07:30am Sun 27 Aug, 2023
Waihī Beach residents will vote to fill the vacant Community Board seat following the resignation of Alan Kurtovich. Alan is stepping down from the... Read More
11:15am Fri 25 Aug, 2023
Bay of Plenty voters will be met by new candidates this General Election as two familiar faces move on - one retiring, one moving regions. The Sun last week... Read More
06:30am Thu 24 Aug, 2023
It's no secret Tauranga has an infrastructure problem - but how is it going to be fixed? Speaking to SunLive, outgoing Bay of Plenty MP Todd Muller says China,... Read More
10:00am Fri 16 Jun, 2023
Whakapapa Holdings Ltd have been confirmed as the preferred bidder for Whakapapa Ski Area. The company is headed by former Whakapapa and Tūroa ski areas' chief... Read More
10:10am Tue 06 Jun, 2023
A sweeping review into the country's electoral system is recommending the voting age be lowered to 16, a 3.5 per cent party threshold, and a public referendum... Read More
07:45am Sat 03 Jun, 2023
Police have confirmed they warned Education Minister Jan Tinetti over Facebook posts made during the Tauranga by-election last year. They say the breach of electoral... Read More
07:00am Tue 02 May, 2023
We're six months out and the race to win the nation's votes is ticking down! The 2023 General Election is on Saturday, October 14 - meaning voters will need... Read More
05:00pm Fri 21 Oct, 2022
The Western Bay of Plenty District Council's Generation Change campaign aimed at attracting more diversity to the council table has resulted in less diversity... Read More
08:34pm Fri 14 Oct, 2022
Bay of Plenty people have voted and chosen who will represent them on the regional council and district council for the next three years. Following the local... Read More
10:00am Sun 09 Oct, 2022
David Moore says he played his worst game of golf ever on Saturday, but losing on the links was quickly overshadowed by initial results for Ōpōtiki district's... Read More
09:03am Sun 09 Oct, 2022
The Western Bay of Plenty's new mayor James Denyer is 'thrilled” to have won, but didn't want to celebrate too early because it was a 'tough race”. Progress... Read More
08:00am Sun 09 Oct, 2022
Initial results for the Kawerau district local body elections shows all six of the current councillors that are standing will be returned. The two new council... Read More