Elections

Tauranga election 2024: Candidate spends revealed

Tauranga's mayor Mahé Drysdale had the second most expensive campaign of the July election and the two biggest donations - one from his mum and another... Read More

Why Mayor Drysdale finds election praise 'weird'

Mahé Drysdale's wife thought he was joking when he first told her of his plans to run for Tauranga Mayor. The two-time Olympic gold medallist had... Read More

Steve Morris only one voted back from 2019 council

The only councillor to be re-elected from Tauranga's previously sacked council says he is pleased to have 'broken through that ceiling”. Newly elected... Read More

Tauranga voter turnout 'disappointing' - Drysdale

Tauranga's new mayor Mahé Drysdale is 'disappointed” at the low voter turnout for the city's first council election in five years. Just 38.7... Read More

Final results: Tauranga City Council election

The results are in and Mahé Drysdale has been confirmed as Tauranga City's new mayor. Mahé Drysdale won the mayoralty with a total of 16,606... Read More

Hard work starts for Tauranga’s new mayor Mahé

When former Olympic rowing champion Mahé Drysdale used to come first in a race, the hard work was done. But that's not the case with winning the Tauranga... Read More

Runner-up ex-mayor congratulates Mahé Drysdale

Tauranga's former mayor, Greg Brownless, is congratulating the winners of the city council election, in which he is runner-up. Initial results show Olympian... Read More

Tauranga election: Mahé Drysdale set to be mayor

Tauranga's new mayor Mahé Drysdale is 'excited and daunted” about leading New Zealand's fifth-largest city. Progress results for the Tauranga... Read More

Mayoral candidates size up new housing rules

The Government plans a suite of changes to boost housing supply, but three mayoral candidates say help is needed to pay for the necessary infrastructure. Candidate... Read More

Mayoral hopefuls want to rewrite city plan

Most Tauranga mayoral candidates say they would change the city's 10-year plan if they were elected. Candidates raised concerns about the plan's $4.9 billion... Read More

Voting made easy in this year’s local election

Check your letterboxes Tauranga residents because voting packs are on their way, and this year returning your vote has never been easier. Voting packs are... Read More

Tauranga mayoral race: Chudleigh Haggett

In July, Tauranga will choose who will be running their city for the first time in five years. A mayor and nine councillors will replace the four-person commission... Read More