Visitors travelling into Whakatane along Landing Road will now have no doubt they're in the right place to begin their White Island/Whakaari experience.  Whakatāne District Council has installed the first in a series of NZ Transport Agency... Read More

The Tauranga Chamber of Commerce has slammed Tauranga City Council over its proposed changes to the rating system, accusing the council of potentially breaching its own policies. Chamber CEO Stan Gregec says a one-month window for the community to express... Read More

Bay of Plenty honey company Comvita is being eyed up by a third party interested in acquiring ‘all or substantially all' of the company's shares, the board announced today. The news comes after the latest estimates on the value of its... Read More

One of Zespri's high flyers will start his working week next week in an intrepid way.  Chief supply chain officer Blair Hamill will be jumping out of a plane, and right out of his comfort zone – he confesses to not really liking heights.  It... Read More

One minute's drive from a fenced-off construction site filled with empty homes, the developer responsible sits in a million dollar mansion with his back to hilltop views. The luxury property is a far cry from the cramped Chinese... Read More

There is a real danger that Tauranga will fall behind and become known for its low wages if employers don't join the growing movement to pay their staff a living wage, says the E Tu union. The 2018 New Zealand Living Wage rate increased to $20.55... Read More

They arrive in Greerton early in the mornings, change into their shabby begging clothes and sit down around town with their hands out. Tommy Wilson called them ‘pop-up beggars' other's call them gangsters and feral beggars. They're... Read More

Winds gusting across the Port of Tauranga Sulphur Point container terminal last night snapped mooring lines on the container ship Carsten Maersk, which was alongside the wharf. The winds gusting at more than 110km/h blew the aft end of the fully laden... Read More

A public meeting to discuss the issue of beggars in Greerton is being hosted this afternoon. The meeting has been arranged by Te Tuinga Whanau CEO, Tommy Wilson. “We need to find a community solution,” he says. “We need to get... Read More

Building consents for the Bayfair retail expansion at $6.0m and $6.8m, and two $8 million consents for retail developments at Tauranga Crossing have boosted commercial building consent issued by Tauranga City Council in March to $38.7 million. The amount... Read More