Politics

Navy design a badge competition

New Zealanders are being presented with a rare opportunity to design the badge for the Royal New Zealand Navy's newest and largest-ever ship, HMNZS Aotearoa. 'This... Read More

Funding boost for Liveable Homes

Whakatane District Council's Liveable Homes project has received a big funding boost with contributions totaling $750,000 from Bay of Plenty Regional Council and... Read More

$49M boost to Family start programme

A total of $49 million is being invested in Budget 2017 to boost Family Start, an intensive home visiting programme. Minister for Children Anne Tolley today visited... Read More

ACT’s man of choice

He believes in personal choice and personal freedom - and that, he says, sets him apart from some of his National Party counterparts. ACT party leader and Epsom... Read More

Relocatable house park plans

UPDATED:5.30pm. Te Puna company Modcom Portable Buildings Limited is going to be supplying 10 relocatable homes for use by Edgecumbe people displaced by flooding. The... Read More

Paula returns to Tauranga Council

Former Tauranga City Council chief executive officer Paula Thompson is expected to return to the council today as a 'non-voting standing member from Bay of Plenty... Read More

Green MP condemns Karangahake mining

Green Party MP Catherine Delahunty swapped her Beehive-friendly formal shoes for a pair of red-bands when she hiked up Mount Karangahake this afternoon. She has... Read More

Passchendaele competition winner

Tauranga Girls' College Year 13 student, Fu Man (Amanda) Yang, has won (first equal) a national competition with her entry commemorating the Battle of Passchendaele.... Read More

Staying vigilant for peace

New Zealand has been a world-leader in being nuclear-free since the 1980s - and it was that spirit peace activists were tapping into yesterday on The Strand. A... Read More

Maori deliver strong message on harbour

Local Maori are calling yesterday's protests on the harbour a success, and believe their voice has now been heard. Tauranga iwi Ngai Te Rangi took to the water to... Read More

Support growing for harbour protest

Hauraki are not Tauranga Moana - this is the message from Ngati Ranginui as further protest action gets underway in Mount Maunganui. Tauranga iwi Ngai Te Rangi... Read More

Road closed for habour protest

To help with traffic management and safety, during what is expected to be a large protest in Pilot Bay from 7am tomorrow, Tauranga city council is restricting access... Read More