Plans for a "new and exciting" revamped Cargo Shed have been revealed ahead of a presentation to the Tauranga City Council on Monday.
The concept plan will be put forward by the Creative Tauranga Charitable Trust, which aimed to provide a fresh and vibrant venue targeting local people, Chairman Grant Sowter said. "It's about having a lot of energy, really appealing to the locals before we appeal to the tourists. The reality is it's a Tauranga venue. It's a massive facility right on our waterfront. If we locals don't think it's worth going to, it kind of becomes out of sync."
The new-look Cargo Shed would be renamed to reflect a more vibrant and energetic feel, Mr Sowter said.
"We like that idea of the 'people's market' or 'people's bazaar' where you walk in and there's lots of noise, lots of different people there doing different things - just a fun and interesting place to go."
Mr Sowter said the original idea to refresh the Cargo Shed formed at the beginning of the year but the concept proposal was only put together in the past couple of weeks.