can

· September 21 at 10:51pm

Antoinette Kereopa

Antoinette Kereopa Mean there’s the economic development the town needed now the rugby can stay down at Turangitukua park with the space needed to grow

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Derek Downes

Derek Downes Cool idea if it’s creating 55 jobs for locals not imports… aye Ngas Dempsey

· September 21 at 11:08pm

 

Jo Davis

Jo Davis Wow have you seen this uncle Greg Davis & Aunty Tracey Herewini-Davis

· September 21 at 11:13pm

Anthony Cotterill

Anthony Cotterill The future depends on getting it right in terms of growth and expansion, even though I left Turangi many years ago now,there will be positives for sure if this development goes ahead, employment 1 but for how many?but the impact on the town centre and …See More

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Flavian Kingi

Flavian Kingi I think the town businesses are dying down already. Its hard to run a business back home when people can just go to taupo and get what they need right down to shopping at pak’n save. Creating business that will attract more people may just help those small businesses in town.

· September 22 at 2:29am

Macka Biddle

Macka Biddle not to mention the ridiculous lease prices for a shop in town aye cuzy gee whiz!

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Flavian Kingi

Flavian Kingi Hardout ma cuz

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Mahia Tahau

Mahia Tahau Would the majority of workers be from Turangi? Next Minit you support and they hire cheaper labour like… Refugee

· September 22 at 8:54am

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Tania Williams

Tania Williams Lol gd question. This should be addressed to the next hui.

· September 22 at 10:07am

 

Mahia Tahau

Mahia Tahau There are so many questions. It’s a great idea for Tgi community but there’s the environment and many more things other things to consider. Like I said. I’m only allowed to hire that are Anangu.

· September 22 at 10:15am

 

DM W Mokena

DM W Mokena Refugees aren’t the problem, employers providing low wages is, Refugees think those wages are good cause they’ve come from nothing. But employers who only pay crap wages is the problem their.

 

· September 22 at 11:08am

Colin Baker

Colin Baker I said it 10 years ago! If a cap was not put on temporary migrants jobs would be lost and wages would drop with only increases in min wage. I have been proven right sadly.

· September 22 at 1:30pm

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DM W Mokena

DM W Mokena Colin Baker sorry just re-read

· September 22 at 1:41pm

Colin Baker

Colin Baker DM W Mokena you realise most them not refugees aye

· September 22 at 2:25pm

DM W Mokena

DM W Mokena Totally, I just get hoha with those in our country who ignore employer exploitation, but bash migrants and refugees….

· September 22 at 3:03pm

Mahia Tahau

Mahia Tahau I’m basically trying to say the ppl from Turangi NEED to be the majority employed and NOT the minority.

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Mahia Tahau

Mahia Tahau Btw I ain’t refugee or migrant bashing. Maybe I watch the news a bit much lmfao

· September 22 at 4:24pm

Colin Baker

Colin Baker In agreement with you that employment should go first to those living within a commuting distance. Only have to look at a certain place near by that does that in a token way.

· September 22 at 5:34pm

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Mahia Tahau

Mahia Tahau So true

Mahia Tahau

Mahia Tahau Where I live we all have one store and we travel 9 hours to Alice Springs for a much bigger shop. And the best about living here, there’s no drinking, you need to pay a $50 permit to come out and service providers like myself are ONLY allowed to hire Anangu ppl and partners.

· September 22 at 9:00am

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Carole Ham

Carole Ham Truck stop down the road is going to waste and trying to drive into Z at nights is a mission …reopen te truck stop

· September 22 at 12:37pm

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Mahia Tahau

Mahia Tahau Omg the truck stop is closed? Not good!

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Lani M J Larsen
Lani M J Larsen The truckstop has been closed due to family reasons. The patriarch of the family passed away.
Any one interested should ring Z property management Wellington to re negotiate for operations.

· September 22 at 6:27pm

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Paula McRae

Paula McRae Well better get a move on..

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Lani M J Larsen

Lani M J Larsen Paula McRae , everyone did. But for sure, people must have missed the place.

Tory Dean Marshall Hona

Tory Dean Marshall Hona Why would people even say no this. Its createing more jobs. our town centre has been dead for so long . Only time towns good is when somethings on or its the holidays. I cant see whats their to buy in the town centre . Shit me and family always jump in the car and drive to taupo for a kfc maybes thats all we nee

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Ngas Dempsey

Ngas Dempsey As long as it’s not selling dreams to our people like the BRAIN LIMITED

· September 23 at 8:02am

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Teedz-TamePureke Anderson

Teedz-TamePureke Anderson Ikr?? Been waiting awhile for those so called shops to open. Gaaaah

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Ngas Dempsey

Ngas Dempsey I know cuzzy he packed his high heels in the briefcase and bolted like usane

· September 23 at 8:28am

Antoinette Kereopa

Antoinette Kereopa Well anyone with half a brain would have known that was gonna fall through 

· September 23 at 9:06am

Frances Martin

Frances Martin All positive for Turangi creating income & employment

· September 23 at 5:14pm

Don Macgregor

Don Macgregor I surely hope so z energy said the same thing with employment

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Colin Baker

Colin Baker Don Macgregor if you remember that was Shell that built the station there before they pulled out of NZ and let Z take control.

· September 24 at 11:07pm

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Don Macgregor

Don Macgregor Yep

Cilla Hallett

Cilla Hallett creating new jobs is a plus

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Sandra Greenslade

Sandra Greenslade Last month I was contacted by a young man from Auckland. He wanted support in finding accommodation as he had just secured a job as a grocery assistant at the supermarket. He was not from Turangi – in fact I’m not sure he had ever been here before he s…See More

· September 25 at 3:29am

Robert Stewart

Robert Stewart Exactly what I’ve been saying. Employers don’t care they will bring them from as far away as India they don’t care.

I’ve signed the petition on change. Org. Against the Taupo council. They are just as bad.

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Colin Baker

Colin Baker You got a large seasonal employer that follows that mantra. It was graphically seen over this winter and I heard the excuse come from the manager they employed who hails from Auckland funny enough. “we provided locals with employment”. Well actually no they did not they brought in from other parts NZ or dragged up inexperienced. But many you saw it as a success

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Ian Ashmore

Ian Ashmore And again, I’ll ask; how do we KNOW that people from out of town will be employed? Sure, if there is no one suitable locally I can understand but that’s not the fault of the employer. In addition, and also again; what’s wrong with introducing new blood into town? We already have a new Indian restaurant etc. blinkered and miopic.

Kath Smallman

Kath Smallman The town centre will certainly die.

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Vicki Asher

Vicki Asher It’s dead any way Kath, ever since the supermarket vacated it’s been a down hill decline.. bowl it over I think and start a fresh or open one side of it..Council have already thrown rate payers money at beautifying the town but that hasn’t attracted any business in the mall.. just have an empty looking nice town frontage now.

· September 25 at 7:59am · Edited

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DM W Mokena

DM W Mokena Vicki Asher that’s heartless, let’s forget one thing, destroy it and just make something new over here. Very throw away concept, when waste is a big issue, bit like how New World thought… so bugger the left over businesses still in there.

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Colin Baker

Colin Baker Vicki Asher the biggest point to make here is that the RE ZONING to make this happen sets a precedent when there is already so much land in Turangi unused already zoned as commercial.

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Vicki Asher

Vicki Asher Sorry to sound heartless but I’ve watched it for 11 years plus and yes it us sad but it’s been tarted up a few years back.. still nothing. I don’t want to waste any more of my rates on something that is obviously not working so just saying let’s try something different?

· September 25 at 9:55am

Colin Baker

Colin Baker Vicki Asher Think you missed the point! So let me ask you how would you like that nice residential area you live in suddenly become zoned commercial and lets say built a 24 hour truck stop next door to your house?

· September 25 at 10:03am

Sharon McCarthy
Sharon McCarthy When I was home in December I was Shocked to see how desolate the mall was and how many shops were empty.
When I grew up there we had a massive population who largely did not leave the area to shop. Times have changed, the population is not what it wa…See More

· September 25 at 12:11pm

Vicki Asher

Vicki Asher Like I said Colin BakerColin you have a lot to say for someone that doesn’t even live here or are from here.. just saying

· September 26 at 2:20pm

Colin Baker

Colin Baker You dont inspire me to want to live there let alone invest there and oh wait there is an out of town investor looking to invest there. Maybe I should talk to the Chinese inlaws of my nephew to invest in Turangi?

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Mahia Tahau

Mahia Tahau Hmmmmmm is that a positive?

Vicki Asher

Vicki Asher Colin Baker the Chinese have already invested in this area and are employing locals.. they’ve taken a lease out one of the local farms.. sheep milking..now that is a positive don’t you think?

DM W Mokena

DM W Mokena Vicki Asher how many jobs have they created for locals, and no we shouldn’t have foreign ownership, to be tenants in our own land. Please share what benefits the Chinese are bringing?

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Vicki Asher

Vicki Asher It’s a lease.. benefits are job ops for locals and they pay the trust who distribute via way of dividends to the shareholders of the whenua.. business acumen don’t you think? Instead of sitting there literally not returning a lot, and hey it’s only a small land holding lease for a limited time.

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DM W Mokena
DM W Mokena Vicki Asher ok so only short term employment stuff, but long term benefits for owners of land, .
BP – Shell game of who has the bigger fossil fuel balls on either side of road.

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Vicki Asher

Vicki Asher Limited time is for about 60 years and renewable.. 60 years of employmentfor some of our locals.. I think that’s pretty innovative s not short visioned don’t you think?

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DM W Mokena

DM W Mokena Vicki Asher can you show some links to reports or scopes they have down to back up your kōrero?

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Vicki Asher

Vicki Asher Not on this public arena not my info to share but our family have vested interests in this farm trust. Who are you to ask anyway what are your links here? You may have shares in this or your whanau..

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DM W Mokena

DM W Mokena Vicki Asher I have a vested interest in Turangi, my children whakapapa there and I was raised under the tihi of Pihanga – since you ask, our whānau owns property there, and my mother is still residing there. I like many still come back and are seen in …See More

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DM W Mokena

DM W Mokena Is the information clear enough for the public of Turangi to see what effects them positively or negatively? If its good, please share that information, to inform those of us who arent share holders or direct beneficiaries from the development, and inform us like you have been, I’m all for development, it’s my daily job, it’s just good to see the rautaki behind it rationalising why it’s good 

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Frances Martin

Frances Martin You can’t put the blame on new world moving sites – same population with same amount of dollars to spend & it’s a ageing population so these pensioners have all their big items purchased for their homes already. We need new investors to start business …See More

· September 25 at 9:25am

Catherine Le Vaillant

Catherine Le Vaillant Totally agree Frances!

· September 25 at 9:30am

 

Colin Baker

· September 25 at 10:06am

Colin Baker I have to say that moving New World was probably a good thing! Why would I say that? Because I know a lot of people like myself from out of town (aka west) who would rather travel to Turangi for their grocery shopping than to Taumarunui. Not to mention probably employs more than it did before.

Robert Stewart

Robert Stewart Rose glasses won’t create employment. Bring people in from Auckland to work in the vegetable department of a supermarket isn’t helping the community with employment.

· September 25 at 9:32am

Paula McRae

Paula McRae Well there’s 12 months before any employment will happen giving potential employees time to ready them selves. Show local businesses what they are prepared to do.,

· September 25 at 9:36am

Colin Baker

Colin Baker “Once operating, the proposed new facility is forecast to create between 55 to 60 new fulltime jobs in the town.” Definition of full-time?

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Ian Ashmore

Ian Ashmore Well, go on then. What is it? I’m pretty sure the employment act defines it.

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Colin Baker

Colin Baker Let me ask you do you believe everything you are told by someone with a large financial gain? Do you also understand the word “forecast” ?

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Ian Ashmore

Ian Ashmore No and yes. See, I can actually answer a question.

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Frances Martin

Frances Martin If we got 30 people in turangi employed what an amazing difference to those families let’s look forward not dreaming of the past it’s time to look positive.

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Tory Dean Marshall Hona

Tory Dean Marshall Hona Agreed

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Paula McRae

Paula McRae It would be fantastic now is the time to prepare the youth for the future

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Frances Martin

Frances Martin Paula McRae yes that’s what needs to happen

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Macka Biddle

Macka Biddle even 10 families would appreciate full time jobs

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Frances Martin

Frances Martin Macka Biddle definitely it’s a win win

Ngahuia Eru

Ngahuia Eru It’s not a good idea for Turangi.

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Mahia Tahau

Mahia Tahau With the amount of money within our own Iwi, what’s wrong with us doing the same thing as an iwi on our own land? We have alot of whanau that are qualified to run businesses and a lot of whanau that are tradesmen etc etc… Now there’s a positive!

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· Yesterday at 3:39am

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Lani M J Larsen

Lani M J Larsen Yes, why not convince your whanau to create businesses and run by your qualified people? That way, Turangi shall develop and also the community will prosper.

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Mahia Tahau

Mahia Tahau Are you not from Turangi?

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· Reply · Yesterday at 7:57am

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Lani M J Larsen

Lani M J Larsen Mahia Tahau , yes , I am from Turangi and still live here.

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· Reply · Yesterday at 8:34am

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Mahia Tahau

Mahia Tahau Then ask yourself that question and convince yourself. I know I’m related to that whole township

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· Reply · Yesterday at 10:20am

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Lani M J Larsen
Lani M J Larsen Mahia Tahau , I don’t need to ask myself.
You need to do it yourself as your Iwi and whanau with trusts , plus your family roots are here.
I don’t belong to any Iwi like you stated who have…See More

· Yesterday at 10:32am

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Mahia Tahau

Mahia Tahau It was an idea.

· Yesterday at 12:11pm

Ian Ashmore

Ian Ashmore For the record Tangonui; as it stands, I’m for this but would like more consultation and the chance to see plans and meet with the developers to here their ideas. So far, I’ve seen very little of substance in the argument against the proposal, much sca…See More

· Yesterday at 6:46am

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Vicki Asher

Vicki Asher I’ve messaged you Ian.

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· Reply · Yesterday at 7:45am

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Ian Ashmore

Ian Ashmore Vicki Asher thanks I’ll have a proper look when I get a chance

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· Reply · Yesterday at 7:51am

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Ian Ashmore

Ian Ashmore Well the plans look quite interesting.

· Yesterday at 9:55am

Paula McRae
Paula McRae Honestly I can’t be bothered with this negativity judgemental any excuse will do was going to respond to one full of the above negativity.
Their environmental reasonings can’t believe what was written. How can any of it impact.

· Yesterday at 9:31am

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Ian Ashmore
Ian Ashmore I’m just completely lost as to why people think that 1. any creation of jobs is a bad thing 2. That the jobs will go to people from outside the area. When the jobs are advertised It’ll be up to Turangi people to apply and prove themselves suitable for the position 3. If employees from outside the district are brought in, why is that a bad thing (new residents, house buyers, tenants etc) 4. why underground fuel bunkers are a H&S issue, presumably there was no opposition to Waitomo and if anyone can point out the last time there was an issue with a fuel bunker in this country 5. why it’ll have an environmental impact 6. why it will affect our pristine waterway (other industries, including fuel stations don’t) 7. why it will be an eyesore and ruin the entrance to town 8. why it will pull business away from the town centre; exactly what business would it be they are competing for? 9. why there is suddenly going to be a massive increase in noise and light pollution. It will be located on an already busy State Highway with existing light pollution 10. why BP should be in the least bit concerned about developing the TC when the landlords, seemingly, have sat idly by as their premises remain empty.
Just a few questions I have. Anybody?

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Catherine Le Vaillant

Catherine Le Vaillant My thoughts exactly. I think it would have a positive flow on effect for the town centre which has been struggling for a very long time.

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· Reply · Yesterday at 11:09am

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Flavian Kingi

Flavian Kingi Hiika everyone getting feels on here. Nice to know there is passion for our people. I think some people are going over the top on whakaaro. And alot of people commenting dont live here. Turangi community residents of Turangi kei a koutou te tikanga. If you want to see change you need to use your voice. For those of you who may think this opportunity isn’t a good idea pai tera but do you have a better option? Are you happy to leave Turangi as it is because where you sit we are thriving as a community?? Yes there are alot of what if’s but i urge you whanau to look at WHAT IS???7

· Yesterday at 1:25pm

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Paula McRae

Paula McRae Employment conditions can be subject to local talent until conditions have changed.

· Yesterday at 2:55pm

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Frances Martin

Frances Martin Well written Ian Ashmore so positive

Konui Noleen

Konui Noleen If i was a millionaire!!!!!!!??!! Id buy an island hahahahaha

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Lani M J Larsen

Lani M J Larsen Likewise, if I have millions, I would rather share with the people here. Get a livelihood for them so they will be independent enough and less poverty & crime in the neighbourhood.

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Konui Noleen

Konui Noleen And that too lani lol

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Lani M J Larsen

Lani M J Larsen

James Rakz

James Rakz MORE MONEY MORE PROBLEMS

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Peter Denise Levy

Peter Denise Levy Well said Ian Ashmore

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