Local Focus: Meet the commissioners - Stephen Selwood Tauranga has suffered
10 Mar, 2021 07:45 PM
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Former Infrastructure NZ boss on being a commissioner. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Tauranga has suffered from under-investment in its infrastructure and community facilities for decades, says Stephen Selwood, one of the four commissioners of the city appointed by Local Government Minister, Nanaia Mahuta. The downside of that [under-investment] is that we pay in other ways, Selwood said. If we don t invest in our future we pay with congested roads, the cost of houses are really high, the water services are not what they need to be.
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Posted on 06-03-2021 10:27 | By Carcass
Tenby Powell never hit the nail on the head. He had not done a apprenticeship and ended up making a mess of everything. Local all Councils they are no more than puppets on a string because of ’Code of Conduct -Standing Orders and Delegated Authority. The staff are in full control and do what ever they like. Until council and central government address productivity issues which New Zealand has some of the worse productivity in the world. Forced amalgamation in 1989 was the beginning of the rot and putting up rates with out dealing efficiency and productivity issues the future does not look to bright for Tauranga ratepayers.