Elections

Election 2022: Relief and disappointment at delay

A murmur of relief spread across the room as Local Government Minister Nanaia Mahuta announced Tauranga City Council's election will be delayed until July 2024... Read More

Tauranga people “ignored” by former representation

Tauranga City Council's current proposal for representation at the next election will address an 'historic failure” to represent all communities of the city. Representation... Read More

Local elections: Commission recommends delay

Tauranga City Council Commissioners have recommended to Local Government Minister Nanaia Mahuta that local government elections in the city be delayed by... Read More

Opotiki Council’s public survey under way

Opotiki residents should not be surprised if they get a phone call in coming days seeking their opinion on a range of council activities and services. National... Read More

Wake up call for all says Tauranga‘s acting mayor

Acting Mayor and Deputy Mayor of Tauranga City Tina Salisbury says the decision by the Local Government Minister to appoint a commission to run the council... Read More

NZ First fields new Tauranga candidate

Tauranga businesswoman Erika Harvey is standing as the New Zealand First Tauranga candidate in this year's general election, following List MP Clayton Mitchell's... Read More

Deputy mayor to stay after councillor backs down

Tauranga's deputy mayor will retain her position after a councillor has rescinded his signature from a letter asking for her to be removed. Councillor Kelvin... Read More

Sir Michael Cullen to lead Bay of Plenty DHB

Health Minister Dr David Clark has appointed Sir Michael Cullen as the new chair of the Bay of Plenty DHB. Dr Clark has today announced four Board appointments... Read More

The man behind the name

It probably says something about the man. When most council candidates were anxiously gnawing their nails, waiting for the STV algorithm to crunch the numbers... Read More

Iwi hopes new council will support Maori concerns

Maori historian and Tauranga Moana iwi leader Buddy Mikaere feels the newly elected council will favour Maori concerns which he welcomes. 'As I read the makeup... Read More

New Tauranga mayor wants to unify the city

Newly sworn in mayor Tenby Powell wants to create a united council that can agree on the best way forward for Tauranga. 'I've been given a clear mandate for... Read More

Treaty of Waitangi posters torn from council wall

A protester ripped down posters depicting the Treaty of Waitangi at the swearing in of Tauranga City Council elected members today. Hayden Henry pulled down the... Read More