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![Council urged not to ‘kill’ Historic Village with rent increases](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Council urged not to ‘kill’ Historic Village with rent increases
About 50 people packed council chambers.
![Tauranga’s four-year council term a first for New Zealand](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Tauranga’s four-year council term a first for New Zealand
An election will be held on July 20 in which a mayor and nine councillors will be chosen.
![Council spends $4600 on unneeded signs](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Council spends $4600 on unneeded signs
About 22 signs were erected despite parking changes being delayed.
![Heavy industry to stay at Mount Maunganui but with stricter controls](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Heavy industry to stay at Mount Maunganui but with stricter controls
A Te Whatu Ora report said poor air quality was creating significant health risk.
![Council hits pause on new closing times for CBD bars](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Council hits pause on new closing times for CBD bars
Tauranga’s alcohol policy to be revisited in the New Year.
![Deadly Instagram-famed waterfall reopens to public after access safety upgrade](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Deadly Instagram-famed waterfall reopens to public after access safety upgrade
Plans to restore full access to the falls were abandoned earlier this year.
![Return of cultural site pivotal for Tauranga hapū](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Return of cultural site pivotal for Tauranga hapū
The land was purchased by Tauranga City Council in 1982.
![Gardens and golfing? Public consultation on use of land in Mount Maunganui](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Gardens and golfing? Public consultation on use of land in Mount Maunganui
Omanu resident has been pushing for a community garden since 2021.
![Paid parking plans delayed in Tauranga after public outcry](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Paid parking plans delayed in Tauranga after public outcry
The council commission decided to delay the plans at a meeting on Monday.
![New closing times ‘tough’ on Tauranga's CBD bars](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
New closing times ‘tough’ on Tauranga's CBD bars
Bars will now have to stop admitting people earlier.
![Four-person council commission paid $914k for a year's part-time work](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Four-person council commission paid $914k for a year's part-time work
Chairwoman Anne Tolley says the costs are 'considerably less than a full elected council'.
![Anne Tolley and ex-councillor John Robson clash: 'See you at the election, Anne'. 'No you won't'](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Anne Tolley and ex-councillor John Robson clash: 'See you at the election, Anne'. 'No you won't'
Tolley said it was ironic to be lectured on good governance by Robson.
![Watch: Sparks fly at meeting as Tolley orders 'disorderly' ex-councillor to leave](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Watch: Sparks fly at meeting as Tolley orders 'disorderly' ex-councillor to leave
Security was on standby as tensions ran high in the jam-packed meeting.
![Anne Tolley gives emotional sign-off from politics](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Anne Tolley gives emotional sign-off from politics
The East Coast MP held nine ministerial portfolios from 2008 to 2017.
!['Time has come': Anne Tolley to quit politics at election](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
'Time has come': Anne Tolley to quit politics at election
After 34 years, Anne Tolley is stepping down from politics.