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Tauranga by-election: Councillors plan to stand for mayor as another considers quitting 21 Dec, 2020 06:00 PM 5 minutes to read Uncertainty clouds the Tauranga by-election with two councillors indicating mayoral runs and a third considering resigning - an act that could delay the by-election. This follows Local Government Minister Nanaia Mahuta s confirmation on Friday she would appoint a commission to Tauranga City Council in the new year, which would see the nine elected members replaced with an unknown number of Government-appointed commissioners. Mahuta said the commissioner appointments would be announced in February. The by-election for a new mayor and councillor, however, is already under way with nominations due to close at midday today. ....
Confirmed: Commission will be appointed to Tauranga City Council 18 Dec, 2020 12:00 AM 5 minutes to read Minister for Local Government Nanaia Mahuta. Photo / File Bay of Plenty Times Local Government Minister Nanaia Mahuta has confirmed her decision to appoint a Crown commission to the embattled Tauranga City Council in spite of pleas from elected members. It s only the fourth time in more than 30 years a Government has taken this level of intervention in a local council. In a statement today the minister said she wrote to the council in early December that she intended to appoint a commission due to significant governance problems among the council s elected representatives. ....
Axe falls on Tauranga councillors as pleas to keep jobs prove futile stuff.co.nz - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from stuff.co.nz Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Eight out of the nine remaining councillors signed the letter to Mahuta which “strongly requests that you do not appoint a commission”. In the letter the councillors suggested a Crown manager and observer, should be appointed, which would allow them to retain their employment as elected decision-makers around the council table – but be overruled if it was deemed necessary. However, Mahuta wasn’t having it. “The council’s response has not presented me with sufficient evidence on how it is addressing its problems,” Mahuta announced on Friday afternoon. Tourism Bay of Plenty A new era is dawning for the Tauranga City Council, with councillors to be replaced by a Government-appointed commission early in 2021. ....
“With a lesser level of intervention, namely a Crown Manager and Observer, we believe that the governance of Tauranga City Council can be transformed for the better.” Should a Crown Manager be appointed councillors would retain their positions but can be overruled on certain decisions if required. Councillors Steve Morris, Andrew Hollis, Kelvin Clout, Dawn Kiddie and John Robson previously voted against a motion requesting Mahuta appoint a Crown Manager to the council. Less than a month later, four of those councillors, signed this letter which requests a Crown Manager be appointed. Robson was the only councillor who did not sign. ....