Elections

'Sinister intentions' in mayoral race

Western Bay Mayoral candidate Mark Boyle says there are 'sinister intentions to slow the growing momentum” of his campaign as information comes to light about... Read More

Western Mayoral candidates quizzed

Western Bay of Plenty District Council Mayoral candidates Ross Paterson, Mark Boyle and Don Thwaites. Western Bay of Plenty District Council Mayoral candidates... Read More

Western debt drives Mayoral race

Two Western Bay Mayoralty candidates believe the district council's fiscal position is not strong and debt needs to be reduced by cutting back to core services and... Read More

Election meeting at college

Tauranga City Council's borrowings core activities, rates finances and other issues at a public meeting this week. The meeting, presented by Larry Mitchell, is at... Read More

Candidates' novel signs setback

The wind or likely opposers? That is the question being asked as to why a novel election hoarding of two Western Bay of Plenty District Council candidates did not... Read More

Voters' regional council options

With the race now on for candidates to net some of the most influential roles in our region in the local body elections - voters are starting to ponder who they... Read More

Your council candidates

This year you are being asked to vote for the candidates you believe will do the best job in shaping the future of this city, district and region - and making the... Read More

Candidates cry foul on election signs

Western Bay of Plenty District Council candidates are being given an advantage over their city counterparts when it comes to election signage. Candidates in the... Read More

Local body election candidates

Nominations closed at noon on Friday for this year's local body elections on October 12. Six people have thrown their hats in the ring to be Mayor of Tauranga... Read More

Three runners for Western Mayor

It's a three-horse race for Western Bay's top job with nominations for the upcoming Local Body elections revealing three people are running to be the district's... Read More

Councillor announces double standing

A sitting Bay of Plenty Regional councillor is throwing her hat in the ring for two local body positions in the upcoming election. Jane Nees announced this week... Read More

Mayors urged to tackle inequality

As local body election candidates hit the campaign trail Tauranga residents are being urged to take a hard line and put pressure on candidates and local politicians... Read More