"Ratepayers are coughing up for a $125 million glass tower with barista-grade coffee on tap, while basic city services fall by the wayside," spokesman James Ross said.

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The Taxpayers' Union has criticised Tauranga City Council's new office, calling it a "corporate penthouse", but the council's chief executive said the building is leased, the community did not ...