Chipseal over Hotmix Road Surface Survey 2025 ( scroll down)

Tauranga City Council is planning to chipseal a set of roads in Papamoa. This is a tar coat covered by metal chips over the existing hotmix surface. If the roads needed replacing then the best solution is to replace like for like. ie Hotmix for hotmix.

Tauranga City Council knows that residents do not want this but they are carrying on regardless and give out many confusing reasons for this approach.

Generally these roads are in very good condition for their age ( 30 years plus) and the roads are not failing in any way. TCC is only chipsealing because it can claim a NZTA subsidy on the coast. Our advice is do nothing and save the cost. Why not save the money or put towards the tsunami evacuation paths.

Surely over the last 30 years the accumulated depreciation is sufficient to pay for the replacement “like for like”. Where is the depreciation money?

Chipseal is a backward step, the worst solution for a community. Garry Oakes from TCC acknowledges this but he still persists in chipsealing over hotmix roads.

  • increased road noise

  • tar bleed

  • rough surface

  • metal chips everywhere

  • patchy longevity of the roads

  • needs to be replaced every 5-7 years

  • harder cycling

Papamoa Residents & Ratepayers Association PRRA requested some time ago a list of the streets to be chipsealed this summer. It was only after we told them that Fulton Hogan (contractor) was preparing to write letters to the residents that TCC released the street names to PRRA. Very resident friendly.

PRRA needs to know the feelings of the community and an online survey will give the feedback of the community. Please participate and tell your neighbour or landlord.

To see very bad chipseal over hotmix, look at the recent chipsealing of Gloucester Rd, stop get out of your car and listen to the increased road noise. Do you want this in your street?

TCC Contacts Garry Oakes Traffic Section

Newly chipsealed road

Chipseal over Hotmix Road Surface Survey 2025

Note all information collected will remain confidential. Only the aggregated results will become public. Results will be sent to all the participants. Multiple reponses from a household are acceptable. Your replies are imoportant.

PRRA November 2025