'All I wanted to do when I got off that stage was walk straight out the door.'

Sea swells had made the Mauao base track dangerous.

There has been a spate of verbal and physical abuse towards Rotorua parking wardens.

School 'blown away' by messages of support from the Tauranga community.

'We're doing what we're doing because you're doing something wrong,' an officer says.

'I'm never getting that back.'

Elderly tenants have mixed emotions about the relocation proposal.

A sentencing hearing for Cancian and others was held in court yesterday.

'I think we've probably got it about right,' says council chief executive Marty Grenfell.

"... not a week goes by where I don't get a hug from someone saying 'thank you'."

"That's my retirement plan down the gurgler."

The Tauranga community has 'borne the costs of growth unfairly', commissioner Tolley says.

"We are behind, there are no two ways about it."

But the call has met resistance from regional leaders who say it's 'premature'.

The Bella Vista fallout continues to cost ratepayers with more costs expected.

Tsunami alert sirens have been debated in Tauranga since 2005.

'Tauranga City Council's financial management has weakened, in our view.'

"A lot of people are unhappy. We were asked to speak at a meeting about the issue."

Omanawa Falls has never been open to the public, the council says.

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

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