Politics

Clayton claims No.6 spot

Tauranga City councillor and NZ First candidate for Tauranga Clayton Mitchell has been ranked six on the party's list released today. The Mount Maunganui resident... Read More

Greens talk business at Thames

How business can flourish in the community will be the topic of conversation when Green Party spokesperson for small business, tourism and justice David Clendon... Read More

Bridges welcomes buyer grants

Tauranga MP Simon Bridges is welcoming Prime Minister John Key and Housing Minister Nick Smith's announcement to double government support for first home buyers. Tauranga... Read More

Election candidate nominations

When candidate nominations for the general elections on September 20 opened on Thursday, Tauranga independent candidate Rusty Kane was at the head of the queue. Rusty... Read More

Labour makes tertiary push

A Bay of Plenty tertiary institution is welcoming proposed changes to the education sector if Labour is elected to government, with the party wanting to address... Read More

Has dirty politics changed your vote?

Political mudslinging has begun as the campaign trail leading to the September 20 election heats-up. Political parties are letting their views known about their... Read More

Route K deal 'stinks' - Peters

NZ First leader Winston Peters is laying claims of agreements made behind closed doors that will see the Government cement tolls on Route K prior to the election. As... Read More

Councillor asks public to decide fate

Tauranga City councillor Clayton Mitchell is putting the choice of whether he stays in his current role if elected to parliament this September in the hands of the... Read More

Winston Peters in town today

NZ First leader Winston Peters is making another pre-election push in Tauranga City with two public meetings organised today. The NZ First leader will be accompanied... Read More

MP welcomes conservation grants

Coromandel MP Scott Simpson is welcoming two new grants to help protect the peninsula's kiwi and kauri. Announced yesterday by Associate Conservation Minister Nicky... Read More

Taking a stand against 1080

The Ban 1080 Party has announced Mike Downward will stand for the Coromandel seat in September's general election. Mike sits at number one on list of the nine-member... Read More

Debate raises racial tensions

Political tensions among Bay of Plenty candidates are flaring after heated discussions on raced-based politics at a meet-the-candidates event at Bay of Plenty Polytechnic. BOP... Read More