Bay of Plenty MP and Minister of Health and State Owned Enterprises Tony Ryall will retire from politics at the next election. The minister announced his resignation... Read More

Labour Party leader David Cunliffe and members of the party's shadow cabinet will visit Tauranga on Monday to hear from community members on the region. Organised... Read More

Minister of Labour and Tauranga MP Simon Bridges today announced the adult minimum wage is to rise to $14.25 an hour. The current adult minimum wage rate is $13.75... Read More

Protestors made a stand in Tauranga's Red Square yesterday as part of a nationwide demonstration against the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement. Protestors at Red... Read More

Tauranga Independent MP Brendan Horan is calling for swifter action on cleaning up New Zealand's rivers, lakes and streams claiming current attempts are 'intermittent... Read More

Tauranga MP Simon Bridges leaves tonight for Norway, the United States and Canada to meet ministerial counterparts and industry experts. Discussions will focus... Read More

Bay of Plenty families with children at risk of rheumatic fever will be fast-tracked to the top of a North Island-based waiting list for state housing, says Housing... Read More

New Zealand First leader Winston Peters is throwing his weight behind calls for complete removal of the Rena claiming anything less portrays New Zealand as a maritime... Read More

It's a numbers game at the Electoral Commission, as submitters found out during hearings on the proposed boundary changes for the Bay of Plenty region this week. Photo:... Read More

Te Puke resident Sue Matthews is returning to the Western Bay of Plenty District Council after winning the Maketu/Te Puke Ward by about 500 votes in this week's... Read More

A mother and baby living in a tent at the Wairoa River are being offered assistance by local residents in the second instance this week of families struggling to... Read More

The Environment Court has upheld the right of the Bay of Plenty Regional Council to take a precautionary approach to growing genetically modified crops in the region. The... Read More