07:54am Mon 30 Nov, 2015
Pure sparkling fresh water - turn on the tap and there it is. It's our God given right, the lifeblood, the new oil it seems, even here in New Zealand. But who owns... Read More
02:01pm Sun 29 Nov, 2015
The ACT Party made a rare sortie into the western Bay of Plenty and it came away effusing. Epsom MP and ACT MP David Seymour was invited to Te Puke by The local... Read More
04:57pm Sat 28 Nov, 2015
People are calling for a change in the Government's policies to help reduce carbon emissions and make sure there is a decent future for younger generations. In a... Read More
12:52pm Fri 27 Nov, 2015
Workers at Bunnings in Mount Maunganui walked off the job for a fifth time earlier today, as the row over the store's rostering techniques continues to escalate. The... Read More
09:05am Thu 26 Nov, 2015
A trio of Bay of Plenty organisations have been handed government funding to help engage young people in science and technology. Tauranga's House of Science and... Read More
10:48am Wed 25 Nov, 2015
A New Zealand Defence Force C-130 Hercules aircraft marked the 50th year of New Zealand's airlift support flights to Antarctica by delivering over 3000kg of freight... Read More
04:50pm Tue 24 Nov, 2015
The Bay of Plenty has knocked Auckland from top spot as New Zealand's best-performing region on the latest ASB/Main Report Regional Economic Scoreboard. The move,... Read More
10:53am Tue 24 Nov, 2015
Some 75 people in Bay of Plenty are receiving help to buy their first home through the government's new $435 million KiwiSaver HomeStart scheme. Government doubled... Read More
11:31am Fri 20 Nov, 2015
New Zealanders are set to receive their first chance to vote towards what could be a new national flag. More than three million flag referendum voting papers will... Read More
08:28am Fri 20 Nov, 2015
Lady Gaga sings it the way it is: ‘You were born this way, baby'. Diana Ross sang to the world: ‘I'm Coming Out'. They're gay anthems screaming acceptance,... Read More
06:25pm Wed 18 Nov, 2015
National MP Simon Bridges says more than 3000 Tauranga students will benefit from the Mount Maunganui Community of Learning. Communities of Learning are designed... Read More
04:51pm Mon 16 Nov, 2015
Ngati Rangiwewehi celebrated the return of Taniwha Springs over the weekend. The springs is one of the main water supplies to the city of Rotorua and were taken... Read More