21 August 2025
Michael Meiker
By email: [FYI request #30971 email]
Tēnā koe Michael
INFORMATION REQUEST
On 27 June 2025 you asked for follow up information about the external payments. Here is
our response to your questions:
1. A breakdown of the 25 highest-value payments made to external
consultants, professional service firms, contractors, or legal advisors between
1 January 2023 and 31 December 2024. For each of these 25 payments, please
provide the following:
- Supplier name
- Description of the service or work provided
- Amount paid
- Date of invoice or payment
- Council department or project the payment relates to (if held)
Following a review of our initial decision to charge, please find the information at the
table in Annex A.
This request and the response have been considered under the LGOIMA1. Please note
further requests will incur a charge.
If you are not happy with this response you have the right to seek an investigation and
review by the Ombudsman. Information about how to make a complaint is available at
www.ombudsman.parliament.nz or freephone 0800 802 602.
If you have any questions about this letter, please contact me.
Ngā mihi
Kath Norris
Team Leader, Democracy Services
1 Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act 1987
Tauranga City Council Private Bag 12022, Tauranga 3143, New Zealand +64 7 577 7000 [Tauranga City Council request email] www.tauranga.govt.nz
Annex A – Table of Information
Supplier Name
Service Type
Date
GST Excl
Project
Activity
90 Devonport Road
Civic Admin Building
20/12/2024
671,661.23
Civic Adm Building - Hard Fit Out Contract works - Trades,
City Center
Limited Partnership –
- Hard Fit Out
Intra-tenancy stairs joinery, additional cable tray to join T1 &
Development
LT McGuinness
Contract works
T2, Updated IFC electrical. EOT bathroom changes. Lights
mounting kits, change Laneway to concrete in lieu of asphalt,
revised hydration station extract grill position.
90 Devonport Road
Civic Admin Building
20/11/2024
513,128.07
Civic Administration Building - Hard Fit Out. Updated blind
City Center
Limited Partnership –
- Hard Fit Out
box detail, Mechanical changes Level 5 TTOC, Bollards
Development
LT McGuinness
Contract works
Laneway, EOT Bathroom changes, Unistrut L-08 Plant room
wall for fixings, additional Power provisions for lights and OS
sensor
90 Devonport Road
Civic Admin Building
21/10/2024
1,189,081.48
Civic Adm Building - Hard Fit Out Contract works -
City Center
Limited Partnership –
- Hard Fit Out
Trades. Generator, Mechanical, changes level 5 TTOC,
Development
LT McGuinness
Contract works
Mechanical changes, Hydraulic changes L1 & L7 due to
drawing update.
90 Devonport Road
Civic Admin Building
20/09/2024
539,242.86
Civic Adm Building - Fit Out Contract works - Trades.
City Center
Limited Partnership –
- Hard Fit Out
Generator, acoustic attenuators & Insulation, mechanical
Development
LT McGuinness
Contract works
changes, wall strengthening.
90 Devonport Road
Civic Admin Building
20/08/2024
746,942.76
Civic Adm Building - Hard Fit Out Contract works -
City Center
Limited Partnership –
- Hard Fit Out
Trades. Air Freight Costs ceiling tiles, Penetrations to
Development
LT McGuinness
Contract works
Northern wall for RF, Hydraulic Spec plan changes,
Mechanical, changes level 5 TTOC
90 Devonport Road
Civic Admin Building
22/07/2024
504,386.88
Civic Adm Building - Hard Fit Out Contract works - Trades
City Center
Limited Partnership –
- Hard Fit Out
Development
LT McGuinness
Contract works
90 Devonport Road
Civic Admin Building
22/07/2024
383,155.46
Civic Adm Building - Hard Fit Out Contract works - Trades
City Center
Limited Partnership –
- Hard Fit Out
Development
LT McGuinness
Contract works
90 Devonport Road
Civic Admin Building
20/05/2024
445,408.81
Civic Adm Building - Hard Fit Out Contract works - Trades
City Center
Limited Partnership –
- Hard Fit Out
Development
LT McGuinness
Contract works
Tauranga City Council Private Bag 12022, Tauranga 3143, New Zealand +64 7 577 7000 [Tauranga City Council request email] www.tauranga.govt.nz
Apollo Projects
Consultancy
22/04/2024
596,368.73
Indoor Courts - 483 Cameron Road - sports flooring,
Spaces and
Limited
Services
Construction, consultancy
Places
CONHUR LIMITED
Management/Other
20/04/2024
871,262.57
Te Maunga Pond 1 Desludging works
Wastewater
Services
Activity
CONHUR LIMITED
Management/Other
20/03/2024
944,986.05
Te Maunga Pond 1 Desludging works
Wastewater
Services
Activity
CONHUR LIMITED
Management/Other
20/02/2024
734,966.19
Te Maunga Pond 1 Desludging works
Wastewater
Services
Activity
CONHUR LIMITED
Management/Other
20/01/2024
448,571.39
Te Maunga Pond 1 Desludging works
Wastewater
Services
Activity
CONHUR LIMITED
Management/Other
20/12/2023
649,071.56
Te Maunga Pond 1 Desludging works
Wastewater
Services
Activity
CONHUR LIMITED
Management/Other
20/11/2023
927,095.92
Te Maunga Pond 1 Desludging works
Wastewater
Services
Activity
CONHUR LIMITED
Management/Other
20/10/2023
786,876.34
Te Maunga Pond 1 Desludging works
Wastewater
Services
Activity
CONHUR LIMITED
Management/Other
20/09/2023
1,033,292.37
Te Maunga Pond 1 Desludging works
Wastewater
Services
Activity
CONHUR LIMITED
Management/Other
20/08/2023
605,906.91
Te Maunga Pond 1 Desludging works
Wastewater
Services
Activity
CONHUR LIMITED
Management/Other
20/07/2023
399,271.75
Te Maunga Pond 1 Desludging works
Wastewater
Services
Activity
CONHUR LIMITED
Management/Other
20/06/2023
591,689.70
Te Maunga Pond 1 Desludging works
Wastewater
Services
Activity
GHD LIMITED
Consultancy
20/09/2024
830,038.66
Cameron Road Stage 2 - Detailed Design
Transport
Services
GHD LIMITED
Consultancy
20/08/2024
717,681.35
Cameron Road Stage 2 - Detailed Design
Transport
Services
GHD LIMITED
Consultancy
20/08/2024
711,634.00
Cameron Road Stage 2 - Design Water/transport combined
Transport
Services
BUDDLE FINDLAY
Legal Services
20/08/2024
472,622.63
Te Maunga WWTP Growth Related Upgrades -2nd Bio
Wastewater
Reactor Adjudication
Activity
BECA LIMITED
Consultancy
18/08/2023
400,492.00
Central Library & Community Hub professional Services
City Center
Services
Development
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