Today the country's sixth Labour government will officially be sworn in at Government House, ending nine years of National rule. For Tauranga MP Simon Bridges,... Read More

The incoming Prime Minister, Jacinda Ardern, has revealed her government's new ministerial line up. Jacinda last week named the Labour MPs who would become ministers,... Read More

City councillors are seeking assurances today from treasurer Mohan de Mel that there has been no significant ripples in financial markets, following Thursday night's... Read More

Labour and New Zealand First have signed their coalition agreement, which contains significant policy gains for New Zealand First. The policy wins for New Zealand... Read More

Bay of Plenty MP Todd Muller today dismissed speculation about the National Party's future leadership when contacted by SunLive. 'To be honest that is wild speculation,... Read More

Tauranga MP Simon Bridges put out a challenge today to the NZ First and Labour MPs Clayton Mitchell and Jan Tenetti, reminding them they are in a National electorate. 'They... Read More

Labour MPs Jan Tinetti and Angie Warren-Clark say they feel ‘surreal' after last night's announcement of a Labour-led government. SunLive caught up with the... Read More

UPDATED 7.58PM: Labour is pleased to have successfully concluded negotiations with New Zealand First as a critical step to forming a Labour-led progressive Government,... Read More

Bill English says he's satisfied with the agreement National has reached with New Zealand First but "we'll have to wait and see" who Winston Peters chooses. National... Read More

The country - and in particular, the throng of political reporters down in Wellington - might be weary of waiting to find out who will govern New Zealand, but Tauranga's... Read More

Fostering the Bay of Plenty's Maori economy by unlocking the potential of the emerging Māori workforce is a key focus of Awhina August's new role as Kaihautu Ohanga... Read More

While New Zealand's signing of the United Nations' Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons went largely unnoticed during the frenzy of the General Election... Read More