01:11pm Tue 16 Feb, 2016
The law managing criminals deported from Australia is helping keep New Zealanders safe, says Justice Minister Amy Adams. About 70 per cent of deportees returned... Read More
03:05pm Sat 13 Feb, 2016
A Tauranga man is taking a shot at what he describes as 'the curmudgeonly critics” of Labour's recently announced policy of three free years of tertiary education. Peter... Read More
09:56am Fri 12 Feb, 2016
A decision made in January by the Whakatane District Council to stop adding fluoride to the Whakatane and Ohope water supplies has now been revoked. The district... Read More
09:22am Thu 11 Feb, 2016
Tauranga is among the regional centres selected for the government's TPPA roadshows planned for the coming months. Trade Minister Todd McClay announced the road... Read More
03:07pm Wed 10 Feb, 2016
Cyclists across the city found their morning commute interrupted today with offers of drinks fruit and food as part of the government's Go by Bike day. Making urban... Read More
07:55am Fri 05 Feb, 2016
Bay of Plenty MP Todd Muller welcomes the formal signing of the TPP in Auckland, heralding it as a milestone for the country and a lightning rod of opportunity for... Read More
09:42am Thu 04 Feb, 2016
Carloads of Tauranga people are driving to Auckland this morning to protest at the signing of the Trans Pacific Partnership Agreement at the Sky City Casino. From... Read More
08:45am Fri 29 Jan, 2016
'It was so totally undignified what she was enduring. She wanted it to end.” The tears well as Avice Jacobson shares the wretched ordeal of an aged aunt -... Read More
12:27pm Fri 22 Jan, 2016
More people in the Bay of Plenty are moving off benefits and heading into the workforce, says local MP's Simon Bridges and Todd Muller. According to figures provided... Read More
12:43pm Wed 20 Jan, 2016
The Auckland Harbour Bridge is one of 250 sites around the country that will display the current flag choices. Ministers Bill English and Simon Bridges have announced... Read More
11:41am Fri 15 Jan, 2016
A combination of soft markets, mining companies' lack of environmental knowledge and local opposition will stop a seabed exploration application from going ahead,... Read More
02:38pm Fri 08 Jan, 2016
News a Chinese billionaire is lining up to buy Tauranga's state houses off the government is being opposed by the State Housing Action Group. 'New Zealand needs... Read More