Hastings councillor Wayne Bradshaw has slammed Mayor Lawrence Yule for not disclosing his recent trip to Asia to his colleagues.
In Saturday's paper it was reported the Mayor travelled to China to talk to a potential investor in a hotel.
The hotel Mr Yule is seeking support for had been raised in the Hasting District Council's 2015-25 long-term plan.
"As outlined in the consultation document, the next six months will see the further development of two key projects, culminating in community engagement processes," the report reads.
Mr Bradshaw said the revelation of the trip was a surprise to him - especially as councillors had discussed the Tihei Heretaunga project, of which the hotel is potentially one stage of the development - at last Thursday's council meeting.