Labour leader Phil Goff used the opening of the party's new head office in Tauranga on Tuesday to reconnect with provincial New Zealand. The Labour Party Bay of... Read More

Minister of Health Tony Ryall has put on hold a subsidy scheme that aimed to improve drinking water supplies for small communities of fewer than 5000 people. The... Read More

The search has started to find the new person to stand as New Zealand First's candidate in the Tauranga electorate at the 2011 election. Roy Townhill, New Zealand... Read More

A SunLive opinion poll has shown that Tauranga MP Simon Bridges is a popular choice for Prime Minister; picked from a group of politicians that converged in the... Read More

Western Bay of Plenty politician Larry Baldock wants to organise a protest against the government's stand on the so-called ‘anti smacking law'. He hopes... Read More

Western Bay of Plenty politician Larry Baldock wants Prime Minister John Key to restore the rights of parents when he meets with Cabinet to discuss options around... Read More

For at least 24 hours, Tauranga was New Zealand's new centre of power. In a rare event, Tauranga hosted acting Prime Minister Tony Ryall and Deputy Prime Minister... Read More

Cabinet minister and acting deputy Prime Minister Nick Smith's visit to check out SmartGrowth's solutions for Tauranga's growing pains is an opportunity for local... Read More

Larry Baldock, the Western Bay man considered the architect of the anti smacking referendum, is predicting an overwhelming ‘no' response when the final results... Read More

Young Farmer president, from Te Puke, Richard Fowler says raising the driving age as part of proposed road safety law changes would be pointless. ... Read More

ACC and Environment Minister Nick Smith will join the growing list of current cabinet ministers to receive the SmartGrowth tour when he visits Tauranga today, Friday... Read More

Swimming with sharks could be safer than eating some varieties of fish sold in New Zealand, says Green Party Food Safety Spokesperson Sue Kedgley today. Battered... Read More