UpdatedZoe BlakeJournalist·Bay of Plenty Times·4 Jun, 2026 06:27 AM5 mins to read‌The telecommunications pole is planned for the berm outside the home Laura McKillop shares with her parents.A proposal to install a 15.5‑metre cellphone tower on a Pāpāmoa berm has blindsided residents, who say the structure will be an eyesore for the suburban street.

The telecommunications structure, proposed by infrastructure company Connexa, would include a 15.5m tower and roadside equipment cabinets on the berm outside a Hartford