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BOPRC’s investment arm, Quayside Holdings, paid a dividend to the council of $40 million, which helped to reduce general rates by an average of $348 per property in the region, said the annual report Quayside is the majority shareholder in the Port of Tauranga

From a non-financial perspective, BOPRC achieved 32 out of the 44 key performance measures it set out for 2021/22

One of those not met was its target number of visitors to the Pāpāmoa Hills Regional Park and Onekawa Te Māwhai Regional Park The goal was 121,635 visitors, but throughout the year, there were 102,250

The key reason for the reduction in visitors was due to the roadworks on Te Puke Highway limiting access to the Pāpāmoa Hills regional park, according to the report Traffic coming from Mount Maunganui could not access the entrance for the duration of the roadworks from mid-February to late March

The Covid-19 alert level contributed to the reduction in the number of visitors in August 2021, the report said

Another measure not met was to increase trips on public transport from the previous year There were 2 25 million trips taken on public transport in the 2021-22 year and 2 66 million in 202021

The 15 4 per cent decrease was due to Covid alert level changes and the Omi-