05:08pm Thu 10 Jul, 2014
'The leaders of tomorrow are here and they want to help,” says the new United Future candidate for the Tauranga electorate. James Maxwell was yesterday announced... Read More
04:57pm Thu 10 Jul, 2014
Coromandel MP Scott Simpson is encouraging residents in his region who're eligible to get their immunisations to hurry up and get them before the free flu vaccination... Read More
04:19pm Thu 10 Jul, 2014
New Zealand First party leader Winston Peters has told Waihi residents his party's Royalties for the Regions policy will benefit the town by keeping more mining... Read More
01:11pm Tue 08 Jul, 2014
Labour will shortly be making an announcement about emergency housing provisions, says Labour Party leader David Cunliffe on a visit to Tauranga today. He made the... Read More
03:11pm Mon 07 Jul, 2014
An effort to reduce youth crime in Tauranga is getting a boost from the Ministry of Justice. Tauranga City Council in collaboration with the Tauranga Moana Safe... Read More
12:25pm Mon 07 Jul, 2014
NZ First leader Winston Peters is calling for an apology from Independent MP Brendan Horan after 'baseless” and 'underhand” complaints about party spending... Read More
09:24am Fri 04 Jul, 2014
A young wheelchair-bound woman tired of feeling isolated and embarrassed when she visits the cinema is appealing for action. Narissa Siemonek, 26, says there is... Read More
08:37am Fri 04 Jul, 2014
A decked-out, bright blue, classic Bedford school bus is the driving force behind a Western Bay of Plenty District Council initiative to connect with the community. The... Read More
05:13pm Wed 02 Jul, 2014
The Waitangi Tribunal has reserved its decision on the Rena wreck after the Crown spent the final day explaining the $10.4million settlement signed by the government... Read More
04:42pm Wed 02 Jul, 2014
Health authorities are confirming new cases of measles in the Bay of Plenty and say more are inevitable as the Waikato region deals with an outbreak. The Ministry... Read More
12:59pm Wed 02 Jul, 2014
Tauranga Independent MP Brendan Horan is launching a Save Our Seniors campaign, calling for fair incomes for seniors funded through implementation of a Financial... Read More
04:33pm Tue 01 Jul, 2014
The crown made an important acknowledgement today, confirming the Astrolabe Reef's status as a ‘taonga'. Crown counsel Karen Clark QC confirmed the reef's... Read More