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PM opens avocado conference in Tauranga

Prime Minister Jacinda Arden has opened the New Zealand Avocado International Industry Conference 2018 being held in Tauranga for the next two days. The Prime... Read More

Unwanted signs causes Tauranga traffic delays

A work wanted sign put up in the middle of a grass island has been causing traffic delays. A member of the public says that the work wanted sign got put up on... Read More

Former senior manager at DHB cleared of fraud

A senior manager at Hawke's Bay District Health Board who resigned following an investigation into misappropriated funds, has been cleared of any wider fraudulent... Read More

Burger King banned from hiring migrants for a year

Burger King has been banned from employing migrant workers for a year after a former worker's extra hours took their pay below the minimum wage. In July... Read More

Free dental care for low income Kiwis

Hundreds of low-income adults throughout the country will receive free dental car in mid-September, thanks to a joint campaign by Southern Cross Health Trust and... Read More

Road campaigners anticipate transport announcement

A Bay of Plenty road campaign group has announced its anticipation for the New Zealand Transport Agency's announcement of the National Land Transport Plan. The... Read More

One dead another injured in East Coast crash

One person has died in a single vehicle crash on the East Coast. The crash happened just before 1pm on State Highway 35 south of Tologa Bay, says a police media... Read More

Kiwis struggling with energy

As World Iron Awareness Week, August 27 - September 2, kicks off, a recent survey suggests one in five of the 990 respondents suffer from low energy levels, an... Read More

Mongrel Mob open up to researchers about health

Studying the liver health of a high-risk, hard-to-reach gang population certainly came with challenges and a few surprises, a University of Otago academic says. The... Read More

Grounded Steamers coach sees long journey ahead

Bay of Plenty Steamers coach Clayton McMillan says he's not feeling the need to keep his team's feet on the ground after starting the season with bang - they're... Read More

Tauranga college to get $47m for building repairs

Otumoetai College will receive a share of $73 million as part of the Prime Minister's major capital injection announcement. Around $73 million is to be... Read More

The Shane Jones roadshow hits town

New Zealand First's outspoken regional development minister came to town this morning and told an elderly audience at the Tauranga Citizens' Club exactly what... Read More