A petition for urgent emergency housing signed by more than 200 people will be up for debate at the next Tauranga City Council meeting.
Tauranga Labour Electorate Committee chairman, Neville Lowry, presented the petition to deputy mayor Kelvin Clout yesterday.
Cr Clout congratulated the chairman on the signatures and said they were well aware emergency housing was an issue.
Although it was a central government issue, they would assist with building consents, said Mr Clout.
They were working with developers on at least eight Special Housing Areas and would continue to be active in opening up new land.
