Latest from Tauranga City Council

Tauranga council: Govt papers reveal possible five-year intervention

And substantial property rates increases could be on the cards for the next few years.

'I'm moving on': Why Hughes quit Tauranga council

'It was going to be such a fiasco of a byelection.'

Councillors plan to stand for mayor as another considers quitting

"We need to take a good look at all the pieces that created this situation."

'Gutted': City councillors react after learning they will be fired

The decision to appoint a commission was announced on Friday but opinions are divided.

'The nuclear option': Minister confirms commission for Tauranga City Council

The decision comes two weeks after the minister's initial announcement.

Avoiding 'disaster': Many plans made, but can Smartgrowth partnership deliver?

That's the question the partnership's leaders explored in a meeting on Wednesday.

Don't appoint a commission: All bar one councillor signs letter to minister

One councillor did not sign the letter and he won't say why - yet.

Minister Nanaia Mahuta to meet with council collective

The Minister will meet with Smartgrowth as she mulls commission for Tauranga

City warned of 'serious consequences' as Tauranga development runs short on land

Concerns have been raised as land begins to run out at Tauriko Business Estate.

'Draconian': Simon Bridges urges minister not to intervene in council

Tauranga MP says mayor's resignation removed 'significant source of friction'.

Mayoralty race begins as 'very rare' double byelection looms

Tauranga city faces a situation not seen in more than a decade.

Need a tenant? The Government will pay market rent for your house

The city has working poor who were living in cars, under hedges and couch surfing.

Your thoughts needed on temporary changes to streets at The Mount

Tauranga City Council offering 3 design options for The Mount's busiest routes.

Tauranga mayor 'more sad than anything else' over resignation

Tenby Powell says council conflict is "like walking through a swamp with a heavy pack".

Samantha Motion: Nuclear option needed - replace city council

Opinion: Commissioners are a 'nuclear option' - and I say bombs away.

Sad day for the city: Bay leaders react to mayor's shock resignation

Tauranga mayor Tenby Powell announced his resignation at a public meeting.