Here we go .......all Photos can go here :banana:

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2269/1884604782_ca6c56feeb.jpg?v=0:cheers:

This recent Photo shows the cleared site of the Eleven Towers :)

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2377/1883592331_533f77f219.jpg?v=0

Thanks for the thread Marky, Here's my contribution for now, I'll take some more on the weekend.

http://img165.imageshack.us/img165/9806/img6767kn9.jpg

(Couldn't be bothered walking as far up as your photo)

Shows The Pacific Site , The Eleven Towers and the Cayman Towers under Construction .......Camping ground is very Empty ? Strange , theres no development coming up there is ?:cheers: Thanks for the effort :banana:

Thanks for the thread Marky, Here's my contribution for now, I'll take some more on the weekend.

http://img165.imageshack.us/img165/9806/img6767kn9.jpg

(Couldn't be bothered walking as far up as your photo)

No other development that I know of, there is a site begging for development next to Cayman - part permanent caravan park like trailer park boys (very out of place!) and part run down apartment block. The fact it is a bit run down and underdeveloped makes me think a developer is holding on to it for bigger plans, otherwise they would have put some average two to three story apartment block on it to get some returns. It just looks out of place amongst the other nice places around it.

And yeah camping ground is rather empty, just a few hot tourists that I walked past, but will be booked out all summer as usual.

One of these developers , either The Pacific or The Eleven are advertising that their Block will be the last of its size ....I think thats alot of Crap :lol: and I certainly hope not .......shall soon see :cheers:

Ewwwwh has Nana got some Competition this Summer with all those Cuties about ? :poke::bowtie:

One of these developers , either The Pacific or The Eleven are advertising that their Block will be the last of its size ....I think thats alot of Crap :lol: and I certainly hope not .......shall soon see :cheers:

Ewwwwh has Nana got some Competition this Summer with all those Cuties about ? :poke::bowtie:

These people are so small minded, "the last of its size" if we are to believe that then the human race is about to stop developing and basically die.

Anyway that gets me worked up so I'll put it behind me and tell some useless but interesting fact: If the Elliot St Apartment block @218m (f*#K Yeah) was built next to Mt Maunganui @230ish m they would be very similar in size!

These people are so small minded, "the last of its size" if we are to believe that then the human race is about to stop developing and basically die.

Anyway that gets me worked up so I'll put it behind me and tell some useless but interesting fact: If the Elliot St Apartment block @218m (f*#K Yeah) was built next to Mt Maunganui @230ish m they would be very similar in size!

Actually Im glad that there are Height Restrictions at the Mount , would hate to see the Beach Shaded for half the Day like Surfers :bash:

Actually Im glad that there are Height Restrictions at the Mount , would hate to see the Beach Shaded for half the Day like Surfers :bash:

Yeah I do agree theres got to be a limit and would hate to see a building similar in height to the mount right next to it, but surely we can get to about 50m in the next 15 or so years? Even if its a street back from the beach to stop the shading.

Instead of these pissy 5 - 8 Levels back from the Beach , they should be 15 - 20 Levels .....and imagine the view .......you would probaly see Tauranga ..across the Harbour...right down to the Mount ..and all the way round to Whakatane ....well maybe not ....I'm getting dizzy :lol:

Yeah I do agree theres got to be a limit and would hate to see a building similar in height to the mount right next to it, but surely we can get to about 50m in the next 15 or so years? Even if its a street back from the beach to stop the shading.

Instead of these pissy 5 - 8 Levels back from the Beach , they should be 15 - 20 Levels .....and imagine the view .......you would probaly see Tauranga ..across the Harbour...right down to the Mount ..and all the way round to Whakatane ....well maybe not ....I'm getting dizzy :lol:

The only thing I worry about is Mt / Papamoa out-doing Tauranga, because Tga is the main centre and should have the largest and most buildings, IMO.

The only thing I worry about is Mt / Papamoa out-doing Tauranga, because Tga is the main centre and should have the largest and most buildings, IMO.

For some Reason TGAs CBD has lacked development over the Years ....only a couple of Apartment Blocks .....geez some Cities half the size have more impressive Skylines eg Palmerston North ........Although the TCC carry on as if they are a Supa City and they can demand what they want from Developers , a great example is the Novotel Fiasco .... It wouldn't surprise me to hear they have the TCC to bugger off and they are ganna build it in Whakatane :lol: Its just dragging on .......lets be :banana: and hope it starts soon ....and soon after Strand City :banana:

Nah pitched from the Bayleys sight :lol:

http://www.bayleys.co.nz/images/list_img/2813941/2813941_01.jpg

A few from my walk around the Mount this morning.

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http://img132.imageshack.us/img132/5531/img6783largehd3.jpg

:banana: Do you walk around there much ? its always such a nice walk :cheers:

:banana: Do you walk around there much ? its always such a nice walk :cheers:

Been around a few times, up only once but I'm trying to do a bit more exercise so hopefully be heading up a bit more often. Its such a great asset to the area, its like Tauranga's Hagley Park. You been up / around a few times?

Used to go up there for Teddy Bear Picnic's :booze::lol: Also it was the real Family thing to do :nuts:

Been around a few times, up only once but I'm trying to do a bit more exercise so hopefully be heading up a bit more often. Its such a great asset to the area, its like Tauranga's Hagley Park. You been up / around a few times?

This recent Photo shows the cleared site of the Eleven Towers :)

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2377/1883592331_533f77f219.jpg?v=0

lol cool shot

...And very romantic.:cool:

When you guys heading down next ?:cheers:

http://data.realenz.co.nz/edi/_21156/photos/BOUL58N-5.jpg

^^ :) you won't see that in Auckland - parking wardens ticketing them if caught!

Earthworks .........In the Background :cheers:

http://data.realenz.co.nz/edi/vclcoll001/photos/RES131-1.jpg

Earthworks .........In the Background :cheers:

http://data.realenz.co.nz/edi/vclcoll001/photos/RES131-1.jpg

You've resorted to other peoples photos! That must mean I need to take my camera next time I'm going round the mount.

Interesting thing about that photo is that the building you see looks bigger now without the three story apartments that used to be next to it.

On another note, this view will be much denser come completion of pacific and eleven. Might even look rather impressive.

http://img150.imageshack.us/img150/5595/img6623di3.jpg

:lol: I have never been Home long enough , well had the Time to Take my own Photo's :ohno:

Your photo changed? Theres no earthworks now. And my post doesn't make sense lol.

Your photo changed? Theres no earthworks now. And my post doesn't make sense lol.:lol::cheers:

Some Apartment Porn ...this time showing the construction of the Cayman Towers in the Background :cheers:

http://data.realenz.co.nz/edi/HPSHARC001/photos/MTM71103-1.jpg

Yeah will do in the next few days, maybe in the weekend, I noticed scaffolding is coming down around Cayman exterior looks pretty good.

Yeah will do in the next few days, maybe in the weekend, I noticed scaffolding is coming down around Cayman exterior looks pretty good.

She will fix you up with Morning Tea .........and thats not all !:lol:

Photo from the Cayman Towers :cheers:

http://data.realenz.co.nz/edi/HPSHARC001/photos/MTM70602-1.jpg

http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i29/blairboy_2006/img6781largexx4.jpg

^^Great pix there SGH.....What camera is your weapon of choice?:)

http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i29/blairboy_2006/img6781largexx4.jpg

^^Great pix there SGH.....What camera is your weapon of choice?:)

Canon IXUS 50, nice small camera to carry around in my pocket:)

^^Canons rock!.

Great quality for a 5MP camera too I might add.:okay:

Only took a couple of shots on the weekend, when anything exciting happens at eleven or pacific I'll post some photos, at the moment its just a couple of big holes.

http://img529.imageshack.us/img529/6185/img6787largemr7.jpg

http://img139.imageshack.us/img139/2162/img6784largeaw7.jpg

This ones out my window - the coal conveyor blocks half the sunset. Quality's a bit dodge but love the colour.

http://img529.imageshack.us/img529/952/img6791largeoa2.jpg

:cheers: Great Photo's .....Thankyou :cheers:

:cheers: Great Photo's .....Thankyou :cheers:

Nope, out my Lounge window at home:)

Nope, out my Lounge window at home:)

anywhere near the Port .......Watch out :lol:

Incredible sunset .... we nearly went to Tauranga last weekend but I spent the money - sorry :( .... I am sure that we will visit again next month *hint hint*

http://www.cbcconstruction.co.nz/images/Projects/Cayman%20Resized/CT_4_H.jpg

http://www.cbcconstruction.co.nz/images/Projects/Cayman%20Resized/CT_1_H.jpg:)

http://data.realenz.co.nz/edi/KINBAYL001/photos/2815540-1.jpg:cheers:

Guess one gets Home sick this time of Year :ohno:

...I know what you mean Marky - especially this time of the year.

The nimby's would start screaming if they saw this...

http://data.realenz.co.nz/edi/KINBAYL001/photos/2815540-1.jpg

There fantastic views are being impinged! :)

Just seems to be an ever expanding Suburb with Bits and Pieces of Shops everywhere :nuts:

http://www.landsdale.co.nz/files/images/ec_01.jpg

Is that cleared land for more houses Marky or for a town centre ? A town centre would be great around the lake ..

Is that cleared land for more houses Marky or for a town centre ? A town centre would be great around the lake ..

Yeap that would be nice LOL around the Lake's , I think there may be 2-3 Shopping developments in the area ...but nothing like a Town Centre :ohno::cheers:

Damn ! a mixed use complex with a hotel etc would be gr8 for that area ... that is close to the nudey beach isn't it ? ;)

sprawl-tastic papamoa. tsk tsk tsk

Next Xmas :banana:

http://www.port-tauranga.co.nz/images.php?oid=2103:cheers:

http://www.port-tauranga.co.nz/images.php?oid=2085

Nice
I'm starting to think that if I was ever to move back to NZ my choice of towns would be shortlisted down to:

Auckland
Tauranga
Whangarei
......................Huntly j/k

No Nana didn't take these on P:lol: from Flickr

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2236/2153433088_26856b4bcd.jpg?v=0

I guess this would be the Main Concert Stage .........I wanna Apartment looking over this Next Xmas NYE :)

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2025/2152629991_4241e2b60a.jpg?v=0

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2386/2151166819_52607f7568.jpg?v=0

I don't think its ganna work ...........oh yes the smaller one will LOL The Nautilus !

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2268/2180521920_631185b1c6_m.jpg

This one will ...........The Sebel Tauranga

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2416/2171160056_944b1afed2.jpg

Been a bit slack recently but I'll try go for a walk and get some progress photos. Noticed eleven has some above ground work going on too. :banana2:

Been a bit slack recently but I'll try go for a walk and get some progress photos. Noticed eleven has some above ground work going on too. :banana2:

as the Planning application has not been approved yet , unless someone at the TCC still had a Xmas Hangover and reposted an old Application :lol:

Yes please when ya get a Chance { Photo's } :cheers:

Eleven:

http://img245.imageshack.us/img245/7058/img6826largexz8.jpg

http://img245.imageshack.us/img245/2416/img6825largeyc0.jpg

http://img297.imageshack.us/img297/4046/img6823largemg5.jpg

Pacific:

http://img245.imageshack.us/img245/1746/img6824largemo3.jpg

I would imagine because of the size of those Three Towers , there could be
4-5 Tower Cranes involved :banana:

Such Great Heights ? when you were lurking around the Forums , did you ever catch any of Kiwioperators Posts , He pops up now and Again with Goss , well he was sure he was ganna be one of the Crane operaters on the Pacific Tower ........Great Guy :cheers:

I would imagine because of the size of those Three Towers , there could be
4-5 Tower Cranes involved :banana:

Such Great Heights ? when you were lurking around the Forums , did you ever catch any of Kiwioperators Posts , He pops up now and Again with Goss , well he was sure he was ganna be one of the Crane operaters on the Pacific Tower ........Great Guy :cheers:

Yep I remember reading his posts, that must be an awesome job.

http://www.bayofplentynz.com/PicsHotel/tbop/GeneralPresentation/ID8493Pic1.jpg:)

http://www.bayofplentynz.com/PicsHotel/tbop/GeneralPresentation/ID8493Pic1.jpg:)

Jeez what a great shot. Imagine sitting with a group of friends, good meal, some trance (not too loud) and of course a few drinks. What a night that would be. Im there now.

I guess thats part of the reason behind Tauranga being so expensive , sounds like a nice relaxing evening Milan ....:cheers:

Jeez what a great shot. Imagine sitting with a group of friends, good meal, some trance (not too loud) and of course a few drinks. What a night that would be. Im there now.

From Devonport Towers :cheers::)

http://data.realenz.co.nz/edi/KINBAYL001/photos/2816656-6.jpg

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Oi Marky, enough of the great photos! So frustrating. You know it just inspires me to reach for what I currently dont have. :nuts:

There's so many gorgous Homes in the area .....ohhhh to win Lotto:cheers:

this House is going to be different , look at that huge double sided fireplace right up the middle , I hope they have double Glazing :nuts: http://data.realenz.co.nz/edi/KINBAYL001/photos/2816372-1.jpg

I like this to .....

http://data.realenz.co.nz/edi/KINBAYL001/photos/2815970-1.jpg

http://data.realenz.co.nz/edi/KINBAYL001/photos/2815970-7.jpg

hey guys how 4 art thou merry xmas n happy new years (i know its way late sorry;) how the heck are ya marky? man some awesome photos goin on there mate. howd u get the photos on the cbc crane? pete and mitch were on that baby and watts and hughes were gonna hire it off cbc for the pacific but theyre now using the ol 750 favco. the same one we used in hamilton for the ibis tainui hotel. ummm the crane supposed to go up in about 4 weeks but will have to wait and see... they say 4 ...its usually 8 etc.
theres only two going up on the twin towers and marra have put there remote one up somewhere else over the mount so there should be four up at some stage...yeeehaaaaa!!! lovin it .
i agree with some of the earlier posts tauranga city should go 30stories and the mounts good for 10stories but heaps of them yeah thatll keep me busy as h&h are still putting his building up in town next to devonport towers and yes paul bowkers got my number for towercrane operator. so fingers crossed i might slip from one building to the next.
ive been all over the countryside driving crawler cranes for fulton hogan doing sheet piling and civil stuff. interesting but i prefer towercranes to the max so i look forward to being back in the air again till then ill try pop in more often k ?

hey guys how 4 art thou merry xmas n happy new years (i know its way late sorry;) how the heck are ya marky? man some awesome photos goin on there mate. howd u get the photos on the cbc crane? pete and mitch were on that baby and watts and hughes were gonna hire it off cbc for the pacific but theyre now using the ol 750 favco. the same one we used in hamilton for the ibis tainui hotel. ummm the crane supposed to go up in about 4 weeks but will have to wait and see... they say 4 ...its usually 8 etc.
theres only two going up on the twin towers and marra have put there remote one up somewhere else over the mount so there should be four up at some stage...yeeehaaaaa!!! lovin it .
i agree with some of the earlier posts tauranga city should go 30stories and the mounts good for 10stories but heaps of them yeah thatll keep me busy as h&h are still putting his building up in town next to devonport towers and yes paul bowkers got my number for towercrane operator. so fingers crossed i might slip from one building to the next.
ive been all over the countryside driving crawler cranes for fulton hogan doing sheet piling and civil stuff. interesting but i prefer towercranes to the max so i look forward to being back in the air again till then ill try pop in more often k ?

Hey they are finalizing Contracts for the Novotel at long Last , do you know whos getting the job ? :cheers:

Hey they are finalizing Contracts for the Novotel at long Last , do you know whos getting the job ? :cheers:

no not yet but weve got that in our sites as well. i heard there was heaps of hold ups so were waiting and watching. hey is your email still the same or can i post pics up in here?

no not yet but weve got that in our sites as well. i heard there was heaps of hold ups so were waiting and watching. hey is your email still the same or can i post pics up in here?

It may have changed :cheers: Youve got me excited LOL ........some Photo's :banana:

:nuts:Edit

aw man .. fer some reason dem photos aint showin drats i hope i didnt send duds

From the Crane Man himself .......Kiwioperatr :cheers:

Construction Photo's of the New Sounthern Cross Hospital ........wow this is the first time Ive seen anything on this Project ....not even a render :cheers:

http://img170.imageshack.us/img170/3703/70tlimatc700mobilelattika0.jpg

http://img296.imageshack.us/img296/3773/favco750mk1chr5.jpg

http://img247.imageshack.us/img247/8754/favco750mk1qu4.jpg

http://img175.imageshack.us/img175/6611/favco750mk1hkh0.jpg:cheers:

awrighty then im gonna try post sum pics up in here!!!
http://media3.dropshots.com/photos/443962/20080128/171333.jpg
well this is around the back just above the ambulance bay i hope it works:ohno:

placing concrete wall panels for the stairwell on the norfolk southern cross
http://media3.dropshots.com/photos/443962/20080128/171348.jpg
flipping panels for the stairwell on southern cross me and a fifty ton mobile from nz cranes
http://media4.dropshots.com/photos/443962/20080128/171343.jpg

this is the crane that will be on the pacific with me in it at some stage anyway the ol' favco 750mk1 shes an oldie but a goodie

http://media4.dropshots.com/photos/443962/20080128/171418.jpg

this is in me crawler on the tainui ibis in hamilton before the towercrane went up

http://media3.dropshots.com/photos/443962/20080128/171318.jpg

this is me crawler and gear for the towercrane all ready to be erected

http://media3.dropshots.com/photos/443962/20080128/b_171312.jpg

Great Shots :cheers::banana::cheers:

How BUTCH ! ;) ... thanks for all the pics, they are so cool :)

http://img262.imageshack.us/img262/8163/tgapf8.png:cheers:

http://www.bayofplentynz.com/PicsHotel/tbop/GeneralPresentation/ID7938Pic1.jpg:cheers:

Nice!! :D

I love the night pictures. I think Tauranga has a real classy Florida feel to it :banana:

I love the night pictures. I think Tauranga has a real classy Florida feel to it :banana::cheers:

This guy Barry Seed is awesome .....a Photo of his showing the Nautilus Apartments .....:cheers:

http://img217.imageshack.us/img217/3229/41141684pf6.jpg

Great Shot Marky, there are some great photographers around - and I'm not one of them! Some average update shots:

Pacific with foundation work going good:

http://img181.imageshack.us/img181/8347/img6860largeln6.jpg

http://img502.imageshack.us/img502/1087/img6861largesq1.jpg

Eleven, cant wait for the crane:

http://img502.imageshack.us/img502/7126/img6862largent6.jpg

http://img181.imageshack.us/img181/4800/img6863largetq9.jpg

Also some shots from Leisure Island:

http://img502.imageshack.us/img502/4927/img6864largemg1.jpg

http://img502.imageshack.us/img502/3055/img6866largeuw0.jpg

http://img502.imageshack.us/img502/2376/img6865largeue5.jpg

I always look forward to seeing them :):cheers:

http://media4.dropshots.com/photos/443962/20080218/b_181054.jpg

http://media5.dropshots.com/photos/443962/20080218/b_181058.jpg

http://media4.dropshots.com/photos/443962/20080218/b_181042.jpg

yeeha allmost that time:banana::banana::banana::cheers:

:banana::cheers::banana:

Sweet, thanks kiwioperatr, I'll have to come down and have a look tomorrow.

no worries guys i like seeing this sh#t too:nuts:

http://media5.dropshots.com/photos/443962/20080219/b_064043.jpg

this is curly mcleods 130ton putting the 5 ton counterwieghts in i think we had four in hamilton

http://media3.dropshots.com/photos/443962/20080219/b_064059.jpg

this is the powerpack going up big noisey bloody thing but its got character hehe:cheers::cheers::cheers:

yeeha folks shes up up n adam:banana::banana:^^^^

http://media5.dropshots.com/photos/443962/20080219/b_152453.jpg

Thanks for the Photo's Kiwioperatr :cheers:

Nothing like a gr8 erection ;) Thanks for the pics :)

Luv this Photo :cheers:

http://www.nz.open2view.com/assets/property/XL/0/f/0f02548c9dc554c62f30264dcbe9b733c70892cf.jpeg

A few shots from my walk today.

Pacific:
http://img205.imageshack.us/img205/6931/img6878largeod1.jpg

http://img297.imageshack.us/img297/9967/img6877largefq1.jpg

Not much happening at eleven:
http://img205.imageshack.us/img205/8341/img6890largeij6.jpg

Both sites from Mt M:
http://img205.imageshack.us/img205/125/img6884largeot4.jpg

http://img297.imageshack.us/img297/4900/img6880largeso5.jpg

http://img182.imageshack.us/img182/3941/img6886largecc6.jpg

Vivaldi Apartments:
http://img205.imageshack.us/img205/6739/img6891largekd1.jpg

Strange contrast, New apartments next to old church:
http://img205.imageshack.us/img205/1545/img6876largelu9.jpg

Thankyou SGHeights , Nana was just about to send out a Search Party for you ........but youre Okay :banana:

http://img396.imageshack.us/img396/2428/jazzzs3.png:cheers:

The Cameron Rd Crane Building:

http://img206.imageshack.us/img206/5689/img6892largeyo6.jpg

The Lakes, on a darkish day:

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http://img206.imageshack.us/img206/8216/img6895largeim6.jpg

http://img170.imageshack.us/img170/646/img6896largeco9.jpg

http://img169.imageshack.us/img169/2260/img6897largeso4.jpg

http://img169.imageshack.us/img169/7207/img6898largegy4.jpg

http://img204.imageshack.us/img204/9752/img6899largevr6.jpg

http://img177.imageshack.us/img177/4217/img6900largejt4.jpg

The lakes seems to be coming along , the single Level Homes look good , but I don't like the Double Storey Ones .....a little cheap looking .....

anyway you certainly got about this weekend Such Great Heights , thanks for the Photos .....Im hoping ,as I have been for several Years now that the Novotel will start shortly ...that will be a nice one to watch go up :banana:

The lakes seems to be coming along , the single Level Homes look good , but I don't like the Double Storey Ones .....a little cheap looking .....

anyway you certainly got about this weekend Such Great Heights , thanks for the Photos .....Im hoping ,as I have been for several Years now that the Novotel will start shortly ...that will be a nice one to watch go up :banana:

I should have taken a closer pic of those lakes two storey houses cos that pic made them look cheap but up close they arent too bad. Is a shame that they are all the same though.

I should have taken a closer pic of those lakes two storey houses cos that pic made them look cheap but up close they arent too bad. Is a shame that they are all the same though.

Come to think of it ....alot of Double Storey Homes here in Melbourne now have Weatherboards { or should I say James Hardies Primeline .....actually a type of Cement Sheeting that looks like Weatherboards } on the Top levels to save on costs , however painted in the right Colours can look really good .
Ive Sold quite a few Homes Lately with Render over Foam to the upper Level , has better flexibilty with ground movement , better insulation and very strong .:) Do you know if those a real Roof Tiles or Aluminium sheeting that looks like tiles ? :cheers:

Come to think of it ....alot of Double Storey Homes here in Melbourne now have Weatherboards { or should I say James Hardies Primeline .....actually a type of Cement Sheeting that looks like Weatherboards } on the Top levels to save on costs , however painted in the right Colours can look really good .
Ive Sold quite a few Homes Lately with Render over Foam to the upper Level , has better flexibilty with ground movement , better insulation and very strong .:) Do you know if those a real Roof Tiles or Aluminium sheeting that looks like tiles ? :cheers:

I think they are real, they look like shingles but could be imitation.

I think they are real, they look like shingles but could be imitation.

Wow how times have changed in Tauranga .........

A Flickr Photo ........from the Tauranga Ethnic Festival 2008

http://img521.imageshack.us/img521/5584/festivalta3.jpg :cheers:

This is the Hewletts Rd building that was discussed a while back.

http://img262.imageshack.us/img262/5206/0000026largeor6.jpg

This is the Hewletts Rd building that was discussed a while back.

http://img262.imageshack.us/img262/5206/0000026largeor6.jpg


If so where did you from ? He He ........Building looks good , well for industrial offices anyways :cheers:

If so where did you from ? He He ........Building looks good , well for industrial offices anyways :cheers:

Its from on top of the Golden Bay cement silo, good view from up there.

Anyway here's some Fab Apartment Porn Photos from the newly completed Cayman Towers ......one can see the Crane for the Pacific Tower under Construction .....

http://www.nz.open2view.com/assets/property/XL/3/5/3520e7d73abfa6d1d25de48fe9f629dc00cf9b7d.jpeg:)

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Wow I just randomly came across this thread, I used to live there when I was about 6, looks amazing

Shows that theirs Plenty of Land , Spread of industry , not a complete Nanas City anymore :lol::cheers:

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Because of Upset Nana Nimbys .......well I guess the Sprawl will continue .......Photos of different areas of Tauranga , this one of the Suburb of Otumoetai .....one of the older Burbs on the Tauranga side of the Harbour facing Omokoroa :cheers:

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Looking towards Matua ......and de Beautiful inner Harbour :)

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Excuse my Cutting :nuts:
Looking the other way towards Welcome Bay :)

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Another looking towards Welcome Bay.....

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Of Course there's no worse Sprawl than Mt Maunganui - Papaamoa :cheers:

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You can see the cranes for the Eleven Towers and the Pacific below the Mount .....nice shot from Travis - Flickr

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3289/2475765658_7f92113018_b.jpg:)

:lol:

http://www.thepacificapartments.co.nz/images/construction/large/Pilot%20Bay%201902%2002-293%20pu.jpg

Gr8 find Marky .. who would have thought that it will become what it is today. We must get back to the Mt.

There's NO Caravan Park :lol:

There's NO Caravan Park :lol:

:lol: I didn't even think of that, my word - that is the only thing that shouldn't have changed :lol:

http://www.thepacificapartments.co.nz/images/construction/large/Pilot%20Bay%201950s%2001-359%20pu.jpg:cheers:

Oh Marky - I just saw your signature. I am very, very sorry to hear about the loss of your dear Nana. May she R.I.P.

Oh Marky - I just saw your signature. I am very, very sorry to hear about the loss of your dear Nana. May she R.I.P.

Nana had a wonderful Life ......she had a Stroke a few weeks back .......and went downhill from there , although she never suffered , just went to sleep :)
Would have loved to have gone to her Funeral , but didn't know when she would pass , sure enough she did so when Hubby and I were in Hawaii :ohno:
She will be a Spanking and Baking in a Frenzy in Heaven , however Grandad will be watching her now :cheers:

That is so sad :(

:cheers:

I wonder if after Auckland , Welly and maybe Christchurch ...if Tauranga/The Mount has the most Apartments in NZ :nuts:

http://img382.imageshack.us/img382/3263/nzaus2161vh9.jpg

Lovely :cheers:

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^ Would that be the most expensive tennis court in the country?

Which I wouldn't mind as it would hide that ugly thing behind the Tennis Court :lol:

:cheers:

I wonder if after Auckland , Welly and maybe Christchurch ...if Tauranga/The Mount has the most Apartments in NZ :nuts:

http://img382.imageshack.us/img382/3263/nzaus2161vh9.jpg

Which I wouldn't mind as it would hide that ugly thing behind the Tennis Court :lol:

Pretty sure they can't build very high on the sections closest to the Beach anymore due to shadowing.

Could still go to 3-4 levels and put the Tennis Court on top :lol:

http://img521.imageshack.us/img521/3852/yattonparkti7.jpg:)

http://img521.imageshack.us/img521/5980/cloudby4.jpg:)

I wonder why some trees are Flooded ?

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Try that Photo again Please :cheers:

I'm gonna guess anyway, Eleven Site?

im trying with image shack but i seem to be failing

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three

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too wet and windy so both cranes out of action this is from the lil crane you saw from the last pic:banana:

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this from the lil crane looking across the road at the pacific job (watts and hughes) that crane is the favco 750 mk1 i was on in hamilton, the brother D is still on that beast

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looking down from the big crane, still coming out of the ground here and the white tower you see is the tower for the lil white crane were just preparing to erect it in that shot and if you havent already guessed it is the eleven over the mount. Ive been there about a month and a half and all is going well stinky weather though but were getting there. Right now Im in gisborne for the weekend but this storm is supposed to be coming through so there wont be alot of crane action going on. Once again marky if your over these ways mate pop in and say hello, then you could come up and have a geez from the best seat in the house mate:banana::banana::lol::lol:^^:cheers:

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the ol twin towers

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from the back of the big crane

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now this one is from D across the road taking a shot of our site.. we often give each other s@#t cos were mates and across the road from each other. Im down there somewhere getting wet

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just about to pick up the concrete pump truck, and move it ha ha :lol:

Just amazing to see ya view up there ......:banana::cheers:

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:cheers:

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just about to pick up the concrete pump truck, and move it ha ha :lol::cheers:

What is that building under construction going to look like?

What is that building under construction going to look like?

http://www.nz.colliersresidential.com/listing_images/3907/th_310x276.262265834077_white_Center_11Nrthall3pools.jpg:):cheers:

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WOW! Thats an awesome photo, well done!! Sorry for my neglagence but whats the population of Tauranga.

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from the back of the big crane
WOW, would you be able to get a picture inside the cab and around the cab? Cheers, Awesome Awesome pics!!!! What qualifications do you need to be tower crane operator?

WOW! Thats an awesome photo, well done!! Sorry for my neglagence but whats the population of Tauranga.

Its getting there :lol:

Similar size to Dunedin I would imagine....

Should have gone out Tauranga way when I was back.

I would love to see Auckland and Tauranga connected with a motorway and regular fast trains, Tauranga has a bright future.

Thanks for the rendering. So two more twin towers going up there?

:banana: Hopefully Kiwioperatr and the Tower Cranes haven't been blown away over the last couple of Days :lol:

http://www.elevenmaunganuiroad.co.nz/images.php?oid=131

Does anyone have pictures of the historic buildings in Tauranga?
I've never had a proper walk around the CBD, so I can't remember if there was much older/victorian architecture.

Does anyone have pictures of the historic buildings in Tauranga?
I've never had a proper walk around the CBD, so I can't remember if there was much older/victorian architecture.

Theres only really one, the old post office. No I'm not kidding. The post office does look good having been done up recently but it is the only one.:ohno:

The old Post Office is all thats left

http://www.library.tauranga.govt.nz/Portals/8/Images/oldpostoffice.jpg

.......and the old Mission House .........:cheers:

Does anyone have pictures of the historic buildings in Tauranga?
I've never had a proper walk around the CBD, so I can't remember if there was much older/victorian architecture.

If you want to see pictures of victorian architecture look in the Dunedin Photos thread theres plenty there

That's a pretty cool building.
I think it is very important for small, young cities in Aus and NZ to hang on to the precious fragments of architecture they have from the start of settlement.

:lol:

http://img262.imageshack.us/img262/6221/pretyyxd8.jpg

Tauranga rocks!
I love this city!I lived in Otumoetai for 6 months .....I miss NZ so much wanna go back but its bit far from Brazil...:?
Can u guys tell me about the night clubs over there??
when i was there the best one was bahama hut??is it still?dont think so...
what about the city??has it changed a lot?it looks like growing too fast right?

Tauranga rocks!
I love this city!I lived in Otumoetai for 6 months .....I miss NZ so much wanna go back but its bit far from Brazil...:?
Can u guys tell me about the night clubs over there??
when i was there the best one was bahama hut??is it still?dont think so...
what about the city??has it changed a lot?it looks like growing too fast right?

Great to hear you Loved Tauranga .....:banana:

Theres only really one, the old post office. No I'm not kidding. The post office does look good having been done up recently but it is the only one.:ohno:


Yes, I remember the protestors occupying the Town Hall trying to stop it being demolished (in about 1988).

It was replaced by the already built baycourt theatre up the road, and the new library/council buildings which were built on the town hall site.

If you could see photos of the old and the new (well, 80's) you would laugh ..... or maybe cry.

actually. here are some 'Here and Now' photos off the Tga Library website. (not of the town hall/library though)

http://library.tauranga.govt.nz/localhistory/historic-photographs/photo-gallery/tabid/393/AlbumID/973-15/Page/1/Default.aspx


P.S Well, if you can call the year 2000 'Now'.

Syd and I did a little walkabout Tauranga today

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You are not in Auckland anymore Dorothy!! (TG)

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Great photos, Mt Maunganui looks fantastic.

How was your trip?

^^

Thanks Howdy. Syd feels restored and revitalised and does not whant to leave! Great positive energy, great weather most of the day. Very relaxing.

Look at that Fish and Chips in Newspaper :banana: Wow the place looks so clean and Fresh .......:cheers:

Thanks Marky.

Here is a 360 virtual reality of The Mount taken today. You need quicktime installed - the file may take a few seconds to download - just use your mouse to move in any direction.

Mount 360 panorama (http://craigsyd.fileave.com/mount1.mov)

Really great photos. Hope Dorothy returned home safely. :lol: :D

Thanks MA. Dorothy returned home safely!!

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We arrived back in cess-pit Auckland today ;) and I already miss The Mount. It just gets better and better. The energy emanating from that area is so good for your soul. Everything is immaculately maintained, the people are very friendly, look healthy and probably have the most envious life-style in NZ. I smiled for two days, got a tan, chilled to the bone and best of all, I got my sex drive back ..... Craigy is smiling :lol:

I have now come to the conclusion that I am allergic to Auckland and I definitely DON'T belong here. Anyways, here are the pics from what was a FANTASTIC weekend ... thank you Baby, thank you Tauranga/The Mount :cheers:


PART 1:

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You are both so gifted!! Everything you take a picture of is given such beauty and class. Thanks so much once again. Sorry you had to return to the cess pit so soon.

too many good Photos to pick out a Fav ! :cheers: Just lovely .....looks like as you say , Relaxed but with a Vibe :banana:

We've had very good weather in general actually - the sun has been out again and people have rediscovered their smiles!

Those are some excellent photos from the daring duo as usual. Thanks guys. :cheers:

The place looks great ill be popping down there at one point so ill grab some pics while im there too, i cant belive i never went there when i lived in katikati

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You are both so gifted!! Everything you take a picture of is given such beauty and class. Thanks so much once again. Sorry you had to return to the cess pit so soon.

Thanks MA ... I am also sorry ;)


too many good Photos to pick out a Fav ! :cheers: Just lovely .....looks like as you say , Relaxed but with a Vibe :banana:

Fannytastic weather Marky - a little chilly but loads of sun :) the cheeks are nice and red again ;) ... there is a gr8 energy (not physical but more esoterically .... the complete opposite of Auckland which I find extremely draining) ... a special little place it is indeed. Met quite a few people who are ex Aucklanders and they don't have anything nice to say about AKL at all :lol:


We've had very good weather in general actually - the sun has been out again and people have rediscovered their smiles!

Those are some excellent photos from the daring duo as usual. Thanks guys. :cheers:

Thanks Svarty - you are a honey :cheers:


The place looks great ill be popping down there at one point so ill grab some pics while im there too, i cant belive i never went there when i lived in katikati

You must go, I am willing to bet that you will love it. You lived in Katikati ? My dear boy :lol:

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You must go, I am willing to bet that you will love it. You lived in Katikati ? My dear boy :lol:


Yes i only managed 6 weeks and then had to leave lol

Its great to get away from auckland and breath some fresh air but its terrible when you come back isnt it ?

Yes i only managed 6 weeks and then had to leave lol

Its great to get away from auckland and breath some fresh air but its terrible when you come back isnt it ?

6 Weeks :lol: you have balls of steel mate ;) ... it is awful being back, I am allergic to AKL but I won't go quietly. AKL needs an enema, a huge injection of pure and powerful OOOOOOMPH !

I will put this one on the development Thread if alright with you Luvee ....as an update ....:cheers:

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^^ Sure thing Marky and thanks for the compliments :)

Awesome photos 'boiz'

You all go on about me going to France!! Look at what you all have ^^^^ I would do anything to go to Tauranga and spend some time just relaxing. Even in the winter. It looks such a beautiful part of NZ:banana::)

Amazing photography!! Such beautiful landscapes. Thankyou Sydney and craig for these photos, they are much appreciated. :cheers:

You all go on about me going to France!! Look at what you all have ^^^^ I would do anything to go to Tauranga and spend some time just relaxing. Even in the winter. It looks such a beautiful part of NZ:banana::)

:lol: Tauranga or France .... mmmmm ... now that is a tough one Davee :bash: Please make the choice easier next time ;) :lol:


Amazing photography!! Such beautiful landscapes. Thankyou Sydney and craig for these photos, they are much appreciated. :cheers:

Thanks Baby-shooz. It was a HUGE pleasure. I want to go back again - tomorrow. Poor Craigy is going to be bankrupt one of these days :lol:

:lol: Tauranga or France .... mmmmm ... now that is a tough one Davee :bash: Please make the choice easier next time ;)

Cheeky Bitch :lol::lol::lol:

Cool pics.
Love the Kaimais/Mamaku's.

:lol:http://www.teara.govt.nz/NR/rdonlyres/D2DE256B-B86D-411E-A3FB-7E775891DB22/158459/p5632atl.jpg

Bit better in 1962 :cheers:

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^ That's a really interesting picture of the port area. It was initially developed as a port for the forstry industry. So with the plantations being planted during the depression in the 1930s, it makes sense that it took until the trees matured before looking for a suitable port to export them from.

Without the port Tauranga would probably be like Whakatane, a small service town with a bit of a retiree population. it's had huge growth since the 1960's.

For the record, I think Whakatane is lovely (for it's size)

hey kiwioperater, remember me, i was one of the pump ops on cbc, working with waterhouse, have now come back to uk, been bacxk a year now, coming over at xmas for a hoilday, would very much like to come back , but the wife dosant, working on that

hey there concretepump um.. na i wasnt on that job that was pete, mitch, beau and steve i think. i was on devonport towers though and if i remember correctly you guys pumped there a bit adam was his name i think

hi kiwioperatr
ye maori adem, is a bit loud, but got on reaily well with him, used to go out on most jobs together, had a nick name in yard think it was gurd and daisy ha ha
because we done most jobs together, if you see him ask about pommey alan

howz it bro yeah i played touch with madame oops i mean adam i was dogman on devonport and driver too but mostly on the ground so the ol fulla could stay up the crane ill say hello for ya there alan da pom haha have an awesome time in the motherland bro and may the sun shine where you is

Some Flickr Photos :cheers:

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I hope to get some shots myself at Xmas :cheers:

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:)

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Note the Apartment Buildings Towering over the MT :lol:

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Somethinks happening on top of the Westpac Building , not sure what :)

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Ha Ha and especially before the crowds arrived :lol:

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The beach looks great! There's nothing better than having it (virtually) to yourself before the crowds arrive... but maybe I'm getting a little anti-social :lol:

Great to see any time of Day ........

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LOL! Do you realise how many children you have scared off from ever going back to the beach? They big green 'booger' monster might get them! :lol:

Hoping to see Craig and Sydney on one of the Sebels Balconies ...but no :ohno:

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and the local Nimbys are worried about the Beach .....looks good to me :)

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was a laugh going to Stockcars again :lol::cheers:

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The US Champ only got through a few Laps before being wiped out :lol: ........was also surprised to see how many people get dressed up for this .......I mean look at that Lady :nuts:

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Note the Nautilus Apartments in the top far left corner :cheers:

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Do the containers stack higher than the actual apartments? lol

Do the containers stack higher than the actual apartments? lol

25 meters :lol:

and im not joking .....

Port eyesore to stay despite complaints

09.12.2008
The escalating eyesore of the Port of Tauranga's container stack looks set to become a semi-permanent feature of life for hundreds of Pillans Point and Bureta residents.
Maxwells Rd householder Murray Read-Smith yesterday spoke out against the growth in the height of the Sulphur Point container terminal's stack.

But the council meeting offered little hope that the port could be persuaded to voluntarily reduce the height of the stack.

Instead he was told that the port company was within its rights to go higher _ another two containers higher to a total height of 25m.

Cr Mike Baker said going up another two storeys would have an effect but ``no one gets a free view'.





He said the council must not make it hard for the port company.
The height of containers cropped up as council was reaching a consensus on some key industrial issues as part of its review of the District Plan. The council is fast-tracking the review which goes out for public consultation later next year.

Mr Read-Smith said everyone who drove across from Otumoetai was affected by the container stack.

He highlighted how the council planted a green belt along Keith Allen Drive to mitigate the eyesore when the container port was established on Sulphur Point.

Now a ``great wall of containers' had sprung up where there were no trees _ behind land the council bought last year, opposite the boat ramps.

Council planner Nick Logan said preliminary discussions with the port company had resulted in the port refusing to lower the height of containers. Containers were permitted to reach 25m high on each side of the harbour.

The port told the council that the height of containers was vital to its plans to more than double business over the next 10 years. It needed the height because of storage issues and the mechanics of handling ships.

Councillors heard the port company had just got consent for a fifth crane and might eventually need a sixth crane to handle trade.

Cr Bill Faulkner said it was difficult to mitigate the visual effect of a crane but, with containers, it was more about landscaping or seeing if the height limits were in the right place.

Cr Hayden Evans said no one's view was guaranteed. ``If the port does not survive, then Tauranga will not survive.

Containers don't look pretty but they need to be there. They are a necessary evil _ we should not be making it harder.'

Mayor Stuart Crosby said the port had invested tens of millions on the basis of what was in the District Plan and he did not expect it would support altering the heights. He said the council should see what it could do on public land to mitigate the impact of the containers.

Cr Wayne Moultrie said the prosperity of the city was based on the profitability of the port. If it was restrained, Tauranga would revert to a second-class fishing village.

Cr Rick Curach was not prepared to do anything to compromise the port's operating environment, saying a 100 per cent growth in the port would be great for the community.

However on the basis that more assessments needed to be done on issues like the impact of extra cranes on airport height limits and landscaping to mitigate containers, the council opposed sticking to the status quo for the Port Business Zone.

In order to ``allow discussion', it will look at revising controls to limit the visual impact of port development. :nuts:

The Mount from The Mount

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Stopped in at the Mount on my way north.

Great photo!

Great Shot ! :cheers:

Cheers for the comment guys.:cheers:

Marky - yep, it was my shot. Worth the climb too!

Do you have a Gallery on Flickr ? He He must have a lookee :)

^^ Yep. Here's the link (http://www.flickr.com/photos/12497592@N02/). Enjoy.

I don't update it regularly - only when I want to post pics on SSC.

From Flickr .....:)

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BTW ...Great Photos Kegan

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:)

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Mclaren Falls Park ....Beautiful .....I think its really Yatton Park But

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Itd be kinda cool to have a few highrises like 100m+ or even 70,80m+ buildings in Tauranga or next to the mount... it would look like the gold coast

Great weather in Tauranga today..............

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New Towers looking Fantastic :banana::cheers::banana:

I was there too! Won't post my photos cos they're shit phone photos and are pointless in comparison. Lol.

The weather was great though

I was there too! Won't post my photos cos they're shit phone photos and are pointless in comparison. Lol.

The weather was great though

Yeah we spotted you cruising the boulevard :) ...... the weather was great!!

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[SPECIAL EDITION] ... My better half and I went to [TAURANGA | MOUNT MAUNGANUI] for the weekend ... this is where many Aucklander's have holiday homes | apartments. It is an awesome part of the country. En-route we stopped @


[WAIHI BEACH]

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[TAURANGA | MOUNT MAUNGANUI] - PART F

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Amazing Photos Guys .........Hot Hot ! :banana:

Amazing Photos Guys .........Hot Hot ! :banana:

F**k Marky I can't believe how much The Mount has changed - it is FANTASTIC ! and I would love to see the city council take some initiative and try to attract some of the big names to The Mount - such as - The Hyatt or The Hilton.

It has grown up so much and could quite easily become NZ's Riviera ... time for them to pull finger and get rid of that hideous caravan park :puke: ... it breaks my heart to see that on such prime land.

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Wow, Tauranga is looking pretty good.
I am going to try and get there for a day or two when I come over there.

I love places where there is a nice beach in close proximity, to just laze around and forget about everything for a while.