{"findings":[{"id":"tcc-davison-review-2026","actor":"tauranga-city-council","indicators":["council-operating-balance"],"boards":["symptom"],"tier":"A","evidence":{"kind":"inquiry-report","url":"https://stmauaoreportnz.blob.core.windows.net/public/davison-external-review-report-august-2026.pdf","label":"External review into the Mount Maunganui Beachside Holiday Park landslide (Hon Paul Davison KC)","citation":"Report released 19 August 2026 (redacted public version), p. 4 at [10]; pp. 202–204 at [479]–[482]","at":"2026-08-19"},"also":[{"kind":"official-notice","url":"https://newsbeat.tauranga.govt.nz/news-article/artmid/24836/articleid/15871","label":"Tauranga City Council notice: “Tauranga City Council accepts findings and recommendations from external review”","citation":"Council news release, posted 19 August 2026","at":"2026-08-19"}],"statement":"The external review the council commissioned into the 22 January 2026 landslide at the Mount Maunganui Beachside Holiday Park, released on 19 August 2026, states that “TCC knew of the landslide risk to the campground” and that “This was a systemic failure with tragic consequences.” It places the criticism with “the organisation that left the campground manager and his staff so ill-equipped and unprepared”, says “The failure was not the fault of any one person”, and makes no finding as to civil, criminal or disciplinary liability. The council accepted the findings and recommendations the day the report was released.","publishedAt":"2026-10-04","status":"published","reply":[],"suppression":{"subJudice":false,"privacyOrder":false,"youngPerson":false},"verified":{"by":"operator","at":"2026-10-04","note":"Read against the report at the cited paragraphs and the council’s acceptance notice of 19 August 2026 (newsbeat article 15871)."}},{"id":"tcc-emergency-meeting-2026-09-29","actor":"tauranga-city-council","indicators":["council-operating-balance"],"boards":["symptom"],"tier":"A","evidence":{"kind":"official-notice","url":"https://infocouncil.tauranga.govt.nz/RedirectToDoc.aspx?URL=Open/2026/09/CO_20260929_AGN_3135_AT.PDF","label":"Emergency Council meeting agenda, 29 September 2026","citation":"Agenda, p. 8, item 13.1 “Davison Report Implications”, recommendation to exclude the public under s 48(1)(a) LGOIMA","at":"2026-09-29"},"also":[],"statement":"The council’s agenda for an emergency meeting on 29 September 2026 lists no open business (item 11 is “Nil”). Its only substantive item is public-excluded item 13.1, titled “Davison Report Implications”, for which it recommends excluding the public on the ground of “legal professional privilege” (ss 7(2)(g) and 48(1)(a) of the Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act 1987).","publishedAt":"2026-10-04","status":"published","reply":[],"suppression":{"subJudice":false,"privacyOrder":false,"youngPerson":false},"verified":{"by":"operator","at":"2026-10-04","note":"Read against the agenda PDF on 4 October 2026."}},{"id":"tcc-commission-appointed-2020","actor":"tauranga-city-council","indicators":["council-operating-balance"],"boards":["symptom"],"tier":"A","evidence":{"kind":"official-notice","url":"https://www.tauranga.govt.nz/News-and-events/Notifications/ArtMID/25934/ArticleID/6237","label":"Tauranga City Council notice on the Minister of Local Government’s decision to appoint a Commission","citation":"Council notice, “Commission to be appointed to Tauranga City Council”, posted 18 December 2020, reproducing the Minister’s statement","at":"2020-12-18"},"also":[],"statement":"On 18 December 2020 the Minister of Local Government confirmed that a Commission would be appointed to Tauranga City Council, stating: “The Council’s response has not presented me with sufficient evidence on how it is addressing its problems. I consider a Commission to be necessary to deliver the strategic leadership that the Council and city needs.”","publishedAt":"2026-10-04","status":"published","reply":[],"suppression":{"subJudice":false,"privacyOrder":false,"youngPerson":false},"verified":{"by":"operator","at":"2026-10-04","note":"Read against the council notice of 18 December 2020, the Review and Observer Team report of 16 November 2020 and the Beehive releases of 2 February 2021 and 22 April 2022."}},{"id":"tcc-harington-street-oag-2021","actor":"tauranga-city-council","indicators":["council-operating-balance"],"boards":["symptom"],"tier":"A","evidence":{"kind":"oversight-letter","url":"https://ao.parliament.nz/2021/tauranga","label":"Office of the Auditor-General letter on the Harington Street car park building project","citation":"Letter of 26 May 2021, “Concluding comments”, para 1; external review findings under “Planning how to get the best outcome and sourcing for the Project”","at":"2021-05-26"},"also":[],"statement":"The Office of the Auditor-General’s letter of 26 May 2021 on the council’s Harington Street car park building project, written in place of a full inquiry, said that “several aspects of the Project … did not accord with good procurement or governance practice”. It cited an external review for the council that identified “gaps in documentation and information” and “conflict of interest management practices not aligning with good practice”.","publishedAt":"2026-10-04","status":"published","reply":[],"suppression":{"subJudice":false,"privacyOrder":false,"youngPerson":false},"verified":{"by":"operator","at":"2026-10-04","note":"Read against the Auditor-General’s letter and Tauranga City Council v Harrison Grierson Holdings [2024] NZHC 714."}},{"id":"tcc-oag-spending-decisions-2025","actor":"tauranga-city-council","indicators":["council-operating-balance"],"boards":["symptom"],"tier":"A","evidence":{"kind":"oversight-letter","url":"https://ao.parliament.nz/resources/resource-types/declined-requests/tauranga-council","label":"Office of the Auditor-General letter declining further inquiry into Tauranga City Council spending decisions","citation":"Letter to the chief executive, 26 August 2025, on the marine precinct, 57 Pitau Road, the civic centre, 90 Devonport Road, 160–176 Devonport Road and 134 Durham Street","at":"2025-08-26"},"also":[],"statement":"On 26 August 2025 the Office of the Auditor-General wrote that it did not intend to carry out further inquiry work on six council property and spending decisions. On the Marine Precinct sale it said it had earlier declined because of High Court proceedings, that those had concluded, and that an inquiry was unlikely to add value. On the other five matters it stated: “We have not seen evidence to substantiate the concerns raised with us about the probity of the decision-making processes”. It said it was not its role to judge the merits or price of the decisions or compliance with the Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act 1987, and noted that “it was sometimes difficult for us to establish the process the Council had followed, based on publicly available information”.","publishedAt":"2026-10-04","status":"published","reply":[],"suppression":{"subJudice":false,"privacyOrder":false,"youngPerson":false},"verified":{"by":"operator","at":"2026-10-04","note":"Read against the Auditor-General’s letter. Included for balance: a record in the council’s favour is a record."}},{"id":"grenfell-resignation-2026","actor":"marty-grenfell","indicators":["council-operating-balance"],"boards":["symptom"],"tier":"A","evidence":{"kind":"official-notice","url":"https://newsbeat.tauranga.govt.nz/news-article/artmid/24836/articleid/16078/tauranga-city-council-ceo-resigns","label":"Tauranga City Council notice: “Tauranga City Council CEO resigns”","citation":"Council news release, posted 29 September 2026","at":"2026-09-29"},"also":[{"kind":"official-notice","url":"https://www.tauranga.govt.nz/News-and-events/Notifications/ArtMID/25934/ArticleID/9326","label":"Tauranga City Council notice of the chief executive’s reappointment","citation":"Council notice, posted 4 September 2023","at":"2023-09-04"}],"statement":"Tauranga City Council’s notice of 29 September 2026 says Chief Executive Marty Grenfell “has today resigned from his role, with the Council accepting his resignation”, and that his last day in the office will be 2 October 2026. The notice says the council “will appoint an interim Chief Executive”. The council had announced his reappointment for five years from 4 September 2023.","publishedAt":"2026-10-04","status":"published","reply":[],"suppression":{"subJudice":false,"privacyOrder":false,"youngPerson":false},"verified":{"by":"operator","at":"2026-10-04","note":"Read against the 29 September 2026 notice and the council’s 4 September 2023 reappointment notice."}},{"id":"green-npdc-resignation-2025","actor":"gareth-green","indicators":["council-operating-balance"],"boards":["symptom"],"tier":"A","evidence":{"kind":"official-notice","url":"https://www.npdc.govt.nz/council/news/2025/december/new-plymouth-district-council-chief-executive-resignation/","label":"New Plymouth District Council notice: “New Plymouth District Council Chief Executive resignation”","citation":"Council news release, 22 December 2025","at":"2025-12-22"},"also":[{"kind":"official-notice","url":"https://www.taupodc.govt.nz/council/news?item=id:2kijuradl1cxbyisy7fv","label":"Taupō District Council notice: “Taupō District Council chief executive taking up role in New Plymouth”","citation":"Council notice, 22 December 2022: takes up the New Plymouth role “on Monday 27 March”","at":"2022-12-22"},{"kind":"official-notice","url":"https://www.taupodc.govt.nz/newchiefexecutive","label":"Taupō District Council notice: “New chief executive appointed to Taupō District Council”","citation":"Council notice, 2 June 2023: “departed on Friday 24 March”","at":"2023-06-02"},{"kind":"official-notice","url":"https://infocouncil.tauranga.govt.nz/RedirectToDoc.aspx?URL=Open/2026/03/CFC_20260331_MIN_2896.PDF","label":"Tauranga City Council City Future Committee minutes, 31 March 2026","citation":"Minutes, attendance (CFC_20260331_MIN_2896)","at":"2026-03-31"}],"statement":"Resigned as chief executive of New Plymouth District Council on 22 December 2025, having “accepted a position as the Manager of the Mayoral Office at Tauranga City Council”. He had held the chief executive role since 27 March 2023, and before that was chief executive of Taupō District Council, which said on 22 December 2022 that he had held that role for six years. Tauranga City Council’s City Future Committee minutes of 31 March 2026 list him as Head of Office – Manager of the Mayoral Office.","publishedAt":"2026-10-04","status":"published","reply":[],"suppression":{"subJudice":false,"privacyOrder":false,"youngPerson":false},"verified":{"by":"operator","at":"2026-10-04","note":"Read against the NPDC notice, the Taupō District Council notices of 26 July 2016 and 22 December 2022, and TCC City Future Committee minutes of 31 March 2026."}},{"id":"green-bay-venues-director-2026","actor":"gareth-green","indicators":["council-operating-balance"],"boards":["symptom"],"tier":"A","evidence":{"kind":"official-notice","url":"https://newsbeat.tauranga.govt.nz/news-article/artmid/24836/articleid/15710/new-board-appointments-to-bay-venues-limited-and-tourism-bay-of-plenty","label":"Tauranga City Council notice: “New board appointments to Bay Venues Limited and Tourism Bay of Plenty”","citation":"Council news release, posted 6 July 2026","at":"2026-07-06"},"also":[{"kind":"public-register","url":"https://app.companiesoffice.govt.nz/companies/app/ui/pages/companies/1955233/directors","label":"Companies Register: Bay Venues Limited (1955233), directors","citation":"Director appointment date 1 July 2026","at":"2026-07-01"}],"statement":"Tauranga City Council’s notice of 6 July 2026 lists Gareth Green as “Council Staff Representative/Director” of Bay Venues Limited, the council’s largest council-controlled organisation, for two years from 1 July 2026, and describes him as “a direct appointment as the Council’s staff representative”. He was then the council’s Head of Office – Manager of the Mayoral Office.","publishedAt":"2026-10-04","status":"published","reply":[],"suppression":{"subJudice":false,"privacyOrder":false,"youngPerson":false},"verified":{"by":"operator","at":"2026-10-04","note":"Read against the 6 July 2026 notice, the Companies Office record for company 1955233 and the Commission minutes of 27 April 2021."}},{"id":"green-acting-ce-2026","actor":"gareth-green","indicators":["council-operating-balance"],"boards":["symptom"],"tier":"A","evidence":{"kind":"official-notice","url":"https://infocouncil.tauranga.govt.nz/RedirectToDoc.aspx?URL=Open/2026/10/WW_20261007_AGN_3067_AT.PDF","label":"Wastewater Management Review Committee agenda, 7 October 2026","citation":"Notice of meeting, over the name “Gareth Green” and the title “Acting Chief Executive” (PDF created 2 October 2026)","at":"2026-10-02"},"also":[{"kind":"official-notice","url":"https://newsbeat.tauranga.govt.nz/news-article/artmid/24836/articleid/15710/new-board-appointments-to-bay-venues-limited-and-tourism-bay-of-plenty","label":"Tauranga City Council notice: “New board appointments to Bay Venues Limited and Tourism Bay of Plenty”","citation":"Council news release, posted 6 July 2026","at":"2026-07-06"}],"statement":"Tauranga City Council’s agenda for the 7 October 2026 meeting of its Wastewater Management Review Committee gives notice of the meeting over the name “Gareth Green” and the title “Acting Chief Executive”. The council’s notice of 6 July 2026 describes him as its Head of Office – Manager of the Mayoral Office.","publishedAt":"2026-10-04","status":"published","reply":[],"suppression":{"subJudice":false,"privacyOrder":false,"youngPerson":false},"verified":{"by":"operator","at":"2026-10-04","note":"Read against the agenda PDF on 4 October 2026. Re-fetch before deploy; prefer the 7 October minutes or a council announcement once published."}}]}