09:56am Mon 16 Nov, 2015
Whether you're for or against it, the first referendum on the New Zealand flag starts this week, and if you want to have your say, there's only a few days left to... Read More
02:01pm Sun 15 Nov, 2015
Building a community of people with common values is the important thing for Pascale Hyboug-Peron after the shocking terrorist attack in her native country of France. It's... Read More
07:01am Sat 14 Nov, 2015
Ministry of Health statistics show Maori are almost three times as likely as non-Maori to have experienced unfair treatment on the basis of ethnicity. Race Relations... Read More
09:38am Mon 09 Nov, 2015
Treaty of Waitangi Negotiations Minister Christopher Finlayson has announced the Crown has signed a deed of settlement with iwi Ngāi Tai ki Tāmaki. The settlement,... Read More
09:04am Mon 09 Nov, 2015
Thames High School Year 12 student Veronica Manning has been elected as the Coromandel representative for Youth Parliament 2016. Coromandel MP Scott Simpson says... Read More
12:01pm Sun 08 Nov, 2015
The Organised Crime and Anti-corruption Legislation Bill has passed in parliament. Justice Minister Amy Adams says New Zealand's organised crime and corruption laws... Read More
03:01pm Thu 05 Nov, 2015
Maori housing groups are combining to offer treaty settlement land for housing developments in Papamoa and Te Puke, the Tauranga Moana Te Puke Housing Consortium... Read More
01:43pm Wed 04 Nov, 2015
A survey from Statistics New Zealand has revealed the labour market is failing to keep pace with the country's population growth. A study released today shows the... Read More
04:00pm Tue 03 Nov, 2015
Bay of Plenty MP Todd Muller is encouraging submissions from the local community after the National government announced an overhaul of the country's Education Act... Read More
03:09pm Tue 03 Nov, 2015
Over four tonnes of tobacco have been abandoned at airports in the 12 months since duty free limits were dropped on November 1 last year. The duty-free restricts... Read More
11:44am Fri 30 Oct, 2015
The Bay of Plenty has the dark and unenviable distinction of having all but the worst incidence of reported domestic violence in the country, It sits uncomfortably... Read More
12:06pm Thu 29 Oct, 2015
Economic development for the region has been given a significant boost with the launch of Toi Moana Bay of Plenty Economic Action Plan today. Ministers Steven Joyce... Read More