Friday, September 03, 2010
Minister of Internal Affairs Nathan Guy spent Thursday in the Western Bay of Plenty visiting the region's fire stations. As part of his More...
Health officials are on alert after H1N1 (swine flu) may have caused another death in the Bay of Plenty. The region's medical officer of More...
The annual New Zealand Film Festival is in Tauranga. It features nearly 70 titles, including films from the Cannes and Sundance film More...
Fonterra's online dairy products auction is showing the first price rise after four months of falls. The average increase in the overnight More...
New Zealand is featuring strongly among the leaders at the 2010 Laser World Championship on at Hayling Island near Portsmouth. Josh More...
A Russian delegation is visiting Tauranga on Saturday to assess the city's facilities before they arrive for the Rugby World Cup next year. More...
A man is facing drugs and arms charges after members of the police armed offenders squad executed a search warrant on Motiti Island in the More...
Tauranga detectives are seeking help in identifying the person who robbed a Bay Hopper bus driver of her float behind Bayfair last More...
Western Bay of Plenty police carried out a sting on drivers flouting the rules at high-risk Tauranga intersections this week. Acting More...
The first man to walk to the North and South Poles is coming to the Bay of Plenty to inspire the region's tourism operators making their More...
Tourism Bay of Plenty is welcoming Air New Zealand's decision to double the number of direct flights between Christchurch and Tauranga More...
Western Bay of Plenty police are disappointed by the latest figures showing they have caught 915 drink drivers in the region since the More...
 

If you were PM and could spend $1.7 billion, what would you buy?

Give teachers a 4% pay rise.
Save South Canterbury Finance.
Buy a squadron of jet fighter aircraft.
Give radiographers a 2% pay rise.
Write a $400 cheque for each taxpayer.
Invest it on Wall Street.
Wipe about 20% of NZ's student debt.
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