Ayla YeomanLocal Democracy Reporter·SunLive·4 Aug, 2026 06:00 PM4 mins to read‌Independent commissioner Greg Hill (inset) declined the resource consent application for the Waikite Rd subdivision in Welcome Bay. Photos / Kelly O'Hara, Andrew WarnerA developer plans to appeal a decision declining resource consent for a proposed 129-lot residential subdivision just over the Tauranga border.Waikite Road Limited Partnership (WRLP) sought approval for the subdivision on about 10ha at 157 Waikite Rd in Welcome Bay.

The rural-zoned site is in the Western Bay