The National Party's new leader says the government's attacking him to deflect attention from its own incompetence. The government yesterday put a brand-new regional... Read More

Hauraki District Council has asked the new government to consider homeowners in Waihi before finalising its proposed Overseas Investment Amendment Bill. The new... Read More

The Green Party is renewing its call to remove from law the double standard that allows for referenda only on the establishment of Maori wards. The party's comments... Read More

The Mayor of Tauranga says the newly elected National Party leader belongs to a new generation and will bring the caucus together. Simon Bridges has been the MP... Read More

Tauranga MP Simon Bridges says it's an ‘enormous privilege' to be elected leader of the National Party, and has thanked his colleagues for the opportunity... Read More

Tauranga MP Simon Bridges is looking forward to tomorrow's caucus meeting in Wellington, where the National Party MPs will vote on who will replace Bill English... Read More

The wider Bay of Plenty region, its economy and its people stand to significantly benefit from the launch of the government's Provincial Growth Fund, says the Bay... Read More

Tauranga Labour list MP Jan Tinetti has revealed a deeply personal tragedy while talking in support of her leader and Prime Minister. The MP had been asked by The... Read More

The Mangrove Management Bill being sponsored by Coromandel MP Scott Simpson will have submissions heard in Thames, says Scott. 'I'm pleased the committee has accepted... Read More

Following discussions at the Health Select Committee at a hearing for the Bay of Plenty District Health Board's annual review, Bay of Plenty MP Todd Muller is concerned... Read More

Coming out at 50 is no less terrifying than coming out as a teenager, says a Tauranga woman offering help and advice to the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender... Read More

New Zealand First has submitted a member's bill for English to be recognised as an official language of New Zealand. Te Reo Maori was recognised in 1987 and New... Read More