Elections

Tauranga mayoral race: Anthony Goddard

In July, Tauranga will choose who will be running their city for the first time in five years. A mayor and nine councillors will replace the four-person commission... Read More

Trans woman running for Tauranga City Council

If Reihana Marx is successful in Tauranga's election this year, she believes she will be the first transgender woman elected to the city council. The... Read More

Tauranga City Council election hopefuls confirmed

Tauranga will soon have its say on who will be running their city for the first time in nearly five years. Candidates for the Tauranga City Council election... Read More

Nominations for Tauranga City Council closing soon

Still thinking of standing for Tauranga City Council? Nominations are closing soon. Anyone interested in standing for Tauranga City Council needs to make... Read More

Mahé Drysdale to stand for Mayor of Tauranga

Businessman and former Olympian Mahé Drysdale has announced his bid to be the next Mayor of Tauranga at the Tauranga City Council elections to be... Read More

Tina Salisbury to run for Tauranga mayoralty

Former deputy mayor Tina Salisbury wants to leave the past behind her as she bids for the Tauranga mayoralty in the upcoming election. Salisbury was part... Read More

Tauranga's July elections first time in four years

It has been four years since Tauranga had a council but the city will finally have local elections again in July. Then-local government minister Nanaia Mahuta... Read More

'Corrosive obsession with race'-ACT on Maori wards

ACT Party leader David Seymour would vote against Māori wards if his home council were to hold a referendum on them. The party opposed Māori Wards, but... Read More

Preparing the city’s contenders

Tauranga City Council is hosting an information evening this coming Monday, February 19, to help prepare people who are interested in standing as elected members... Read More

Gen Z has entered Parliament

Generation Z is in the House. Or at least, they will be soon. October's election saw the first wave of Gen Z representatives elected to Parliament, with three... Read More

Governor-General to extend caretaker government

Chris Hipkins and Christopher Luxon have agreed the Governor General will be advised to extend the current caretaker government arrangements today until a new... Read More

Port Waikato by-election candidates announced

Nine candidates are standing in the Port Waikato by-election which will be held on Saturday, November 25 2023. The by-election is being held following the... Read More