Elections
10:59am Fri 03 Jun, 2022
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
06:30am Fri 03 Jun, 2022
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
10:30am Wed 01 Jun, 2022
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
02:30pm Mon 30 May, 2022
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
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05:25pm Fri 27 May, 2022
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
07:00am Fri 27 May, 2022
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
07:00pm Tue 24 May, 2022
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
12:00pm Tue 24 May, 2022
Twelve candidates are seeking to replace former National leader Simon Bridges who retired from Parliament last month. Labour, National and ACT candidates... Read More
06:30pm Tue 17 May, 2022
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
03:00pm Sun 15 May, 2022
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
07:00am Fri 13 May, 2022
'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
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10:00am Sun 08 May, 2022
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
26-Nov 13:52
Water rescue underway near Mount Maunganui
26-Nov 13:30
Water rescue underway near Mount Maunganui
26-Nov 13:00
Final week of spring feels like summer
26-Nov 11:45
Record number of visitors to Pāpāmoa Hills
26-Nov 11:15
Lost key scam: Kiwis warned of bogus locksmiths
26-Nov 10:45
Kiwifruit exports again sweeten merchandise trade
26-Nov 10:10
Teen robber on e-bail robs petrol station, twice
26-Nov 08:57
Serious crash: SH36 closed, one critically injured
26-Nov 08:30
Tractor trek across the Western Bay of Plenty
26-Nov 08:00
Working together to break the family harm cycle
26-Nov 07:30
New Tauranga waterfront to officially open
26-Nov 07:00
Maketū Pies: Locals react to potential closure
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