Kim Cleland is passionate about community and making Tauranga a great city. She is the producer for the Tauranga Arts Festival and is also involved in several other community projects, including Night Owl Cinema, Cult Cinema Club and Diner en Blanc Tauranga.
She started her own business, Done By People, to enable her to work on these projects.
What made you choose to live in the Bay of Plenty?
I grew up in Tauranga - love brought me back. Family, opportunity and proximity to the ocean have kept me here.
You have a passion for community building - do you think this is something the Bay does well? Why is it important?
Yes! There are so many incredible individuals in Bay of Plenty achieving so much. I feel like there are lots of people willing to take risks for things they are passionate about. I think people in the Bay do this very well but there is a lag between what is happening and how it is enabled and supported. Community building is important because it enhances all aspects of our lives and connects us to something bigger than ourselves.