Politics

Labour leader to visit city

Labour Party leader David Cunliffe will visit Tauranga tomorrow to meet with Grey Power members and to officially open a new primary school playground. Labour Party... Read More

Devoy shuns local media

Race Relations Commissioner Dame Susan Devoy is being labelled ‘undemocratic' in refusing to face up for interviews with local media on the muddying of this... Read More

Housing growth starter signed

Housing Accords to help Tauranga City and Western Bay of Plenty create more housing, including affordable housing, have been signed today. Signed by Housing Minister... Read More

Kiwisaver policy no born solution

NZ First's election policy to automatically register every New Zealand-born baby with a KiwiSaver account and a $1000 kickstart from the Government is receiving... Read More

Rena submissions exceed 150

More than 150 submissions on the future of the wreck of the former containership Rena have been received by the BOP Regional Council, with most of them now online. The... Read More

Papamoa meets the candidates

Papamoa residents will have the chance to put the hard questions to Bay of Plenty candidates in the general election as part of a ‘Meet the Candidates' event... Read More

Bay voters lost in transit

A total of 1197 Bay of Plenty residents are not enrolled to vote in this year's general election after their enrolment update packs bounced back because they didn't... Read More

Community calls for honesty

With the general election just over a month away, honesty is the one thing people are asking of politicians. Campaign trails are well underway as party candidates... Read More

Bay Conservative candidate named

Tauranga health professional Deborah Cunliffe has this evening been named the Conservative Party's Bay of Plenty candidate for this year's general election. Conservative... Read More

Vehicle levy cuts on way

Bay of Plenty vehicle owners are set to save an average $135 annually from July 1 next year, when Accident Compensation Corporation levy cuts come into force. Dropping... Read More

Route K debt gone – NZ First

NZ First will remove Route K's $62million debt from council by making it a road of national significance and a toll free highway, says Party leader Winston Peters... Read More

Leader farewells former Maori MP

A former Labour MP remembered by the party's current leader as 'quietly spoken” yet 'strong” will be farewelled in Hairini tomorrow. David Hereora,... Read More