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A Council-controlled organisation (CCO) is an organisation in which the council controls 50% or more of the votes or has the right to appoint 50% or more of the directors or trustees.

Council and its CCOs work in partnership to successfully deliver quality outcomes for our community and contribute to Tauranga Moana becoming a vibrant city that attracts businesses, people and visitors, is well planned, connected and inclusive.    

Our CCOs deliver a range of great offerings for Tauranga’s residents and visitors, including leisure, aquatic, arts, events and cultural activities. 

The benefits of CCOs include:

• Independently managing Council initiatives and facilities.
• Providing business and community expertise that Council may not have in-house. 
• Being able to focus on achieving the best outcome for their particular organisation, rather than focusing on the many activities of a council.
• Attracting some of their funding from sources other than rates. 

Applications open for the Aspiring Directors Programme 

Applications for the fourth intake of Tauranga City Council’s Aspiring Directors Programme for its Council-Controlled Organisations (CCOs) is now open.

The programme aims to expand the number of people with governance experience while enhancing the diversity and depth of the governance talent pool available to organisations in Tauranga and the Bay of Plenty region. 

This is a valuable opportunity for aspiring directors to gain hands-on governance experience by interning with one of the following CCOs:

• Bay Venues Limited – Guardian of over 20 community facilities in Tauranga Moana, including Mercury Baypark and the University of Waikato Adams Centre for High Performance.
• Tourism Bay of Plenty – Jointly owned by Western Bay of Plenty District Council, this organisation leads the sustainable growth of the visitor economy across the coastal Bay of Plenty.

For further information about the Aspiring Directors Programme, please download the full job ad. 

Aspiring Directors Programme job advert (184kb pdf)

Non-disclosure and conflict of interest declaration form (55kb pdf) Please sign and email to Council - instructions in the job ad.

Applications close at 10am on 24 October 2025. 

Interviews will be held in Tauranga on 11 and 13 November 2025. 
 

Council cover reports

2025

• 5 August 2025 Council - CCOs Final Statements of Intent 2025/28. Item 11.6
• 22 July 2025 City Delivery Committee – Local Government Funding Agency Final Statement of Intent 2025/28, Item 9.5
• 4 June 2025 City Delivery Committee - Council-Controlled Organisations Half Year Reports 2024/25, Item 9.10
• 28 April 2025 Council – CCOs Draft Statements of Intent – Shareholder Feedback, Item 11.8
• 28 April 2025 Council – Haumaru (Cameron Road Courts) Ownership and Operation, Item 11.10
• 28 April 2025 Council – Appointments to the Board of Bay Venues, Tauranga Art Gallery Trust and Tourism BOP, Item 11.11
• 28 April 2025 Council – Appointment of Elected Members to CCO Boards – Supplementary Report, Item 11.12
• 10 February 2025 Council - Letters of Expectations 2025/26 for Council-Controlled Organisation, Item 11.2
• 7 April 2025 City Delivery Committee - LGFA Half Year Report 2024/25, Item 9.2
• 7 April 2025 City Delivery Committee - LGFA Draft Statement of Intent 2025/28 and Letter of Expectations 2025/26

2024

• 15 August 2024 Council – Appointment of the Chair to the Board of the Te Manawataki o Te Papa Charitable Trust, Item 11.6
• 2 September 2024 Accountability, Performance and Finance Committee – LGFA Final Statement of Intent 2024/27, Item 8.5
• 16 September 2024 Council – BOPLASS Final Statement of Intent 2024/27, Item 11.1
• 8 October 2024 Accountability, Performance and Finance Committee – LGFA Final Audited Annual Report 2023/24, Item 9.5
• 29 October 2024 Council – CCOs Draft and Final Audited Annual Reports 2023/24, Item 11.8

Resources

• Tauranga City Council’s Appointment of Directors to Council Organisations Policy (206kb pdf)
• Tauranga City Council and its CCOs: Overview of the key governance documents (149kb pdf)
• Overview from the Office of the Auditor-General New Zealand
• Governance and accountability of Council-Controlled Organisations (524kb pdf)
• Local Government Act 2002 (as of 1 October 2023) Section 5 – CCOs and Council organisations (180kb pdf)
• Local Government Act 2002 Section 6 – meaning of Council-Controlled Organisations

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