Two-time Olympic gold medallist and five-time world rowing champion Mahé Drysdale is considering joining the race for Tauranga City Council. The legendary... Read More

A 77-year-old Tauranga woman whose council property valuation has plummeted by $90,000 says she feels 'stuck” because selling her home will not raise enough... Read More

The Government is bringing the earthquake-prone building review forward, with work to start immediately, and extending the deadline for remediations by four... Read More

Plans are progressing for Youth Offender Military Academies as the Government works on ways to reduce youth crime. Tauranga has seen numerous ram raids in... Read More

Veterans' Affairs has moved to ensure children of veterans exposed to nuclear radiation on operations are treated equally with more entitlements and support. Nuclear... Read More

The Ministry of Health says it is working on initiatives aimed at youth and vaping. This follows criticism from the Asthma and Respiratory Foundation towards... Read More

The government has announced a two-week pet bond and obligations for tenants to pay for damage their animals cause in a bid to make renting with an animal easier. It... Read More

Medsafe has approved 11 cold and flu medicines containing pseudoephedrine. Pharmaceutical suppliers have indicated they may be able to supply the first products... Read More

ACT Party leader David Seymour would vote against Māori wards if his home council were to hold a referendum on them. The party opposed Māori Wards, but... Read More

A blessing to mark the realignment of the northern stream in Kopurererua Valley signifies an important milestone in the partnership between Ngāi Tamarāwaho,... Read More

The government's own advisers says the tougher its new boot camps are, the worse they will work. A trial of the Young Offender Military Academies was... Read More

The Labour Party says the government is opening the door to more foreigners buying land here - with changes made to the way applications are handled. Normally... Read More