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Council-controlled organisations

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. 
 

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Mayor thanks community for feedback

Tauranga Mayor Mahé Drysdale thanks the people of Tauranga Moana for providing feedback on two important topics: the draft Annual Plan 2025/26 and Local Water Done Well.

During the month-long consultation period – from 28 March to 28 April 2025 – Council received 968 submissions, with 96 people wanting to speak to their submission at the upcoming hearings.

To make a submission, people were encouraged to visit council’s website and provide feedback via an online form.

More than 20 events were also held across the city in April, providing an opportunity for the community to find out more and share their thoughts with the Mayor and Councillors.

“Thank you to those who came along. This was one of the first opportunities we’ve had as a group to get out into the community and talk with people about what matters to them and ask whether we have the right balance between investing in our future and keeping rates affordable now,” says Mahé.

“We realise it’s not always possible to come at the allocated times and with that in mind, we’re also running councillor drop-in sessions throughout the year.”

In addition to consulting on the draft Annual Plan 2025/26, under policy direction from central government, all councils are required to consult with their communities and decide on a proposed future delivery model for drinking water, wastewater and storm water services. This is known as Local Water Done Well.

Council assessed a number of options and three were offered for community consideration.

Council’s proposed model is a multi-council controlled organisation (CCO) with potential partners, including Western Bay of Plenty District Council.

In addition, a Tauranga City Council standalone CCO was consulted on. This model would be solely-owned and controlled by Tauranga City Council.

The third option consulted on was for Tauranga City Council to keep its current model, where water services are kept in-house, with changes to comply with new legislation.

Mahe says everyone who made a submission has contributed to the decision-making process.

“Every submission will be read and considered, and we are looking forward to hearing from those who wish to speak to their submissions at Council meetings this week.”

Hearings will take place at Council Chambers, 90 Devonport Road in Tauranga from 9am-5pm on Tuesday, 13 May and at Bay Oval in Mount Maunganui from 1pm-7pm on Wednesday, 14 May.

All submissions will then be considered during the deliberations on the draft Annual Plan 2025/25 and Local Water Done Well from Monday, 26 May.

Once decisions are made, the final Annual Plan document will be completed and brought to the Council to adopt on 26 June.

Following consideration of Local Water Done Well feedback, Council is also tasked with completing a Water Services Delivery Plan, which is required to be submitted to central government before 3 September.

This plan will set-out how Tauranga will provide a financially sustainable waters service for the future and is required to be accepted by government.

See Council meetings and agendas for more information.

For more information about the Annual Plan and Local Water Done Well, head to Let's Talk Tauranga.

Posted: May 12, 2025,

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