Politics

United candidate’s future focus

'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

Get your free flu jab – now

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

Peters promise to Waihi

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

Housing crisis bites home

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

Boost to reduce youth crime

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

Horan: no apologies to Peters

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

Wheelchair cinema seating ‘unfair'

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

‘Beddie’ ready for roadie

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

Crown argues $10.4m Rena deal

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

Measles confirmed in Bay

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

Horan ‘Save Our Seniors’

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

Crown called to account

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