Anne Tolley

Complaints about overlong grass and out-of-control weeds have been a consistent theme amongst the communications we have received from city residents of late. The wettest...

Early last month, the Tauranga City Council Commissioners joined mana whenua, contractors and council staff for the karakia which marks the start of another...

The proposed development of Tauranga’s civic precinct – Te Manawataki o Te Papa – is one strand of a much wider strategy to revitalise...

As part of Tauranga City Council’s forthcoming 2022/23 Annual Plan and 2021-31 Long-term Plan Amendment processes, the Commissioners want to hear from the business...

The Bay’s TECT Park has been recognised as a top 10 winner in the Green Flag International People’s Choice Award. The 1650-ha TECT Park in Upper Pyes...

In this first Business News column penned in 2022, I’d like to take the opportunity to thank everyone in the business community for their...

Tauranga City Council’s Commissioners have agreed on a final proposal for the city’s future representation arrangements, in preparation for the 2022 local government election. The...

Tauranga is growing quickly and that means we need to focus our efforts on the things that need to happen to accommodate growth and...

The Government’s Three Waters Reform proposal aims to ensure that all New Zealand communities have safe and sustainable drinking water supplies, wastewater reticulation, treatment...

Tauranga City Council commissioners are calling for community input to include in feedback to the Government on its three waters reform proposal. Commission Chair Anne...

I wasn’t a 100 per cent advocate of the plan to turn over Tauranga Council control to the four government-appointed commissioners, led by former National MP Anne Tolley. And I remain sceptical they will finish their job and get out of town under their announced timetable.

A successful outcome is not measured only in the ‘bottom line’. Tauranga City Council is a significant business, managing assets worth more than $4.7 billion,...