Elections

Western BOP deputy mayor vies for mayoralty

With nine years on council and a current term as Western Bay of Plenty Deputy Mayor, John Scrimgeour thinks it's time to take on the top job. He is running for... Read More

Council looks at options to attract new candidates

Would shorter Council meetings starting at 7pm make you think again about standing for Council? As part of Generation Change / He panoni ā reanga, Western Bay... Read More

A fresh perspective needed at the top

Katikati resident and first-term Western Bay of Plenty councillor James Denyer has joined the race to become the district's next mayor in October's Local Body... Read More

‘Status quo must go’ says One Party candidate

Tauranga by-election candidate - ONE Party co-leader - Allan Cawood says that the 'status quo must go” and 'the left and right are two wings of the same... Read More

Tauranga candidates live debate enthralls many

The livestream of the Tauranga candidates' debate on Tuesday night was a resounding success with SunLive readers tuning in to hear the candidates' positions... Read More

Tackling BOP Regional Council’s visibility issue

To combat the Bay of Plenty Regional Council's 'invisibility”, it is taking a multi-faceted approach ahead of the Local Body Election in October. Chairman... Read More

Tune in tonight for candidates‘ debate

Tauranga's Candidates Debate will be live online this evening, Tuesday May 24, with the big issues facing Tauranga being addressed before a live audience.... Read More

Candidates debate roads, health reforms

Twelve candidates are seeking to replace former National leader Simon Bridges who retired from Parliament last month. Labour, National and ACT candidates... Read More

Tauranga by-election: 12 candidates announced

The Electoral Commission has released the names of the candidates standing in the Tauranga by-election, along with a list of voting places for when voting starts. Twelve... Read More

Out and about with the candidates this weekend

Running an election campaign takes many hours usually with a team of volunteers pitching in to help. Some Tauranga by-election candidates launched their campaigns... Read More

Attracting diversity to the WBOP council table

'We need to look like, sound like, be like, the people that we're representing - the people we're making decisions for.” Western Bay of Plenty District... Read More

Cameron Luxton on the trail for Act

Act Party Tauranga candidate Cameron Luxton is visiting Mount Maunganui on Sunday morning, as part of his campaign to meet Tauranga residents. 'MP James McDowell... Read More