Tauranga City Council
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- Mauao landslide and council falloutOngoing
- Tauranga City Council rates and job cuts 2025Quiet since 27 Jun 2025
- Council rates cap and performance reviewQuiet since 18 Sep 2025
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October 2026
- Tauranga City Council begins search for new chief executive
- Tauranga City Council rejects funding for congestion charging study
- Māori wardens facing abuse while guarding closed Mauao
- Gareth Green appointed acting Tauranga City Council chief executive
September 2026
- Tauranga City Council chief executive resigns following landslide review
+1 - Tauranga ratepayers to cover $1.2m legal bill after Mt Maunganui landslide
- Tauranga councillors question staff over Mount Maunganui landslide review
- Tauranga Council accepts review findings after fatal Mauao landslide
August 2026
- Review finds Mount Maunganui landslide deaths were preventable
- Woman tried to warn others before fatal Mauao landslide
- Landslide deaths at Mt Maunganui campsite were preventable
July 2026
December 2025
November 2025
- Pāpāmoa residents oppose chipseal road resurfacing at council meeting
- Resident calls for stronger police response after Welcome Bay disorder
- Mauao to close overnight following reckless fireworks use
October 2025
- Tauranga City Council to spend $1.49m to fix leaking landfill site
- Tauranga council approves safety upgrades for Harbour Drive
- Tauranga council abandons Memorial Park pool plans after $4.7m spend
- Tauranga businesses reduce staff hours following introduction of paid parking
September 2025
August 2025
- Four Tauranga parking machines vandalised in recent days
- Tauranga returns 70 per cent of impounded dogs to owners
- Ōtūmoetai residents call for action over drug use and speeding
July 2025
- LGNZ backs Tauranga Mayor's call for council review
- Tauranga council seeks new solutions for Mount Maunganui parking issues
- Western Bay of Plenty nears regional deal for homes and jobs
June 2025
- Tauranga City Council approves 9.9 per cent rates increase
- Tauranga City Council approves 9.9 per cent rates increase
- Tauranga funeral directors criticise council burial and cremation fee increases
- Tauranga City Council job cuts raise workload concerns
- Tauranga council seeks feedback on Baypark speedway lease extension
May 2025
- Tauranga rates increase reduced to 9.9 per cent after cost cuts
- Ōhauiti residents seek second access for new Pukemapu subdivision
- Tauranga council debates cost of portable toilets for Blake Park
- Tauranga City Council considers disestablishing over 100 roles+1
- Tauranga ratepayers urge council to curb 12 per cent rates increase
March 2025
- Tauranga City Council reinstates iwi representatives with voting rights
- Tauranga City Council rejects proposal to extend Mount Hot Pools hours
- Tauranga mayor criticised over marine precinct land sale
- University of Waikato secures 99-year lease for Tauranga marine facility
February 2025
- Court hears arguments over Tauranga marine precinct sale injunction
- Rotorua and Taupō partner to bid for regional growth deal