18 June 2024
Media: NewstalkZB
Topic: Reduced crime in CBD
Enquiry
NewstalkZB last Friday requested a pre-record interview with Mayor Tapsell regarding the release she issued about reduced crime in the CBD
Response
You can listen to the interview at the following link. Mayor Tapsell features in the first bulletin:
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Media: Waikato Times/Stuff
Topic: Language used in CBD business sign
Enquiry
[Re] the sign outside Spa City Noodle Bar on Fenton St. It features the phrase "good sh*t" on the lower right hand side.
I'd like to know from council:
- if it has any rules about what can be written on a sign in the CBD such as this?
- is 'good sh*t' on a sign like this okay?
- has council received any complaints about the sign?
- does council monitor CBD signage? Or only react to complaints?
- what would not be appropriate on a sign such as this?
Response
We provided the following information:
There are no applicable council rules relating to content like this on signs – our expectation would be that businesses use common sense and good judgment in this regard.
We have not had any complaints about this particular sign.
Council doesn’t actively monitor for signage content.
