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![Authority rules on claims Tauranga 'now hiring' election ad was misleading](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Authority rules on claims Tauranga 'now hiring' election ad was misleading
The council says the advert was intended to be tongue-in-cheek.
![Election candidate was jailed for drug crime: 'I've learned from my mistakes'](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Election candidate was jailed for drug crime: 'I've learned from my mistakes'
Convicted offender Ashley Hillis wants to show that people can change for the better.
![Editorial: Te Pāti Māori's self-referral for a police investigation forces Government's hand](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Editorial: Te Pāti Māori's self-referral for a police investigation forces Government's hand
OPINION: When Te Pāti Māori referred itself to the police, it left no other options.
!["If we make it easier, maybe we may see an uplift in voting": Mayor wants more voters casting a ballot](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
"If we make it easier, maybe we may see an uplift in voting": Mayor wants more voters casting a ballot
Focus on increasing voter turnout, four-year terms.
![Election hopeful already a councillor elsewhere](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Election hopeful already a councillor elsewhere
Sarah-Jane Bourne grew up in Mount Maunganui, and is keen to return despite Waikato role.
![Modi claims victory in India’s election but needs coalition support](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Modi claims victory in India’s election but needs coalition support
More than 640 million votes were cast in the marathon election held over six weeks.
!['Tauranga is ready': Trans woman running for council aims to make history](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
'Tauranga is ready': Trans woman running for council aims to make history
'If I do get elected, [it] would kind of be a victory for the entire city and NZ.'
!['Non-core business': Tauranga council sells Marine Precinct](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
'Non-core business': Tauranga council sells Marine Precinct
The buyer must develop the balance of the precinct, council says.
![Tauranga election: Who's running and what you need to know about voting](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Tauranga election: Who's running and what you need to know about voting
It's the first election since 2019 when councillors were replaced by commissioners.
![Election hopeful accused of 'dog-whistle politics'](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Election hopeful accused of 'dog-whistle politics'
Response to complaint about page user's moko kauae 'barcode' comment criticised.
![Olympian Mahé Drysdale confirms bid for Tauranga's mayoralty](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Olympian Mahé Drysdale confirms bid for Tauranga's mayoralty
Drysdale will be going up against uncle Doug Owens for the role.
![Brazil supreme court chief hits back at Elon Musk after X rulings](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Brazil supreme court chief hits back at Elon Musk after X rulings
Financial Times: Court links Musk with ‘destructive’ international far-right movement.
![Sacked council: Who’s running again and why one hasn't had a haircut since 2020](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Sacked council: Who’s running again and why one hasn't had a haircut since 2020
One mayoral candidate says he has 'unfinished business'.
!['Incredibly generous': Farmer gifts 103ha with panoramic coastal views for regional park](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
'Incredibly generous': Farmer gifts 103ha with panoramic coastal views for regional park
The generous gift has been called a rarity and 'true legacy' for the Bay of Plenty.
![Government keen on electoral law changes after enrolments debacle](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Government keen on electoral law changes after enrolments debacle
Same-day enrolment could go the way of the dodo.
![Double voting found in election result, judges and minister briefed](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Double voting found in election result, judges and minister briefed
A small number of double votes is likely, but it would not change the result.
!['There's a better way': Why singer Ria Hall wants to be Tauranga's next mayor](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
'There's a better way': Why singer Ria Hall wants to be Tauranga's next mayor
'I’m not under any illusion that this is not something that’s not big . . . it really is.'
![Revealed: Tauranga council’s private cocktail event to ‘celebrate’ city](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Revealed: Tauranga council’s private cocktail event to ‘celebrate’ city
But the list of the 150 invitees remains secret, for now.
!['Not my first legal rodeo': Winston Peters responds to defamation allegations](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
'Not my first legal rodeo': Winston Peters responds to defamation allegations
Peters gave a speech to the NZ China Council this morning.
!['Diabolical': $23m plan to ease congestion during roadworks but commuters alarmed](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
'Diabolical': $23m plan to ease congestion during roadworks but commuters alarmed
A park and ride shuttle service, T2 lanes and a free toll road are measures proposed.