Latest from Tauranga City Council

'It's fairly catastrophic': $3 million business now worth 'basically nothing'

"That's my retirement plan down the gurgler."

Local Focus: Meet the commissioners - Shadrach Rolleston seeks to address lack of investment

Tauranga local discusses why he's a commissioner. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Tauranga businesses warned: Time to pay fair share of rates

The Tauranga community has 'borne the costs of growth unfairly', commissioner Tolley says.

Local Focus: Meet the commissioners - Bill Wasley's 'commitment to implementation'

Former council chief and planner is a city commissioner. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Commissioner on Tauranga's crisis point - 'It's worse than I thought'

City commissioners grapple with the reality they are tasked with fixing.

City in 'crisis': Commissioners warned of 5000-house deficit in next decade

"We are behind, there are no two ways about it."

Former Tauranga mayor's plea to commissioners: Merge councils to pay for infrastructure

But the call has met resistance from regional leaders who say it's 'premature'.

'Utterly offensive': Seymour taken to task on apartheid comparison

Act's David Seymour compared the new Māori ward legislation to apartheid in South Africa.

Bella Vista trial: Developer 'neither credible nor reliable'

Bella Vista Homes developer and his company among those convicted of Building Act charges.

Samantha Motion: Minister's move to sack council a bold one

Opinion: Can a commission stop Tauranga going round in circles?

City warned of 'serious consequences' as Tauranga development runs short on land

Concerns have been raised as land begins to run out at Tauriko Business Estate.

'Draconian': Simon Bridges urges minister not to intervene in council

Tauranga MP says mayor's resignation removed 'significant source of friction'.

Wellington mayor seen to have declared war on his own council

ANALYSIS: Andy Foster has lost the confidence of many of his councillors.

Tauranga mayor 'more sad than anything else' over resignation

Tenby Powell says council conflict is "like walking through a swamp with a heavy pack".

Local Focus: Pāpāmoa schoolkids on pest patrol

Children take part in Te Ara ō Wairākei stormwater work. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Mayor hits out over councillor's email after cancer announcement

The email came hours after Powell revealed publicly that he has prostate cancer.