Tauranga — Tauranga-based ACT MP Cameron Luxton has written to the Auditor-General, raising concerns about the Council’s recent sale of the Tauranga Marine Precinct and requesting an investigation.

By ACT New Zealand
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Tauranga — In response to the Tauranga City Council Commission Chair's warning against returning to elected councillors, the Taxpayers' Union spokesperson, Alex Murphy, defended democracy and accused the unelected officials of denying ratepayers their rightful say.

By New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
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Tauranga — ACT Party Leader David Seymour, Deputy Leader Brooke van Velden and ACT Tauranga candidate Cameron Luxton have today unveiled the party’s campaign bus.

By ACT New Zealand
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Rotorua — Rotorua residents are being reminded that they only have until the end of this week to get their votes in the post for the Rotorua District Council by-election.

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Tauranga — The Green Party is calling on the Government to have better engagement with locals concerned about the Rena cargo ship, grounded on a reef near Tauranga Harbour.

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Rotorua — Speech to Rotorua Grey Power, 1st September 2010.  Introduction Thank you very much for coming along this afternoon.

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Bay of Plenty — RON SCOTT TO STAND FOR DHB Ron Scott has announced he is a candidate for the District Health Board in the upcoming election.

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Whakatane — Maori Party MP for Waiariki Te Ururoa Flavell has called on Whakatane Mayor Colin Holmes and his District Council colleagues to take disciplinary action over the racist rantings of Councillor Russell Orr.

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Tauranga — Greenpeace activists removed by police from blockading a shipment of palm kernel animal feed at Tauranga port say their actions have highlighted Fonterra’s climate crime and are continuing their calls to John Key to force the multinational to stop future imports.

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Tauranga — The remaining seven protesters have been removed from East Ambition without incident.

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Tauranga — Police, working with New Zealand Fire Service personnel and private contractors, have removed five Greenpeace protesters from two of the towers on board the East Ambition, which docked in Tauranga Harbour earlier this evening.

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Tauranga — Police are currently on board the East Ambition and are negotiating with the protesters secured to the crane towers which are four storeys above the deck of the ship.

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Tauranga — Tauranga Police are continuing to work with Port officials and relevant authorities in relation to the boarding of a ship, the East Ambition, in Tauranga Harbour by Greenpeace.

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Tauranga — Greenpeace activists have blocked a shipment of palm kernel animal feed from Indonesia, entering Tauranga Port and destined for Fonterra dairy farms.

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Tauranga — The serious biosecurity threat posed by the importation of palm kernel has been revealed by the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry in response to written questions from the Green Party.

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Tauranga — The Greenpeace activists, who have illegally boarded the cargo vessel East Ambition, should be prosecuted as pirates, or more precisely, sea robbers, given the ship was illegally boarded within New Zealand territorial waters.

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Rotorua — Speech to Window and Glass Industry Conference, Rotorua  by Hon Sir Roger Douglas, ACT New Zealand Friday, 19 June 2009  Many think that ACT New Zealand is a party for big business.

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Whakatane — Whakatane District Council Mayor, Colin Holmes is calling for nominations of any young person who exhibit some leadership potential to attend the 4th annual Aspiring Leaders’ Forum in Wellington on 30 July- 2 August 2009.

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Tauranga — Winston Peters told the Herald on Sunday Did you see me flying around in a Helicopter? Who would campaign out of a Helicopter?

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Tauranga — Maxim Institute, that high-minded "think tank" that claims to stand for democracy and justice, showed Wednesday night in Tauranga that they are not above using their power to try and manipulate the outcome of the general election.

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Tauranga — Winston Peters stated to a packed hall at a candidates meeting in Matua, Tauranga, last night, that as Treasurer he made economic directions to the Reserve Bank Governor, Dr Brash, that were totally ignored.

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Tauranga — The Consumers Price Index (CPI) increased 5.1% for the year to September 2008 quarter, says Statistics New Zealand.

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