Commuter ferry survey
Ōmokoroa commuters are being asked whether they’d consider taking a ferry to the Tauranga CBD or Mount Maunganui.
The economic development agency Priority One wants to gauge the response to a potential commuter ferry service through a 10-minute online SurveyMonkey form.
Priority One hopes to understand commuter behaviour and attitudes better. The agency says it is looking to talk specifically to people that commute to work to the Tauranga CBD area or neighbouring suburbs from Mt Maunganui or Ōmokoroa and surrounding areas.
Priority One would like to hear from commuters who think they would take a ferry to work, as well as those that wouldn’t.
A couple of comments on our Facebook page included:
“It’s very much a time of service versus cost equation. What a great way to commute to work, but the reality is the service has to be priced right.”
“It would suck to live near the Point. Traffic will drastically increase; the current green space will disappear in favour of car parks. If you improve the roads and bus service that will suffice. Please don’t ruin our home!”
All participants will enter a draw for two chances to win dinner for two at The Clarence Hotel in Tauranga. The survey is at surveymonkey.com/r/TaurangaFerrySurvey
The Acorn Foundation is proud to announce the five recipients of the 2020 Page/Acorn Engineering Scholarship. This year, the scholarship criteria was revised to award secondyear apprentices who stand out from their peers in talent, attitude and enthusiasm. An external selection panel reviews the applications, references and progress reports provided by Competenz to select the best candidates each year.
Each of the following recipients and their respective workplaces will receive funding to assist with educational expenses and equipment for the next two years from the Bob & Pat Page Fund: Kullen Burgess, Whakamārama—Impact Engineering; James Deelstra, Gate Pā—Robert Page Engineering Ltd; Braden Strong, Katikati—Page Macrae
Engineering; Joseph Terry, Pāpāmoa Beach—Page Macrae Engineering; David Turnbull-Broadfoot, Ōropi—Contract Mechanical Services Ltd. According to Lori Luke, General Manager of the Acorn Foundation, “This scholarship programme is in its 12th year and has now provided financial support to 52 talented young men and women who are pursuing a career in engineering. Bob and Pat Page would be absolutely thrilled that their dream of assisting local apprentices to achieve their goals has come this far. We are so pleased that the Acorn Foundation has been selected to manage this worthy programme into perpetuity.”