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Zizi Sparks: The more ratepayer groups the better 25 Feb, 2021 08:00 PM 2 minutes to read OPINION This week people living in The Lakes suburb of Tauranga met to discuss whether setting up a ratepayers group to represent residents was needed and wanted. It s nice to see local ratepayers taking charge of their own representation. There are already several ratepayer groups in the city including Grace Rd and Avenues Neighbourhood Residents Association, Tauranga Ratepayers Action Network, Te Papa Residents Groups, Greerton Ratepayers Alliance, Mount Maunganui Residents and Ratepayers Association, Papamoa Residents and Ratepayers Association and Matua Residents Association. Adding a Lakes group would bring the list to eight groups representing a population of about 151,300 according to Statistics NZ 2020 projections for Tauranga. ....
Q+A with Tauranga City Council commission chairwoman Anne Tolley 15 Feb, 2021 05:00 PM 7 minutes to read Retired? Not quite. Anne Tolley is the chairwoman of the Tauranga City Council commission. Photo / George Novak Retired? Not quite. Anne Tolley is the chairwoman of the Tauranga City Council commission. Photo / George Novak There s a new head honcho at Tauranga City Council. A former East Coast MP of almost 20 years and two-term deputy mayor of Napier City Council, Anne Tolley has been appointed by the Government to lead a commission that has replaced the elected mayor and councillors. The other commissioners are Bill Wasley, Shadrach Rolleston and Stephen Selwood. ....