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By Gavin Ogden, The opening of a new road in and out of Papamoa is a lifeline for residents battling chronic traffic. As one of the fastest growing suburbs in the Bay of Plenty, Papamoa’s main thoroughfares were struggling to cope. But the opening of the latest stage of Te Okuroa Drive project, between The…

By Gavin Ogden There’s a patch of dirt and grass in Golden Sands, Pāpāmoa, that looks like any other field. But by February next year, it will be transformed into the Suzanne Aubert Catholic School. “Suzanne Aubert Catholic School was thought about over a decade ago,” Ron Scott, Chairman of the Board of Trustees said.…

By Zoe Hunter, Sections as small as 200sq m to 300sq m are being sold in Pāpāmoa. The development of a large area of medium-density housing in Golden Sands has proved a lifeline for first-home buyers struggling to get on to the property ladder. Tauranga building companies have noticed a boost in first-home buyers aged between…

By Brianna Mcilraith, Asbestos removal and demolition of one of Taranaki’s biggest eyesores is under way. Auckland-based Nikau Group has begun clearing the asbestos-contaminated and rundown former Ravesndown site on State Highway 3 at the northern entrance to New Plymouth. Nikau Group director John Paul Stil said the work began on November 7 and involves…

In a new part of Papamoa East, there is a road where the offshoot streets on one side are named after Maori weapons and, on the other, weapons used by European settlers.