Good morning and welcome to Sunday. Ko te ra tenei i hanga e te Ariki. Ka koa tatou, ka koa hoki ki reira. MetService is forecasting a fine day with southwesterlies. It's... Read More

Tairua's iconic red telephone box has been destroyed in a ram raid theft overnight. Police responded to reports of a theft of an ATM from a phone box... Read More

Good morning and welcome to Saturday. Ko te ra tenei i hanga e te Ariki. Ka koa tatou, ka koa hoki ki reira. MetService is forecasting a mainly fine day with... Read More

Shane Rush and Nicki Murray-Orr are living on six-and-a-half acres on the outskirts of the Karangahake Gorge near Waihi. Both are interested in taking responsibility... Read More

Chatbots and online messaging have taken over as the customer point of contact at many large organisations, making them less accessible for everyone, Citizens... Read More

Countdown's $400 million plan to reinvent itself in the midst of a cost of living crisis is being criticised by consumers, who have labelled the move 'ridiculous”... Read More

A $21 million dollar grant is being approved for Tauranga city centre's new civic precinct. TECT's announcement of the funding marked the largest-ever investment... Read More

Job seekers are being given the chance to test drive jobs via virtual reality. The Ministry of Social Development has joined forces with local employers to... Read More

Transpower is exploring options for essential upgrades to its electricity network in the Western Bay of Plenty and is calling on feedback from the community. Transpower... Read More

A man has been sentenced to two years in prison for tax fraud. Phillip John Smith, 47, has been in prison since 1995 on non-tax related charges and was sentenced... Read More

Countdown supermarkets are set to rebrand back to Woolworths in a move that the Australian supermarket giant says comes as part of a 'transformation programme”. Its... Read More

Tourism operators say the winter school holidays have been a much welcome boom to numbers during a traditionally quieter season. It was a warmer break than... Read More