Politics

Judy Turner wins Whakatane District mayoralty

Judy Turner has been successful in winning the mayoralty of Whakatane District in the 2019 Local Body Elections. Judy, previously the Deputy Mayor of Whakatane,... Read More

Bay of Plenty Regional Council results are in

Progress election results for the Bay of Plenty Regional Council are now available. Tipene Marr has lost his Kohi Maori constituency seat to Toi Kai Rakau Iti... Read More

Sandra Goudie wins Thames-Coromandel mayoralty

Incumbent Sandra Goudie has won the Thames-Coromandel mayoralty by nearly 3000 votes. With voting closed today at midday, progress results show that Sandra has... Read More

Vote now in person - not by post

Today is the last day to vote for Tauranga City Council, Western Bay District Council, Bay of Plenty Regional Council and the Bay of Plenty District Health Board.... Read More

Calls for extended postnatal stays

Longer postnatal hospital stays for new mums is a good idea but a Tauranga midwife believes Tauranga Hospital would not cope with the extra patients. The woman,... Read More

Women in sport will flourish with extra funding

Sport Bay of Plenty is working retain women's lifetime participation in sport. The organisation recently ran a women and girls forum in Tauranga aimed at... Read More

Surplus is at the expense of Kiwis - Simon Bridges

National Party leader Simon Bridges says the government's $7.5 billion surplus is a sign that it's overtaxing New Zealanders. Last week, Mr Bridges told... Read More

NZTA to refocus on safety following review

The Government is acting swiftly to strengthen NZTA's regulatory role following a review into the Transport Agency, and Ministry of Transport's performance... Read More

Abysmal voter turnout in Tauranga

Voter turnout in Tauranga can only be described as 'poor”, with only 17.16 per cent of votes being returned as of Monday. Traditionally, Tauranga has had... Read More

DHBs owe health workers up to $650m

More than 100,000 health workers are owed about half a billion dollars for payroll breaches, but they may have to wait up to two years to get paid. District... Read More

Govt surplus increases to $7.5 billion

A tax windfall and one-off accounting gains have delivered the biggest budget surplus in a decade - more than double forecasts. The surplus for the year ended... Read More

Election voter turnout heading for record low

Voter turnout for this Saturday's local elections is heading for a record low, with an official saying online voting must be brought in to halt the decline. Electionsnz.com... Read More