Employers may need to be ready to face up to some uncomfortable discussions about employee pay, employment experts say. On Wednesday night, Labour MP Camilla... Read More

The Opposition has dismissed the Government's infrastructure announcement as a public relations stunt, while Prime Minister Christopher Luxon says the projects... Read More

A new high-tech cardiac catheterisation lab is now open at Tauranga Hospital, improving access to life-saving heart treatment across the Bay of Plenty. Health... Read More

Tauranga CBD retailers say tougher penalties proposed by the Government for low-level theft won't make much difference. This month, Justice Minister Paul... Read More

A Labour party member's bill that seeks to stop employers enforcing gag orders on workers talking about their salaries is likely to pass into law. Labour... Read More

The median house price in the Bay of Plenty region has increased 5.1% in a year, rising to $822,000, and price deviations across the country are keeping the... Read More

A growing number of families living in communities most vulnerable to infectious disease outbreaks are refusing to have their children vaccinated. Immunisation... Read More

Teenage campaigner Jack Karetai-Barrett rode on to Parliament's grounds to hugs from whānau, congratulations from supporters and the upbeat sounds of... Read More

New Zealand is deepening ties with Southeast Asia to boost security and prosperity in an increasingly unstable global climate, Foreign Minister Winston Peters... Read More

NZers are being told they are "on their own" after recommendations to withdraw financial assistance for property buy-outs and climate adaptation measures, says... Read More

For as long as he can remember, Tom Rutherford has always loved politics. The Bay of Plenty MP, the youngest of 68 MPs in the coalition Government, was just... Read More

Tauranga Mayor Mahé Drysdale is pushing for 'tough” amalgamation conversations between Bay of Plenty councils, saying people see what's needed but... Read More