Politics

Fifteen minutes with Tenby

He's hardly had time to slip those buffed designer shoes under the desk in the Mayoral Chamber. And already he's thinking they may not belong there. 'Yes, I... Read More

Clayton Mitchell bar footage may never be released

Security footage of NZ First MP Clayton Mitchell being thrown out of a Tauranga bar looks unlikely to ever be aired - despite his leader Winston Peters promising... Read More

Election results finalised following draw

Results for the 2019-22 triennium Local Elections for Mayor, Council and Community Board have been finalised yesterday following a tie in the Murupara-Galatea... Read More

Tauranga MP demanding apology from security guards

New Zealand First MP Clayton Mitchell is demanding an apology from security guards who booted him out of a Tauranga bar on Saturday night, describing them as politically-motivated... Read More

Mitchell bar eviction - ‘Storm in a teacup’

News is circulating that Tauranga MP Clayton Mitchell was kicked out of a local bar on Saturday night. Newshub is reporting the New Zealand first MP was asked... Read More

Simon says latest poll results caused by Govt

National Party leader Simon Bridges says a lack of action from the current government is the reason for the latest political poll. The latest Newshub-Reid... Read More

Stamping out extremist content online

New Zealand's ability to find, stop and stamp out terrorist and violent extremist content online has received a significant boost. The government is investing... Read More

Government on high alert for stink bugs

Biosecurity Minister Damien O'Connor is warning travelling Kiwis to be vigilant as the high-season for the crop-eating brown marmorated stink bug (BMSB) is under... Read More

BOP District Health Board preliminary results

The preliminary results for the Bay of Plenty District Health Board from the 2019 Local Body Elections have been announced. The seven successful candidates are... Read More

New mayor Tenby Powell talks about what‘s next

SunLive caught up with Tauranga's newly-elected mayor Tenby Powell on Sunday afternoon, and asked him some of the big ‘why' and ‘what's next' questions. 'This... Read More

Molloy out, Grainger in, but it could still change

Bill Grainger is now ahead of Terry Molloy in the race to win a seat in the Welcome Bay - Te Papa ward of Tauranga City Council. Earlier today, the two candidates... Read More

Nineteen-year-old wins Rotorua council seat

Last year Fisher Wang, aged 19, was a student at John Paul College; on Saturday he mastered in politics, winning a seat on Rotorua Lakes Council. Rotorua signalled... Read More