Environment BOP Chairman John Cronin and Councillor Robin Ford will be visiting China in July as part of the mayoral and export delegation to World Expo 2010 - promoted as the largest expo in world history.
The expo, held in Shanghai, will feature a showcase of New Zealand culture, innovation and technology.
Tauranga City Council Mayor Stuart Crosby and Councillor Bill Faulkner are also joining the delegation to visit Tauranga's sister city of 23 years, Yantai. Opotiki District Council Mayor John Forbes and one councillor are also part of the delegation.
4 comments
How ya package it ......
Posted on 29-04-2010 18:02 | By Pat
No matter how ya wrap this its realy just a piss trip for the boys eh
Leaders for China trip picked
Posted on 29-04-2010 22:59 | By Murray.Guy
Who did the picking and who is doing the paying?
Cr Mike Baker
Posted on 30-04-2010 14:42 | By The author of this comment has been removed.
PICK 6 Co- Leader Cr. Guy fully knows who is paying for this trip and to suggest otherwise is just nasty politics. Any of us could have gone had we agreed to pay our own way and PICK 6 Co-Leader Cr. Murray Guy clearly know this.
WHO PICKED WHO TO GO ? ?
Posted on 10-05-2010 11:00 | By The Master
Agreed "Speakup". The question is though ... what usual contribution can the Mayor and Yvonne Tatton make in China, they can not even speak mandarin ! Little use there so one does have to ask what purpose is there in TOWN Hall offcials going when what is needed is the busienss people who create something to usualful like jobs, products and profits all that add value to the community as a whole are the ones that NEED to go. It is busienss people that foster relationships, make contacts and do teh business. The purpose of the trip is therefore not that transparent, perhaps a last trip before utopia ? ?
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