Injuries on The Rena

More than two years on after the Rena got stranded at Astrolabe Reef, the owners still haven't cleaned up the mess. Even worse, on the sixth of November two people got injured and taken to Tauranga Hospital. If you are thinhat the Rena and what happened to it?" then I will tell you quickly. In the morning of October 5 2011, the MV Rena got stranded in Astrolabe Reef. The Rena spilt oil onto the shores of the Bay of Plenty and even the Coromandel. The stranding became New Zealand's worst maritime disaster. Let's see what The Bay of Plenty Times' says and then me...


What The Media Says:
Two divers working on the Rena were hospitalised after serious complications at dangerously deep diving levels.
The 25-year-old New Zealander and 31-year-old Am

erican were helping prepare for the removal of the wreck's large accommodation block next month when they got into trouble in separate incidents 10 days apart.
"The Bay of Plenty Times" can reveal that on October 29, the American diver's umbilical device snagged in two separate locations while on ascent from a depth of 46m.

What I Think:
As you just found out, there have been numerous injuries relating to the salvage of the Rena. It has been two years now! Come on, you could have EASILY done it by now! But of course, these are professionals so trust them. Those are the word of either a very faithful person or a dilusioned freak! Jokes aside we should take this seriously, we have to sharpen our safery rules so the salvors can be as safe as can be.

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Port of Tauranga Profit's from Profit

Internationally recognized Port of Tauranga has reported a net profit of $112 million after tax. This is an increase of 52% since last year. Now for all you "Share Holder's":

-The net profit includes $38.2million profit on the sale of Port of Tauranga Ltd’s 50 per cent share in freight logistics company C3 Limited.

-The directors have declared a final dividend of 26 cents per share, on top of the interim dividend of 20 cents per share. This total dividend of 46 cents per share is an increase of 18 per cent on last year’s distribution.

-“Overall, we invested $68million in property, plant and equipment in the last financial year,” says Chairman John Parker.

Now for the most of us, normal people(No Offence Intended):

-Port of Tauranga is New Zeland's largest port.

-In the 2012/2013 Cruise Season, there were 84 Cruise Ships. This year there are less but larger ships are coming.

-The Rena wasn't Port of Tauranga's fault.(Just the facts!)

-Port of Tauranga owns part of many New Zealand ports.(Not Auckland)

-Port of Tauranga is internationally recognized.(Never Heard of It?)

That's enough information for my fellow readers. See you soon.

Lofangas-E-Mail Me Here, Google+ Profile

Tauranga's Mini Gold Goast-Part 2

Papamoa is a rapidly expanding suburb of Tauranga. At this rate Papamoa is expected to surpass 40,000 people by 2051. But what if some tragedy strikes the town? Here is Part 2 of "Tauranga's Mini Gold Coast" series where we will see some possible situations that could occur:



Situation #4-Papamoa City
In this situation Papamoa decides to split up from Tauranga, as Papamoa can survive itself. However Tauranga decides to "take" events from Papamoa to show superiority. This leaves Papamoa in distress so they decide to merge. Chances of happening 30%

Situation #5-Tauranga Extends
In this situation Tauranga extends and keeps extending it's boundaries because of housing affordability. This ends when they are very close to Te Puke and the end of southern Bay of Plenty. By that time Tauranga's population increases leaving behind Papamoa as a small sized suburb. Papamoa's population dosen't increase heavily after that as it is hemmed in by Tauranga's new suburbs. Chance of happening 25%

Situation #6-TEL Becomes a Failure
This time, the Tauranga Eastern Link fails to live up to expectations. This stops Papamoa East, Papamoa's future suburb, from developing inti a massive "town". The Eastern Link will provide easier travel throughout the Bay of Plenty. If it fails to deliver, tgen the local council's debt will rise. An earlier example of this is Route K, which makes up the majoraty of TCC's debt. Chance of happening 50%

Situation #7-TEL Becomes a Success

Opposite of #6, with Papamoa expanding and growing into a...Mini Gold Coast! Will pass 40,000 by 2051 if Papamoa countinues to meet population projections. Papamoa will pursue it's dream of having a shopping centre to rival Bayfair in the early 2020's if this situation is to happen. Of course this can only happen if the Tauranga Eastern Link becomes popular and tolls are paid. Chance of Happening 50%


To see part 1 of this series, Click Here.

We have reached the end of an important discussion about Papamoa's development in the future. I personally believe situation #6 and #7 are the currently the two most likely situations to occur as Papamoa East heavily depends on the TEL to write it's future. Please comment what you think about this and what local topic I should cover next. It would also encourage me a lot if you would +1 this Blog.


See you next time,
Lofangas-E-Mail Me Here, Google+ Profile

Tauranga's Mini Gold Coast?-Part 1

Papamoa is Tauranga's largest combined suburb, with 20,000 people. Projections say that Papamoa will continue to grow into the size of Napier by 2050. This growth will be boosted with the Tauranga Eastern Link. But in an article in one of Tauranga's largest newspapers, they described Papamoa becoming a Mini Gold Coast. Here is part one of the possible situations that could arise in the near future:


Situation #1-Natural Disaster
This one is quite likely to occur with Tsunami's and Earthquake's the two most likely disasters. In the 1980's a single earthquake removed a fellow neighbour from the map. That neighbour was Edgecumbe. Once a promising town now a dwindling villiage. And let's not forget about a Tsunami destroying our "Gold Coast". A tsunami is bound to occur around Pacific water's but what about Papamoa?

Situation #2-Overpopulation
Overpopulation is a growing problem in many cities throughout the world, Papamoa could be the next. Yes Papamoa will become a Mini Gold Coast however population becomes the deciding factor. In the end Papamoa reaches 30,000+ in population but will rarely go higher than that.

Situation #3-Back To a Villiage
The most obvious question, what if the sections in Papamoa East don't sell? This is actually quite unlikely as Papamoa East is attracting many buyers. Too many to be a failure or flop. You cancel this out from the main situations, however the possibility that there are no buyers is possible.

This is it for today, part 2 will be coming soon.

Tauranga: Largest City in New Zealand Not to Have...

A University, a Museum, an International Aiport(Hamilton at least had international flights) etc. Looking at these three big factors I can see why Tauranga is not keeping up with it's population projections. Tauranga needs these three(Not so much the airport yet) buildings somewhere in Tauranga to keep up with projections. Let's go over each of these three buildings and their pros and cons.

The proposed Tauranga "University" Campus.

Firstly, The University which
each city must have with a large enough population. Tauranga seems to be missing out, Dunedin has a population of about 122,000 and just under a 1/4 are their uni students. Tauranga is starting to become a Retirement City, with a bulk of their students going to The University of Waikato. Tauranga needs to get this University fast however only the council debt is holding us back. As of October 2013 the debt is $380,000,000, less than Hamilton's but still high. If we clear the debt only good things will come for example The University.

Classic Flyers, Tauranga's closet thing to a proper Museum.

Secondly The Tauranga Museum, this debate has been raging on for 20+ years now with absolutely no progress. Finally, about 1-2 months ago we had our plans drawn up but a new problem arose. Where to put the Museum? There are two options, a new but unused building or some empty free land. what would you choose?




Tauranga Airport looks busy!-Poor Sarcasm

And finally, our one and only Tauranga International Airport. Tauranga's Airport is the fourth busiest in New Zealand, just behind Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch International Airports. Difference is, we are not an International Airport. So just Build on, Not anytime soon! If we built a Tauranga International Airport, our debt would increase and be an obvious blunder. Just look what happened to Hamilton International Airport, it flopped. When our airport exceeds capacity, only then will we get this conversation up and running. Case Closed.

So out of these three options I believe we should choose none. When we lower our debt, then I will choose Tauranga International Airport. Why? Because it will take a long time to clear our debt!


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Tauranga Eastern Link-Great Milestone or Major Flop?

The Tauranga Eastern Link is the Bay of Plenty's most expensive roading project to date, it's also the most controversial. Many people support the 455 Million dollar project however there are just as many people who disregard it. But before you get on one side, I will show the main facts: