Tauranga City Council
New council representation addresses Tauranga’s 'ignored communities'
It's hoped the new local body election system for Tauranga will remedy a 'historic failure' to represent all of the city's communities.
Democracy denied? Why commissioners replace councillors
Commissioners will stay on at Tauranga City Council until 2024 - are locals being denied their democratic rights or is more time needed to get the city back on track? Audio
Will they stay or will they go? Tauranga City commissioners' future to be decided
Four commissioners were appointed in February last year, after the elected council was sacked in December 2020.
Dysfunctional and ugly - Tauranga's leadership is falling apart
Disharmony, an attempted coup, nasty texts, childish comments - what on earth has been going on at the fractured Tauranga City Council? Audio
The Weekend Panel with Bill Ralston & Lavina Good
Our panellists discuss Tauranga mayor Tenby Powell's resignation, diversity in the workplace, the lingering impact of Covid-19 and Tourism minister Stuart Nash's contention that NZ should be focusing… Audio
Tauranga council returns contested land to hapū
Tauranga City Council has finally voted in favour of gifting a piece of contested land back to a hapū, after a year of going back and forth.
The previous council had vetoed this at the end of last… Audio
Beggars, rough sleepers banned from Tauranga retail centres
Tauranga City Council has narrowly passed a controversial bylaw banning begging and rough sleeping within 5m of retail and hospitality premises. Audio
Building inspectors in short supply across NZ
As the Government ramps up its construction efforts to deal with the housing crisis, industry experts are warning the shortage of building inspectors could lead to another Bella Vista bungle. Last… Audio
Tauranga council's Bella Vista purchase 'a small victory'
Residents of the botched Bella Vista development in Tauranga have compared losing their homes to a loved one's funeral. The city council signed off on shoddy work that left the buildings too dangerous… Audio
Tauranga City Council votes to buy botched Bella Vista homes
Tauranga City Council has voted in principle to repurchase the homes in the botched Bella Vista housing development. Audio
Free for 18 years, now the gardners might have to pay
A group of volunteers which provides produce from the Bayfair Community Garden to the local foodbank are outraged Tauranga Council wants to charge them $314 a year to use council land. Video, Audio
Tauranga housing developments fast-tracked by govt loan
The government will loan Tauranga City Council $230 million to support the construction of 35,000 houses. The council's Christine Jones talks to John Campbell. Video, Audio
Calls for Tauranga to do more to help problem gamblers
A gambling addiction service is calling on the Tauranga City Council to do more to help problem gamblers in the city. Tauranga experienced the highest growth in the country for spending in gaming… Audio
Council staff start move to escape mould
The Tauranga City Council has begun moving most of its staff out of its main buildings after toxic black mould was found. Audio