07:00pm Tue 19 Mar, 2019
They can diagnose you, prescribe you medicine, and read your test results - but they're not doctors. Nurse practitioners around New Zealand are working in... Read More
10:49am Tue 19 Mar, 2019
Townies will get the chance to look beyond the farm gate this month. Bay of Plenty Federated Farmers is organising a Farm Day on March 24 at the McLeod's property... Read More
11:45am Mon 18 Mar, 2019
Plastic cards, pay-day lenders and truck shops. According to debt expert Diane Bruin, they are the three evils confronting people who 'don't know what they... Read More
07:35am Sun 17 Mar, 2019
It was a subtle change of language - a tweak of her words and the online audience she was targeting. It doubled Tauranga glassmaker Jo Tricker's income in a year. After... Read More
11:38am Sat 16 Mar, 2019
A new red kiwifruit being sold in some supermarkets during the next five weeks is the frontrunner in Zespri's search for a new category of fruit. About 30,000... Read More
09:41am Fri 15 Mar, 2019
A new employment hub in Whakatāne will help get more rangatahi earning and learning Employment Minister Willie Jackson said today at the opening of the Tū Māia... Read More
09:00pm Thu 14 Mar, 2019
The major winners in the 2019 Bay of Plenty Dairy Industry Awards, Matt Barr and Genna Maxwell believe one of the strengths of their business lies in being fourth-generation... Read More
08:00pm Thu 14 Mar, 2019
Labour list MP Jan Tinetti is please that people who are working more than one job to make ends meet will no longer have to pay unnecessary secondary tax. 'I... Read More
07:00pm Thu 14 Mar, 2019
Tauranga's mayor is frustrated housing projects are on hold because the city can't get access to government funding. This week the council resolved to... Read More
11:09am Thu 14 Mar, 2019
Social media sites Facebook and Instagram are down for users around the world, with Facebook confirming it is not because of a cyber-attack. Facebook acknowledged... Read More
07:06am Thu 14 Mar, 2019
Seeka Limited has announced that is has agreed to purchase kiwifruit orcharding, packing and coolstore business and assets of Aongatete Coolstores Limited in the... Read More
11:03am Wed 13 Mar, 2019
Butter prices fell 10 percent in February 2019 to a 19-month low, says Stats NZ. The average price for a 500g block of butter fell to $5.20 in February 2019,... Read More