The Tauranga constituency on the Bay of Plenty Regional Council is to increase from four to five in the next election due to population growth.
Councillors recommended the changes be made to the region's representation this week, following a statutory review of the arrangements.
The additional Tauranga councillor takes the total number of regional councillors from 13 to 14.
In addition to the extra councillor for Tauranga, the regional council also decided to shift the boundaries of the KÅhi and MauÄo electorates. The move sees the MatatÄ area included in the KÅhi electorate, and removed from the MauÄo electorate.
The decisions are subject to a one month appeal period, during which any person or organisation that submitted on the review may appeal the decision to the Local Government Commission.
The local body elections are in 2013.
General constituencies
Eastern Bay of Plenty; 2 - no change.
Rotorua; 2 - no change.
Tauranga; 5 - increase by one, from four to five.
Western Bay of Plenty; 2 - no change.
MÄori constituencies
KÅhi; 1 - change to boundary to include the MatatÄ area.
MauÄo; 1 - change in the boundary to exclude the MatatÄ area.
ÅŒkurei; 1 - no change.
5 comments
More Ratepayers money
Posted on 14-09-2012 15:18 | By The Sage
Instead of increasing the number of councillors, try spending less time in meetings and more actually doing something.
PARADOX!
Posted on 14-09-2012 16:03 | By TERMITE
The more there are the more likely that it will all be muffed up.
one too many
Posted on 14-09-2012 17:46 | By hapukafin
the demographic of the area stays the same some what will another counciller do apart from wasting more rates
untitled
Posted on 15-09-2012 08:23 | By whatsinaname
totally agree with sage. get on with doing some constructive things instead of spending money and wasting it........ also councellors should treat this as a job NOT tour the country side with there HOBBIES
What a waste!
Posted on 15-09-2012 08:52 | By monty111
How dare they vote an increase in councillors when there is not enough "work" for those at the trough already?
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