Politics

Tony wants better support for family caregivers

Health Minister and Bay of Plenty MP Tony Ryall says the Government is considering ways to better support family members who care for their severely disabled adult... Read More

Ryall to make announcement

Minister of Health and MP for the Bay of Plenty electorate, Tony Ryall, will make a major announcement at Tauranga Hospital on Friday afternoon. The announcement... Read More

Tax proposal welcomed

Tauranga business and some property sector leaders have reacted positively to the proposed tax system changes proposed in the Tax Working Group report released on... Read More

Fears grow over tax changes

Some Tauranga property sector leaders fear higher rent and housing shortages in Tauranga if the property tax system is restructured. The government is exploring... Read More

Bay court staff strike

Tauranga Ministry of Justice employee Trevor Philips joined his colleagues outside the Tauranga Courthouse on Monday for the group's first protest of the New Year. Ministry... Read More

Simon s off to the pub

Tauranga MP Simon Bridges is looking forward to an evening of lively and humorous entertainment when the Back Benches television show is filmed in Tauranga. It... Read More

SPCA backs Simon

The SPCA is backing Tauranga MP Simon Bridges' Private Members Bill that is seeking to raise the maximum penalty for the wilful ill-treatment of animals from three... Read More

MP announces boost

Tauranga will benefit from a funding boost for four local social services organisations, says National MP for Tauranga Simon Bridges. The Government has announced... Read More

Locals react to Winston snub

The controversy surrounding Winston Peters' exclusion from Friday's official opening of the Harbour Link Project has spurred a strong response by some in the Tauranga... Read More

No invite for Winston

Former Tauranga MP Winston Peters has not been invited to the official opening of the Harbour link project on Dec ember 18. Winston Peters neogiated building the... Read More

Marion s fit for the NHB

Until Marion Guy gets a look at the terms of reference for the new National Health Board, she has little idea what she is in for. The National Health Board's first... Read More

Revised levy praised

The president of Tauranga's Ulysses Motorcycle Association is praising the government's decision to claw back ACC levy increases. 'It's a bit better. The way it... Read More