15-478: Tauranga City may refer to: Tauranga City (district) , the area covered by Tauranga City Council Tauranga , a city in the North Island of New Zealand Tauranga City AFC , a former football team from Tauranga, now merged as part of Tauranga City United Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with
30-513: A deputy mayor, who acts as mayor in the absence and with the consent, or in the incapacity, of the Mayor. The Deputy Mayor also presides at meetings if the Mayor is not present. The Deputy Mayor serves until losing his set on the council, unless removed from office by a vote of the council. As of the 2024 local elections , the members of the council are: The day-to-day administration of the City of Tauranga
45-449: A specific portfolio: General Managers are supported by three director's and a larger group of senior managers. The director's being: The council organisation is about 750 people delivering services across 40 businesses. The organisation is focused on addressing three critical challenges within the city: The council is vested with a power of "general competence" for the social, economic and cultural well-being of Tauranga. In particular,
60-524: A term that will last until the 2028 local elections. Tauranga City Council created nine electoral wards for these elections. There were eight general wards ( Mauao/Mount Maunganui , Arataki , Pāpāmoa , Welcome Bay , Matua - Otūmoetai , Bethlehem , Tauriko and Te Papa) and one Māori ward (Te Awanui, covering the entire city) which each returned one councillor. Nominations for candidates opened on 26 April 2024 and closed on 24 May 2024. The following 86 candidates have been confirmed to be running for
75-605: Is carried out by the Tauranga City Council staff. Indeed, in everyday usage, the term the council is extended to include not just the Mayor and Councillors, but the entire organisation. The professional head of the city council organisation is the Chief Executive Marty Grenfell, who is appointed by the Council under contract for up to five years. The Chief Executive is assisted by six General Managers, who have
90-426: Is the territorial authority for the city of Tauranga , New Zealand. The council consists of nine councillors, each elected from one of nine wards, and is presided over by the mayor , who is elected at large. The current mayor is Mahé Drysdale . Marty Grenfell is the current CEO of Tauranga City Council. The historic predecessor was Tauranga Borough Council, which existed from 1888 to 1963. Tauranga City Council
105-570: The Tauranga City Council . These were the first elections for the Tauranga City Council since 2019 , following the appointment by the Minister of Local Government of a Crown Commission to oversee Tauranga City Council's governance responsibilities on 9 February 2021. The Tauranga City Council used the single transferable voting system to elect the Mayor of Tauranga and city councillors for
120-408: The first-past-the-post (FPP) voting system until 2019, when it switched to using single transferable vote (STV). No election was held for the Tauranga City Council during the 2022 local elections , due to the council having been replaced with a crown commission . The next elections for the city council were instead held during July 2024. Tauranga City Council created nine electoral wards for
135-412: The 2024 local elections. There are eight general wards (Mauao/Mount Maunganui, Arataki, Pāpāmoa, Welcome Bay, Matua-Otūmoetai, Bethlehem, Tauriko and Te Papa) and one Māori ward (Te Awanui, covering the entire city), which each return one councillor. Under most circumstances, the council is presided over by the Mayor. At its first meeting after a local election, the council elects from among its members
150-485: The city council. The commissioners' terms began in early 2021 and were scheduled to last until the next local elections scheduled for October 2022. The council is normally elected every three years, using the single transferable vote voting system. The vote is conducted by postal ballot. The 2007 election, which closed on 13 October 2007, had a turnout of 40%. Turnouts have since been 38.07% 2010, 37.78% 2013, 43.64% 2016, 40.28% 2019. Tauranga City Council formerly used
165-745: The council has responsibility for a range of local services, including roads (except state highways), water, sewerage, glass recycling, parks and reserves, and libraries. Urban development is managed through the maintenance of a District plan and associated zoning regulations, together with building and resource consents. The council has been given extra powers to regulate certain types of business operations, notably suppliers of alcohol and brothels. Council business units include: 2024 Tauranga local elections The 2024 Tauranga local elections were held via postal voting from 29 June 2024 to 20 July 2024. Elections in Tauranga covered one territorial authority ,
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#1732858438730180-485: The mayor was unanimously censured by his council for an angry outburst. Following further mayoral "outbursts," Powell publicly called for the Minister of Local Government to appoint a commission to replace the "dysfunctional" council. On 18 December 2020, Minister of Local Government Nanaia Mahuta confirmed that the government would be appointing commissioners to administrate Tauranga in response to infighting within
195-537: The positions of mayor and the nine city councillors: The official results of the election were released on 25 July. Voter turnout was 38.77%, which compares with a turnout of 40.28% at the 2019 election . Only one woman, Jen Scoular for the Mauao/Mount Maunganui ward, was elected to the council. Two former councillors, Steve Morris and Rick Curach, were re-elected. Mikaere Sydney was elected as councillor for Tauranga's first Māori ward Te Awanui, which
210-489: The title Tauranga City . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Tauranga_City&oldid=1221265567 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Tauranga City Council Tauranga City Council
225-425: Was then formed and existed from 1963 until the 1989 local government reforms . Post-amalgamation with other authorities in 1989 (e.g. Mount Maunganui Borough Council), Tauranga District Council existed until 2003 when it again became Tauranga City Council. On 20 November 2020, Mayor of Tauranga Tenby Powell resigned following infighting between himself and city councillors. The resignation came eight months after
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