In this 8 minute video about Tauranga City Council debt you’ll find out:

1. What debt is for
2. How council debt is different from household debt (mortgages)
3. What is causing this additional debt

In this 6 minute video about Tauranga City Council rates increases you’ll find out:

• What the proposed annual rates increases are for the next 10 years
• The 5 uses for those funds

In this 6 minute video about your Tauranga City Council rates invoice you’ll find out:

• What each charge means
• How your land value and capital value is used in the calculations
• Why we contribute to the BOP Regional Council
• Fun Fact: You and I pay $1/week for the bus even if we don’t ride it!

In this 7 minute video about Tauranga City Council rates you’ll find out:

• That 40% of our rates are spend on water: fresh water, waste water, storm water
• That our biggest single cost is Parks and Recreation: 21%
• That elected members salary’s, elections, strategy, policy, building services are relatively small costs

In this 6 minute video about Tauranga City Council decision making you’ll find out the 8 ways you can have input into council decisions (in order from least effective to most effective):

In this 5 minute video about Tauranga City Council meetings you’ll find out:

• Where to find the meeting calendar
• How to find the council chambers so you can go and watch
• How to find the background info which forms the basis of elected members decisions

In this 4 minutes video about the 3 councils in the Tauranga area you’ll find out about:

• Tauranga City Council
• Western Bay District Council
• Bay of Plenty Regional Council
• and I’ll show you a map of the different geographic areas each council looks after