Asset-stripping furore in Whangamatā
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Outise TCDC offices is Whangamata Ratepayers Rob Boston, Ben Dunbar-Smith, Helena Vaughan and Waveney Vaughan both of Whangamata. Photo / Alison Smith
Outise TCDC offices is Whangamata Ratepayers Rob Boston, Ben Dunbar-Smith, Helena Vaughan and Waveney Vaughan both of Whangamata. Photo / Alison Smith
As hearings got under way for the Thames-Coromandel District Council s Ten Year Plan, resident Ben Dunbar-Smith asked councillors: Why are we asset-stripping Whangamatā?
TCDC is proposing to sell a piece of industrial-zoned land at 101 Lindsay Rd for an expected $3 million.
The council has a forecasted $152m debt this financial year.
Selling the land would save ratepayers $8.40 annually, while a second option to keep the land and generate revenue from leasing it would save $4.50 on rates annually.
Wellington Mayor Andy Foster avoids formal censure but told to apologise
13 May, 2021 04:28 AM
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Wellington City mayor Andy Foster. Photo / Mark Mitchell
Wellington issues reporter, NZ Heraldgeorgina.campbell@nzme.co.nz
Wellington s mayor has been told to apologise after he was found to have breached the council s code of conduct.
Earlier today Wellington City councillors voted to publicly discuss the findings of a code of conduct complaint against Andy Foster.
The complaint, by councillor Jenny Condie, claimed Foster shared potentially defamatory and previously discredited information before a controversial Shelly Bay development vote.
Condie said the mayor called her to his office before the vote to show her information that would change her mind about Shelly Bay.
Four appointees join key Tauranga City council committee
12 May, 2021 02:21 AM
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Tauranga Council buildings. Photo / File
Bay of Plenty Times
Four new appointments have been made to Tauranga City Council s Strategy, Finance and Risk Committee.
Tauranga City Council said in a statement today the appointments meant the committee had reached its full complement of nine members. It s well-placed to fulfil its roles of considering strategic issues, options and community impacts while exploring opportunities for achieving outcomes through a partnership approach, the statement said.
The new appointees are Dr Wayne Beilby, Te Pio Kawe, Rohario Murray and Bruce Robertson.