12:00am Wed 21 Oct, 2009
The actions of some Auckland Grammar students, who were filmed Nazi saluting Hitler and prostrating themselves for the swastika flag, have caused indignation in... Read More
12:00am Wed 21 Oct, 2009
Getting convicted offenders to undertake their community work sentences at the Kaimai Mamaku Forest Park is a 'win win” says Department of Conservation ranger... Read More
12:00am Tue 20 Oct, 2009
The Accident Compensation Corporation, or ACC, will become unsustainable if reforms are not made to the organisation, says Tauranga MP Simon Bridges. Government... Read More
12:00am Thu 15 Oct, 2009
A Tauranga politician is denying a teenage party at her house got out of hand before a vehicle being driven by a 16 year old crashed into a property down the road... Read More
12:00am Thu 15 Oct, 2009
Local Government Minister Rodney Hide's work on 'simplifying” the Resource Management Act is being criticised by Tauranga City Council. The council called... Read More
12:00am Thu 15 Oct, 2009
Calculating trends based on unemployment figures is a tricky task because as with all statistics, there are often many interpretations that can be drawn. There... Read More
12:00am Tue 06 Oct, 2009
Act MP John Boscawen is using his Private Member's Bill to campaign against Prime Minister John Key's stance on the anti smacking referendum. The Prime Minister's... Read More
12:00am Mon 14 Sep, 2009
The Labour Party's annual conference held in Rotorua at the weekend showed how Phil Goff and the red team were looking to push on from the Helen Clark era of a three... Read More
12:00am Thu 10 Sep, 2009
Over 5000 households have responded to the survey sent out by Tauranga MP Simon Bridges. 'At over 5400 surveys returned in the Tauranga electorate, I'm really humbled... Read More
12:00am Thu 10 Sep, 2009
Submissions from the public concerning the proposed Maori college at Bethlehem begin today at the Tauranga City Council offices. The three day hearing is over the... Read More
12:00am Fri 04 Sep, 2009
Nearly $9 million has been given to critical social services groups under severe financial pressure, says Tauranga MP Simon Bridges. Nationally, 164 critical... Read More
12:00am Wed 02 Sep, 2009
A Papamoa land owner says the government's trying to seize his land for a fraction of its worth. The New Zealand Transport Agency is offering to pay $30,000 for... Read More