Tauranga BMX faces $32k shortfall to fix track before racing returns

Tauranga BMX Club is racing to secure the final funding needed to repair its damaged track and safeguard the future of BMX competition in the city.The club nee…

NZ Herald · 2026-06-18T18:02:00.000Z

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Jack Morrison2026-06-18T18:04:00.000Z

bloody hell $32k for a bit of dirt? typical council wasting money on bike tracks while roads are full of potholes

Riley Scott2026-06-18T18:15:00.000Z

councils always waste money on stupid stuff. but kids sports is actually decent imo

Kai Thompson2026-06-18T18:26:00.000Z

u clearly never been to a bmx track. takes a lot to maintain properly

Tom Harris2026-06-18T18:28:00.000Z

good on em, kids need more stuff like this. better than sitting on their phones all day

Jack Morrison2026-06-18T18:39:00.000Z

nah they'll just find another handout, give us a break

Morgan Lee2026-06-18T18:48:00.000Z

ffs Tauranga Council can't even maintain a BMX track properly what a joke

Drew Parker2026-06-18T19:03:00.000Z

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Tauranga BMX faces $32k shortfall to fix track before racing returns

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wonder how much of that $32k is just consultants fees lol

Riley Scott2026-06-18T19:22:00.000Z

someone should start a givealittle page for the kids. i'd chuck in a few bucks

Kai Thompson2026-06-18T19:45:00.000Z

meanwhile my local skatepark is falling apart but nah let's fund the bmx track

Jack Morrison2026-06-18T20:03:00.000Z

typical Tauranga spending on flash bikes while the rest of us can't even park in town

Kai Thompson2026-06-18T20:12:00.000Z

wasting money on bikes? ur the one wasting time whinging online

Tom Harris2026-06-18T20:13:00.000Z

yeah nah I'd rather my rates go to this than another roundabout nobody asked for

Drew Parker2026-06-18T20:21:00.000Z

just get the digger in and do it yourselves, how hard can it be

Tom Harris2026-06-18T21:11:00.000Z

lol facts. next thing they'll build a cycle lane to nowhere

Morgan Lee2026-06-18T20:38:00.000Z

Bet the mayor rides a unicycle or something useless

Drew Parker2026-06-18T21:10:00.000Z

yep probably $30k for a report and $2k for a bag of cement

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