Elections 2014
09:11pm Sat 20 Sep, 2014
Scott Simpson has won the race for the Coromandel seat tonight, with an overwhelming vote majority. With 100 per cent of the region's results tallied, Scott secured... Read More
08:54pm Sat 20 Sep, 2014
National's Todd Muller is the new Bay of Plenty MP after clinching the seat by more than 20,000 votes tonight. Todd, at Te Puna Rugby Club, has just given his thank... Read More
08:05pm Sat 20 Sep, 2014
Rachel Jones is donning a new look for her election celebrations tonight, channelling the look she was given by Tauranga's mystery graffiti hoarding artist. The... Read More
07:52pm Sat 20 Sep, 2014
Brendon Horan is awaiting the night's election results with friends and family in the comfort of his own home in Mount Maunganui. The New Zealand Independant Coalition... Read More
07:00pm Sat 20 Sep, 2014
UPDATED 10.40PM: Simon Bridges is the winner of the Tauranga seat, and Todd Muller has taken the Bay of Plenty Seat. Te Ururoa Flavell has secured his Wairiki seat,... Read More
12:16pm Sat 20 Sep, 2014
Voting is now underway for the 2014 general elections. Voting polls opened at 9am around the Western Bay of Plenty and will shut down at 7pm. Simon Bridges casting... Read More
07:44am Sat 20 Sep, 2014
Today is D-day for politicians around the country as people will cast their vote to see who will be in Parliament for the next three years. All electioneering is... Read More
04:11pm Fri 19 Sep, 2014
John Key take heart. If the general election was held at Otumoetai College today, and if the electorate was made up of 13 and 14-year-olds, National would probably... Read More
12:07pm Fri 19 Sep, 2014
Political catchphrases and candidates' faces eyeing voters up from the roadside will soon be no more, with election hoardings torn down today as the finish line... Read More
03:42pm Thu 18 Sep, 2014
Fugitive whistle-blower Edward Snowden is back in the media claiming Kiwis are subject to mass surveillance through spyware Xkeyscore. He also claims the US National... Read More
01:01pm Wed 17 Sep, 2014
Simon Bridges is a Winston Peters in his prime while Todd Muller can be compared to a 'skinny Dotcom”, according to a cheeky Deputy Prime Minster Bill English... Read More
10:52am Wed 17 Sep, 2014
Deputy Prime Minister Bill English is in town today, speaking at a public meeting in Mount Maunganui. The Minister of Finance is speaking at Club Mount Maunganui... Read More
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