6 Dec 2024

Around the motu: Alisha Evans in Tauranga

From Nine To Noon, 10:50 am on 6 December 2024

Hemi Rolleston has organised a "Mauaoathon" to raise money for his nephew Mikaere Syndney (inset). Photo: David Hall / Supplied

The community has rallied around Tauranga’s first Māori ward councillor and will climb local landmark Mauao to fundraise for him as he recovers from a rare illness.

A last-minute injunction has stopped the controversial sale of Tauranga’s marine precinct.

A Western Bay of Plenty council shakeup could see some community boards face the axe. 

Tauranga based Local Democracy Reporter Alisha Evans has all the details. 

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