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KiwiRail: Port of Tauranga key in tough times

KiwiRail's half-year result reflects a challenging six months operating during the pandemic but changes around the Port of Tauranga have proved one of the... Read More

Strike: Contingency plans for BOP hospitals

Contingency plans are in place at Bay of Plenty hospitals to help minimise disruption for patients during this week's Public Services Association union strike.... Read More

Applications open for community planting projects

A Te Uru Rākau - New Zealand Forest Service initiative supporting communities to take up planting projects, and at the same time honour local heroes, is continuing... Read More

Staff shortages: Call to help Tauranga businesses

A call is being put out through Tauranga and the wider Bay of Plenty to help businesses with staffing shortages. In response to the current Omicron outbreak putting... Read More

Meteorological autumn to start with a high

MetService is forecasting a large region of high pressure to bring mostly settled, albeit cooler, conditions around the country for the first week of meteorological... Read More

Cartel drug case: cocaine in post allegations

New details have emerged about an alleged Mexican Cartel-linked plan to import large quantities of cocaine and methamphetamine into New Zealand, including cocaine... Read More

Infrastructure funding: TCC signals new approach

Tauranga City Council commissioners have approved a proposal to consult the community on the possible use of Infrastructure Funding and Financing levies. The... Read More

Council urged not to repeat mistakes in Tauriko

Tauranga business leaders are calling for public transport accessibility to be catered for in the Tauriko West plans to avoid the mistakes made on the eastern... Read More

Boost in RSE numbers to help hort sector grow

The horticulture and winegrowing sector will have access to 1600 more workers this season after the Government agreed to increase the Recognised Seasonal Employment... Read More

Kaikoura paua season comes to a close

Pāua gathering will no longer be allowed on the Kaikōura coastline from midnight tonight, Monday, February 28, as Kaikoura's three-month pāua gathering season... Read More

Orchestra: NZer in hot demand worldwide

New Zealander Gemma New, in demand by orchestras around the world, has been appointed Artistic Advisor and Principal Conductor of the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra... Read More

Firearms rules now on target say Feds

Federated Farmers has welcomed a 'practical” approach taken in changes to firearms legislation. On February 1, the Arms Amendment Regulations 2021 came... Read More