02:00pm Sat 23 Feb, 2019
People are tired of paying over-the-top prices for organic, sustainably produced and distributed food, and they're cutting out the profit motivated middle-men. ... Read More
10:44am Sat 23 Feb, 2019
Whakatane dairy farmers Fraser and Katherine McGougan have won the Supreme Award of the 2019 Bay of Plenty Ballance Farm Environment Awards. Fraser and Katherine... Read More
10:00am Sat 23 Feb, 2019
Western Bay of Plenty District Council is looking into the future development of the Te Puna Village commercial area. Feedback from people have identified five... Read More
03:08pm Fri 22 Feb, 2019
The Real Estate Institute is warning people with lifestyle blocks will be taxed, despite the Government's Tax Working Group saying family homes won't be taxed... Read More
05:00pm Thu 21 Feb, 2019
The safety of fault crews working across Powerco's vast electricity network has been greatly improved thanks to new voice radio technology. In what is the largest,... Read More
03:58pm Thu 21 Feb, 2019
Kiwibank's ‘I am Hope' New Zealander of the Year, Gumboot Friday, Facebook Frame has gone viral. Kiwibank wanted to show their support of Mike King's I... Read More
01:53pm Wed 20 Feb, 2019
The kiwifruit industry has begun a recruitment campaign ahead of the harvest season staring mid-March. New Zealand Kiwifruit Growers Incorporated Chief Executive... Read More
06:41am Wed 20 Feb, 2019
Bay of Plenty MP Todd Muller is calling for the Government to urgently declare a seasonal worker shortage in the region. He says it will allow work visas to be... Read More
06:47am Tue 19 Feb, 2019
Police are on the hunt for any information about an armed robbery in the Bay of Plenty. A man armed with a knife entered the Four Square on Church Street in Opotiki... Read More
09:34am Mon 18 Feb, 2019
Port of Tauranga is reporting a strong start to the 2019 financial year, with increased cargo volumes contributing to a 4 per cent increase in Group Net Profit... Read More
06:32pm Fri 15 Feb, 2019
The Ministry for Primary Industries says New Zealand's primary products are continuing to clear the border in China as usual. This follows recent reports... Read More
01:40pm Fri 15 Feb, 2019
Tauranga is where it all began for early childhood centre operator BestStart's. Now 22-years-later it's opened another one centre, this time in Papamoa. BestStart... Read More