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Is your power bill 'average'?

Have you ever wondered whether your power bill is "average"? Power bills have gone up for lots of households this month, as new lines charges and other price... Read More

St John resilience work recognised in US awards

Hato Hone St John has won the Business Impact Award at the Veeam Software Data Resilience Awards in San Diego for its work protecting and maintaining the organisation's... Read More

More than 300 senior BoP doctors to strike

A Rotorua Hospital anaesthetist who suffered burnout at work says the health system is 'perennially stretched” and 'getting quietly worse”. Association... Read More

New pro bono framework boosts access to justice

A new pro bono framework by Bay of Plenty law firm, Holland Beckett, hopes to fill in where legal aid falls short. Data from the Ministry of Justice found... Read More

Accelerating the roll-out of public EV chargers

The Government is updating the way it co-invests in public electric vehicle chargers with the private sector to accelerate the delivery of EV chargers across New... Read More

Finances: What the numbers say

About 15 percent of New Zealanders have at least $500,000 in household investments, but half of us are worrying at least weekly about our money, new data shows. The... Read More

Councillor blasts congestion charging proposal

Congestion charging is a 'dirty cash grab from central government”, a Tauranga City councillor claims. Steve Morris made the comment on Monday as the... Read More

Hemi Rolleston leads Māori ward councillor race

Hemi Rolleston is set to be Tauranga's new Māori ward councillor, an early vote count indicates. Tauranga City Council released the progress result for the... Read More

Police seeking Mangakino driving witness

Police need to urgently speak with a caller who made a driving complaint before a fatal crash near Mangakino last week. "The female caller was following a... Read More

New documentary series explores Battle of Gate Pā

A new documentary series, Te Manawataki o Te Papa - Restoring Our City's Beating Heart, is being launched on the anniversary of one of the most significant... Read More

Police search for man missing since Anzac Day

Police are appealing for help finding missing man Jarrod Kingi. Sergeant Will Hamilton said the 44-year-old was last seen about 11.15pm on April 25, when... Read More

Vigilante case: Tauranga man admits assault

A Tauranga man has admitted his role in a series of assaults and posting videos of them online. Patrick Paul Moloney, 19, initially pleaded not guilty to... Read More