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Commission for Tauranga City Council welcomed in pōwhiri
11 Feb, 2021 10:20 PM
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Commissioners Shadrach Rolleston, Bill Wasley, Anne Tolley and Stephen Selwood at Hairini Marae. Photo / Supplied
The four commissioners appointed to lead Tauranga City Council last week were welcomed to their roles in a pōwhiri yesterday.
The commission - chairwoman Anne Tolley and fellow commissioners Bill Wasley, Stephen Selwood and Shadrach Rolleston - took up their roles on Tuesday having been appointed by Local Government Minister Nanaia Mahuta.
Tolley said the commissioners gathered for the first time as a group on Thursday morning. We were then welcomed to our new roles by tangata whenua at a pōwhiri hosted by Hairini Marae.