Politics
10:56am Fri 22 Mar, 2013
A new wage option is now on the table after the Minimum Wage Amendment Bill passed its third and final reading in Parliament last night. Tauranga MP Simon Bridges... Read More
04:11pm Sat 16 Mar, 2013
Nearly 200 people filed into Baycourt to hear Winston Peters speak about the issues in New Zealand. 'The nation of New Zealand is now New Zealand Inc and much of... Read More
05:10pm Fri 15 Mar, 2013
Bay of Plenty teachers stepped up their protests against the Government's education policies taking to Tay Street beach in a visually united front this afternoon. ... Read More
07:03am Thu 07 Mar, 2013
Rekindling the dream of Kiwis owning their own affordable home is the driving force for the Labour Party's Kiwibuild initiative. Phil Twyford, the party's newly... Read More
04:51pm Tue 05 Mar, 2013
New Zealanders preregistering for shares in Mighty River Power are eligible for up to 25 per cent more shares than non-registered buyers, the Government has announced.... Read More
02:46pm Mon 04 Mar, 2013
Pre-registration for New Zealanders interested in purchasing shares in Mighty River Power starts tomorrow. Prime Minister John Key announced 49 per cent of Mighty... Read More
08:43am Mon 04 Mar, 2013
People are being reminded to get their census forms ready to be filled in tomorrow on national Census Day. The census is the five-yearly snapshot of New Zealand... Read More
12:57pm Sat 02 Mar, 2013
Children over the age of seven-years-old and shorter than 148cm could be made to sit in a car seat if changes to the country's road user system, including increasing... Read More
07:37am Sat 02 Mar, 2013
More than 300,000 individual and dwelling forms have been submitted online ahead of Census Day next Tuesday. While census is a snapshot of the country on March 5,... Read More
09:38am Fri 01 Mar, 2013
Constant cuts to polytechnic funding across the country are compromising the tertiary education sector according to Labour's Deputy Leader Grant Robertson. The... Read More
04:08pm Tue 26 Feb, 2013
It is one week today until the nationwide Census. Minister of Statistics Maurice Williamson says Statistics New Zealand is on track with the delivery of millions... Read More
12:08pm Tue 26 Feb, 2013
Labour Minister Simon Bridges today announced the minimum wage is to rise from $13.50 to $13.75. The training and new entrants' minimum wages will increase from... Read More
05-Nov 11:55
Man charged with arson after car fire
05-Nov 11:41
Bay of Plenty Lotto player wins nearly $34k
05-Nov 10:49
Voter access concerns after ramp door locked
05-Nov 08:48
Car ends up off road in Ōhauiti, house undamaged
05-Nov 08:30
Heavy traffic snarls Hewletts Rd commuters
05-Nov 08:00
Bay homes offer a retirement alternative
05-Nov 07:00
Resident says shelterbelt is reducing visibility
05-Nov 06:00
SPCA renews fireworks ban call as Guy Fawkes nears
04-Nov 18:00
BOP fisherman receives international recognition
04-Nov 16:25
Tauranga hit-and-run accused removed from court
04-Nov 16:00
Little girl's wish tops Katikati tree with star
04-Nov 11:45
More than 1400 hurt by fireworks in five years
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