Elections 2014

Party vote politicking

With Election Day four days away political candidates are wrangling over the party vote, with Act Tauranga candidate Stuart Pedersen offering advice on National's... Read More

Political cupcakes and fantasy

Act leader Jamie Whyte firmly believes plans to raise the minimum wage are in 'fantasyland” and New Zealand needs to look at the 'cupcakes” making up... Read More

Call for security guard safety

Imposing minimum safety standards and procedures for security guards will be called for by Tauranga Labour candidate Rachel Jones if she gets into the Beehive this... Read More

Act leader in town

UPDATED: Act party leader Jamie Whyte is tackling topics including welfare, education, and crime during his first public meeting in Tauranga today. Jamie is in town... Read More

Robertson coy about leader role

Labour's Grant Robertson is remaining coy about his decision to contest party leader David Cunliffe's position if all goes sour on September 20, but says he will... Read More

Poll places Bridges in front

Tauranga MP Simon Bridges could well be in line for a third term in the city's seat judging by an unofficial SunLive reader poll. The poll, asking readers which... Read More

Winston draws city crowd

Uncovering Government debt and culling pre-election talks of possible coalitions are high on Winston Peters' list heading into next week's general election. In Red... Read More

Big blue bus rolls in

The political wheels keep on turning as the National Party looks to gain extra momentum heading in to the final week of the general election. September 20 marks... Read More

Hoarding artist raises stakes

With Election Day looming our political candidates are out there pressing the flesh and kissing babies in an attempt to secure your vote. But here in Tauranga there... Read More

Bridges’ hoax not part of election

A Greenpeace hoax website set up to criticise Tauranga MP Simon Bridges in relation to deep sea oil drilling is being ruled out as an election advertisement. The... Read More

National announces tax cuts

Tax cuts will begin taking effect from 2017 under a re-elected National Government, Finance Minister Bill English has announced today. In releasing details of the... Read More

Independent's call for colour

A Tauranga political candidate's belief that independent candidates should have their own political colour will have to wait until after the general election under... Read More