Politics

Another look at sugar

The calls for the New Zealand government to echo the UK's ban on sugary fizzy drinks is not being supported by Tauranga life coach and author Leigh Elder, who says... Read More

Defending the SuperGold card

Pensioners are warned they will have to fight if they want to fend off the latest government attack on the Supergold Card, a popular pensioners' concession card. NZ... Read More

Three bidders for Tauranga houses

The shortlist of possible buyers for Tauranga's state houses is four, with the Government today requesting formal proposals to buy and manage state housing in Tauranga... Read More

Strangulation crime recommendation

The Law Commission is recommending the government make strangulation a specific crime, saying it fits well with the Government's review of family violence laws. 'Strangulation... Read More

$1.8M Ohauiti overbridge announced

A new overbridge will connect Ohauiti with the Windermere Polytech Campus. 'This will make traveling by bike and foot both safer and more accessible,” says... Read More

Flogged flag found

Tauranga's custom alternative flag snatched from the Takitimu Drive flagpole about lunchtime today, has been relocated. The person who claimed to be the man seen... Read More

Alternative flag stolen

The largest alternative flag in the country has been snatched in broad daylight from the flagpole on the roundabout on Takitimu Drive.The flagpole has been broken... Read More

Road crashes cost us all: Foss

New Ministry of Transport figures estimate the total social cost of deaths and injuries resulting from crashes in New Zealand was $3.47 billion in 2014. Associate... Read More

Getting tough on the gangs

The Government is ganging up on the gangs. It's set up a Gang Intelligence Centre, bringing together the combined strength of Social Development, Customs, Corrections,... Read More

Tolley tackles the cost of gangs

The Government has launched a programme aimed at curbing the harm and slashing the cost of gang life. And it's starting right here in the Bay of Plenty. The Government's... Read More

Pawder patrol: declare or dispose

Comedian Te Radar has joined the fight to protect New Zealand's borders, in a new in-flight biosecurity video aimed at arriving international passengers. Te Radar... Read More

Minimum wage to rise 50c

People on the minimum wage are to receive a 50 cents an hour pay rise on April 1, says Workplace Relations and Safety Minister Michael Woodhouse today. The starting-out... Read More