12:00am Fri 06 Nov, 2009
Parliament's youngest MP and the Labour Party's fresh face on the ground in Tauranga, has spoken out over the government's proposed changes to the Accident Compensation... Read More
12:00am Thu 05 Nov, 2009
With an immense pressure on taxpayers at the moment with a smaller workforce owing to recession induced redundancies and ailing businesses, an area of public policy... Read More
12:00am Wed 04 Nov, 2009
Former crown prosecutor Simon Bridges has served as Tauranga's MP for almost a year. He came to power with the National Party at the general election on November... Read More
12:00am Wed 04 Nov, 2009
Bay of Plenty Federated Farmers has Deputy Prime Minister Bill English as the keynote speaker for their regional meeting in Te Puke this morning. Bill spoke at... Read More
12:00am Wed 04 Nov, 2009
Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Bill English has told Bay of Plenty Federated Farmers that New Zealand's only hope for growth was through the export sector.... Read More
12:00am Wed 04 Nov, 2009
Bill English has made his first official visit to Tauranga since becoming deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance. The MP for Southland escaped Wellington... Read More
12:00am Mon 02 Nov, 2009
Auckland central MP Nikki Kaye might have broken her fibula bone but that didn't mean breaking her commitments in Tauranga. The National Party MP was booked to... Read More
12:00am Sun 01 Nov, 2009
Improved security is on the radar for Tauranga Airport as the Government announces plans to beef-up airport security at smaller airports across the country. The... Read More
12:00am Thu 29 Oct, 2009
More than one thousand motorcyclists are expected to descend on Tauranga to protest the proposed ACC levy increases. The protest is planned for November 7 and... Read More
12:00am Thu 29 Oct, 2009
Members of the Public Services Association union at the Tauranga court house have taken industrial action for a second time this week. After taking industrial action... Read More
12:00am Thu 29 Oct, 2009
Politicians in entertainment media make for a curious mix. Politicians that behave sensibly and portray an outward seriousness can appear false as these public figures... Read More
12:00am Tue 27 Oct, 2009
Staff at Tauranga District Court stopped work on Tuesday and picketed the courthouse for an hour as part of a national strike. The Public Service Association is... Read More