Politics

Todd Muller calls out Phil Twyford

Bay of Plenty MP Todd Muller has challenged Minister of Transport Phil Twyford over State Highway 2, between Te Puna and Omokoroa. It's quarter past eight on Monday... Read More

No museum in my front yard

Residents from Cliff Road - the council's proposed museum site - have claimed that any development would be in conflict with the city council's own spatial framework... Read More

Simon reveals caucus shake up

National Party Leader Simon Bridges has unveiled his new caucus line-up, saying it reflects his intention to make the most of the party's considerable experience... Read More

Venting and blaming at highway meeting

A crowd of angry and upset people who crammed the Omokoroa Settlers Hall last night are being advised to take their anger to the Regional Council submission process... Read More

SH2 must be upgraded - Muller

Bay of Plenty MP Todd Muller is echoing the frustrations of the local community who are petitioning both the Bay of Plenty Regional Council Transport Committee... Read More

New data shows extent of housing crisis

New regional factsheets show the housing crisis is not just an issue for Auckland, but is now a challenge for our regions, according to Housing and Urban Development... Read More

Enraged councillors reject roading plan

A regional council plan to drop badly needed improvements to SH2 to near the bottom of its wish list has enraged Western Bay of Plenty district councillors, including... Read More

Tauranga’s MP rises to the top

Nearly 10 years ago he was ranked 51st on the National Party list and preparing to take on Winston Peters in Tauranga. Now, Simon Bridges is the 12th leader of... Read More

Edit fails to cut it

City councillor Larry Baldock has failed in an effort to edit council minutes to remove allegations of Chinese organ harvesting. Larry had hoped to remove reference... Read More

Bridges to attend leadership forum

National Party leader and Tauranga MP Simon Bridges will attend the annual Australia New Zealand Leadership Forum in Sydney on Friday. Simon says the forum is a... Read More

‘Let’s do this’ condoms for students

Labour MPs Angie Warren-Clark and Jan Tinetti helped Toi Ohomai Institute of Technology kick off ‘O' Week by joining the Young Labour stall on Toi Ohomai's... Read More

MP: ‘Property market will take a hit’

The Coromandel property market will take a hit if government plans to ban foreigners buying residential property goes ahead, says Coromandel MP Scott Simpson. 'There... Read More