11:15am Thu 13 Aug, 2020
Waihi Beach's Surf Shack Eatery has gained another impressive accolade to add to their collection - the Tripadvisor 2020 Travellers' Choice awards have placed... Read More
07:21am Thu 13 Aug, 2020
After almost 24 hours at levels 2 and 3, hospitality businesses are adapting to another stint of restricted trading. Level 3 means all Auckland based hospitality... Read More
07:02pm Wed 12 Aug, 2020
Rotorua is dealing with the tap on its largest pool of visitors being turned off while it fears the ‘carnage' scenario of a lockdown extending to the town. Tourism,... Read More
02:59pm Wed 12 Aug, 2020
The commercial and business sector of Kōpū is to benefit from an $8.2 million injection from the government to revamp its marine-servicing infrastructure and... Read More
06:54am Wed 12 Aug, 2020
Bay of Plenty medical cannabis firm Eqalis Pharmaceuticals Limited has this week received one of the country's first commercial licences. The commercial... Read More
07:59pm Tue 11 Aug, 2020
Retail spending on durable goods remained at higher levels than 2019 for the third consecutive month according to Stats NZ. The rise in spending was boosted by... Read More
11:00am Sun 09 Aug, 2020
No more nasties! Countdown is saying goodbye to artificial colours and flavours in bakeries nationwide. From Monday, none of Countdown's in-store baked goods... Read More
07:30am Sun 09 Aug, 2020
A Tauranga doctor has described general practice waiting rooms as 'breeding grounds” for viruses pre-COVID. But coronavirus has changed the way doctors'... Read More
07:00am Sun 09 Aug, 2020
The Bay of Plenty Interpreting Service, BOPIS, is celebrating eight years of service in the Bay. 'When we started, we had seven interpreters and now we have 60.... Read More
11:30am Sat 08 Aug, 2020
Te Whanau-a-Apanui and Aotearoa Mussel Limited have joined forces to build a land-based mussel spat hatchery in the Eastern Bay of Plenty, to enhance New Zealand's... Read More
08:15am Sat 08 Aug, 2020
Good morning and welcome to Saturday. Morena koutou katoa. Kia pai te ra ki nga hoa me nga whanau. There is a chance of a morning shower, but then the weather... Read More
08:00am Sat 08 Aug, 2020
More than 170ha of Matakana Island will be returned to iwi if public submissions rule in favour. If successful, the eastern end of Matakana Island, Panepane... Read More