Politics

Simon Bridges says new taxes are insulting

A capital gains tax will impact small business owners in the region says Tauranga MP and National opposition leader Simon Bridges. Finance Minister Grant Robertson... Read More

Have your say on Tomorrow’s Schools proposals

Simon Bridges is seeking feedback on what people in Tauranga think about the Tomorrow's Schools proposals. The Bay of Plenty MP and National Party leader will... Read More

Nearly 50 BOP households found homes last quarter

The latest public housing data for the Bay of Plenty shows that 49 households were provided with a place to call home in the last quarter, and more public housing... Read More

Call to declare seasonal worker shortage in BOP

Bay of Plenty MP Todd Muller is calling for the Government to urgently declare a seasonal worker shortage in the region. He says it will allow work visas to be... Read More

MPI says China’s not holding up our exports

The Ministry for Primary Industries says New Zealand's primary products are continuing to clear the border in China as usual. This follows recent reports... Read More

36 houses needed to end homelessness in Tauranga

A Tauranga organisation looking after the homeless says if they had 36 houses they would end homelessness for every one of their clients. The People's Project... Read More

Council takes aim at gambling in Tauranga

Tauranga City Council is hoping to phase out gambling in the city by halting the opening of new gaming venues and ruling out any additional slot machines. The... Read More

Major polytech merger including Toi Ohomai

Toi Ohomai Institute of Technology is just one of the 16 New Zealand Industry Training Providers that will merge into a single entity under a massive overhaul... Read More

Budget 2019 date announced

Budget 2019 will be delivered on Thursday May 30. 'This year's Budget will be the first to use the Coalition Government's new Wellbeing approach, an evidence-based... Read More

‘Nationally critical’ seabirds killed on BOP coast

Recent deaths of threatened seabirds killed by a longline fishing vessel in the Bay of Plenty is highlighting the need for more to be done to avoid seabird bycatch. Five... Read More

Bridges launches campaign for young Kiwis

National Leader Simon Bridges has launched the final ‘Have Your Say' campaign, calling for young New Zealanders to put forward their ideas for the future... Read More

Smoking to be banned in vehicles with children

The Government has today announced it will prohibit smoking in cars carrying children under 18 years of age, says Associate Minister of Health Jenny Salesa. The... Read More