Politics
11:06am Sat 23 Nov, 2013
Bay of Plenty residents will be pulling voting papers from letterboxes this weekend, asking their opinion on whether the Government should sell up to 49 per cent... Read More
04:39pm Thu 21 Nov, 2013
Proposed electoral boundary changes released today will see the Bay of Plenty electorate lose the Te Puke township and its surrounding western area to Rotorua -... Read More
07:00am Mon 18 Nov, 2013
Tauranga residents are being encouraged to make sure their enrolment details are up to date ahead of this month's referendum on New Zealand's contentious state-owned... Read More
06:44am Fri 01 Nov, 2013
Motiti iwi representatives are alleging the Government has breached the Treaty of Waitangi by making confidential agreements with the Rena owners and insurers. Motiti... Read More
03:44pm Wed 30 Oct, 2013
Independent Tauranga MP Brendan Horan is demanding the Government live up to 'its promise of a brighter future by saving the timber industry in Rotorua”. The... Read More
04:42pm Thu 24 Oct, 2013
Tauranga has two cabinet ministers yet pays more for its power and has underachieving national health performances, says Independent Tauranga MP Brendan Horan. In... Read More
09:43am Sat 19 Oct, 2013
With various sources of local body election advertising gone from the roadsides and our airwaves, candidates are now crunching the numbers on how much their failed... Read More
08:58am Fri 18 Oct, 2013
The youngest member of Tauranga City's new council is eyeing a committee position to help drive growth and reinvigorate the city centre. The 30-year-old, referred... Read More
12:47pm Thu 17 Oct, 2013
Opposition leader David Cunliffe believes Tauranga's local government and business leaders are on track to grow the region with future development plans in place. The... Read More
02:26pm Sat 12 Oct, 2013
UPDTATED 6.10pm: Returning Western Bay of Plenty Mayor Ross Paterson is celebrating the local body election results and his wife's birthday tonight. Ross Paterson... Read More
08:24am Sat 12 Oct, 2013
A Tauranga mother who cares for her two disabled adult children is questioning the Government's decision to make severely disabled people an employer of their parents... Read More
01:05pm Wed 02 Oct, 2013
Reactions from local body politicians named in what is described as a ‘smear campaign' advising people not to vote for them are being described as 'over the... Read More
05-Nov 11:55
Man charged with arson after car fire
05-Nov 11:41
Bay of Plenty Lotto player wins nearly $34k
05-Nov 10:49
Voter access concerns after ramp door locked
05-Nov 08:48
Car ends up off road in Ōhauiti, house undamaged
05-Nov 08:30
Heavy traffic snarls Hewletts Rd commuters
05-Nov 08:00
Bay homes offer a retirement alternative
05-Nov 07:00
Resident says shelterbelt is reducing visibility
05-Nov 06:00
SPCA renews fireworks ban call as Guy Fawkes nears
04-Nov 18:00
BOP fisherman receives international recognition
04-Nov 16:25
Tauranga hit-and-run accused removed from court
04-Nov 16:00
Little girl's wish tops Katikati tree with star
04-Nov 11:45
More than 1400 hurt by fireworks in five years
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