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Commissioners appointed to Tauranga City Council
Local Government Minister Hon Nanaia Mahuta has announced four commissioners to act in place of elected representatives at the Tauranga City Council.
The commissioners appointed are: Anne Tolley (Chair), Bill Wasley, Stephen Selwood and Shadrach Rolleston.
An independent review in November 2020 identified significant governance problems within the Council, and in December 2020, the Minister made the decision to appoint a Commission to the Council.
“The commission is necessary to put Tauranga in a stronger position for the future,” Nanaia Mahuta said.
“The Council is facing substantial infrastructure and funding challenges that need to be addressed in its 2021-31 Long-term Plan. My decision to appoint four commissioners strikes the right balance between the significant decisions that need to be made and the important task ahead in rebuilding the relationship between the Council and the Tauranga community.
Council acting chief executive Christine Jones said Tauranga City Council welcomed the appointments.
“Staff are committed to working closely with the commissioners.”
National MP for Tauranga Simon Bridges called the appointment shrewd . I have to hand it to Labour, they are nothing if not shrewd. They know I hate a commission in Tauranga so they appoint my close colleague Anne Tolley as chair, he tweeted.
In December, Mahuta said the appointments came in response to significant governance problems among the council s elected representatives and the findings of an independent review .
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Four commissioners appointed to lead Tauranga City Council
2 Feb, 2021 05:00 PM
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Stephen Selwood, left, Shadrach Rolleston, Anne Tolley and Bill Wasley the four-strong commission to lead the troubled Tauranga City Council. Photo / File
A former National MP, two town planners and an infrastructure sector leader have been appointed to lead the troubled Tauranga City Council.
Former long-serving East Coast MP Anne Tolley will chair the four-strong commission, Local Government Minister Nanaia Mahuta said yesterday afternoon.
Tolley will be joined by Bill Wasley, Shadrach Rolleston and Stephen Selwood.
Their term will begin on Tuesday, February 9, and end after the next local body elections in 2022, although this could be extended.