Using Katikati's new library as an example, Western Bay of Plenty District Council mayor-elect Garry Webber says the council is going to change how it does things. 'I... Read More

Tauranga's youngest councillor is stepping down after an unsuccessful re-election campaign. Matt Cowley was elected to his first term in 2013 at the tender age... Read More

Tauranga's Mayor elect Greg Brownless says he has a bit of catching up to do before he's sworn in at the end of the month. There's two immediate issues, the previous... Read More

Although he was unsuccessful in both his mayoral bid and re-election campaign for council, John Robson isn't bitter. When he was elected in 2013 he promised to pay... Read More

Two new people - David Sparks and Sela Kingi - are elected to Kawerau District Council in the 2016 local elections. Along with the six returning councillors, the... Read More

Greg Brownless is the new mayor of Tauranga after receiving 8513 votes according to preliminary results. Greg was taking his mother out when he received a phone... Read More

The clock ticked 11.58am and Richard Coles slipped the last vote into the ballot box at the council offices on Willow St. Richard Coles made his vote with just two... Read More

Thames and Coromandel residents are rushing to ballot boxes today to cast their vote on who should represent their district as mayor, councillors or on the community... Read More

The final few voting papers of the 2016 Local Body Elections are coming in across Tauranga and Western Bay of Plenty this morning, as residents make a last minute... Read More

There will be 11 lumpy throats leaning over the cereal bowl this morning as candidates for Tauranga's mayoralty prepare themselves for the verdict expected from... Read More

Slightly more people in the Western Bay of Plenty district have returned their ballot papers compared to their Tauranga City counterparts. As of Wednesday night,... Read More

New Zealanders are being urged to stand up for the environment and do their bit to protect their rivers and lakes for swimming as time runs out to vote in the local... Read More