10:43am Mon 21 Sep, 2015
The government's rejection of the sale of Lochinver Station, near Taupo, to Chinese-owned Shanghai Pengxin has been welcomed by Federated Farmers. President of Federated... Read More
04:41pm Mon 14 Sep, 2015
Some 345 hectares of new forest is to be planted in the Bay of Plenty region via the first round of funding from the government's Afforestation Grants Scheme. The... Read More
08:12am Fri 11 Sep, 2015
The government has delivered Kellie Koia an emphatic 'no”, and she's gutted. It's a broadside not just for Kellie, but for Tauranga's homeless, destitute and... Read More
01:45pm Tue 08 Sep, 2015
Bay of Plenty MP Todd Muller has welcomed government's plans to let an additional 750 Syrian refugees in to New Zealand over the next two-and-a-half years. Prime... Read More
11:11am Tue 08 Sep, 2015
Are you a bright young entrepreneur with a big idea that could potentially make a huge social or environmental difference? Over the weekend Youth Minister Nikki... Read More
04:17pm Mon 07 Sep, 2015
Are you a bright young entrepreneur with a big idea that could potentially make a huge social or environmental difference? Over the weekend Youth Minister Nikki... Read More
02:19pm Mon 07 Sep, 2015
Motiti hapu Te Patuwai is claiming it is the Maori authority over Otaiti, Astrolabe Reef, where the wreck of the Rena lies. On the opening day of the hearing which... Read More
09:11am Mon 07 Sep, 2015
The Government will today bow to public pressure and allow hundreds more Syrian refugees to seek sanctuary in New Zealand. In response to the worst humanitarian... Read More
03:42pm Fri 04 Sep, 2015
Tenants of the Tauranga state houses about to be sold off to Ngati Ranginui and other private buyers are facing an uncertain future, with no help coming from state... Read More
03:15pm Thu 03 Sep, 2015
Home improvement giants Bunnings have delivered a quick response to staff who opted to go on strike at their Mount Maunganui store today. Workers at the store walked... Read More
01:42pm Thu 03 Sep, 2015
Bunnings staff at Mount Maunganui are taking to the streets this afternoon in protest at the company's proposed changes to their hours and pay. The strike action... Read More
01:02pm Thu 03 Sep, 2015
Workers at Bunnings in Mount Maunganui have walked off the job this afternoon after learning that the company is proposing a change which will remove the right to... Read More