Politics

Family facing tough times

A financially struggling Welcome Bay mother is upset at being denied medical care for her nine-year-old daughter due to an unpaid bill. Solo mother-of-four Jules... Read More

Rena spill on Green’s billboard

Election billboards sporting images of the Rena disaster have spilled onto pastures as the Green Party brings attention to the 'big issues facing the country”. Green... Read More

National announces party list

National candidates for Tauranga and the Bay of Plenty electorates are ranked 18 and 59 on the party's list. National candidate for Tauranga Simon Bridges and Bay... Read More

Councillor vows to forego salary

Tauranga City councillor Clayton Mitchell believes he can be a councillor and a member of parliament and says he will give up his councillor's salary if elected. Clayton... Read More

Government undecided on Rena

The Government is running out of time to decide on whether its own submission, worth $10.4 million, will be made on the resource consent application to leave the... Read More

PM backs freedom lifestyle

A $46 million Freedom Village in Papamoa is officially open, with Prime Minister John Key endorsing the affordable lifestyle as a way of the future. In front of... Read More

Horan seeks PM apology

Tauranga Independent MP Brendan Horan is calling for Prime Minster John Key to personally apologise to the people of Tauranga for not fulfilling a six-year roading... Read More

Prime Minister to visit city

Prime Minster John Key will meet Papamoa school students before opening a nearby retirement village in a whistle-stop visit to Tauranga City. Arriving in Tauranga... Read More

More seasonal workers welcomed

Both the kiwifruit industry and the unemployed in the Bay of Plenty look set to benefit from a new government initiative. New Zealand Kiwifruit Growers Incorporated... Read More

Independent party’s official launch

The NZ Independent Coalition Party is launching its campaign to contest the general election next Tuesday night at what is being called a place where it all started... Read More

Getaway from winter with books

Is the winter weather getting to you? Are you yearning for a getaway? If the mind is willing, but the budget isn't, why not treat yourself to a holiday of the imagination? Registrations... Read More

A flying start on offer

Coromandel MP Scott Simpson is encouraging small businesses around the region to have a crack at winning $65,000 worth of prizes. Scott Simpson MP says The ANZ Flying... Read More