As Tauranga City Council battles with the economic fallout of Covid-19, it's looking at a range of cost-cutting options.
One of the more popular services on the chopping block is Our Place, the pop-up container village in the heart of the city.
Home to a variety of food trucks and boutique retailers since 2017, Our Place was once part of the council's vision to inject some much-needed life into the CBD. But in a meeting that lasted more than seven hours, council narrowly voted in favour of closing the venue permanently.
"It's a little bit disappointing as we were doing quite well in our business," said Dan Johnstone from eatery Hello Rosie.
"Most people are against it, especially the regular customers."