11:01am Tue 21 Mar, 2017
A proposal to attract northern hemisphere movie television and internet productions to the Bay of Plenty is being endorsed by the Tauranga City Council. The council... Read More
05:45pm Mon 20 Mar, 2017
The results of a landmark survey of people who pot and dive for crayfish on the northeast coast, between Pakiri and East Cape, is overturning Ministry for Primary... Read More
11:27am Mon 20 Mar, 2017
Using the Bay of Plenty's idle kiwifruit storage spaces in summer is being promoted as a way to overcome a lack of film studio space, that is seeing the country... Read More
06:45am Mon 20 Mar, 2017
Creative Bay of Plenty has appointed two new staff members as part of the substantial restructure the organisation is currently undergoing. Mount Maunganui local... Read More
11:50am Sun 19 Mar, 2017
Opotiki District Council has resolved to adopt a Local Easter Sunday Shop Trading Policy, allowing businesses in all parts of the district to trade on Easter Sunday... Read More
05:03pm Thu 16 Mar, 2017
An unusual visitor arrived at Tauranga airport Thursday afternoon, a Bombardier Global Express on private charter. The Melbourne based aircraft has been in the... Read More
04:55pm Wed 15 Mar, 2017
There is increasing activity in New Zealand's kiwifruit orchards this month as the picking and packing of kiwifruit gets underway. Over 2500 growers will be harvesting... Read More
09:40am Wed 15 Mar, 2017
Specsavers Mt Maunganui is Specsavers Store of the Year, taking the top spot from over 52 Specsavers stores across the country. The Mount Maunganui Specsavers also... Read More
11:47am Tue 14 Mar, 2017
The newspaper headline yelled ‘$40 million invested in kiwifruit'. 'Well, imagine if that headline read ‘$40 million invested in arts and culture' instead,”... Read More
11:33am Tue 14 Mar, 2017
Kiwifruit Vine Health Inc has signed an agreement with the Ministry for Primary Industries to help reduce the damaging impacts of the four most common biosecurity... Read More
11:41am Mon 13 Mar, 2017
Higher prices for fruit, vegetables and dairy products resulted in a 2.2 per cent increase in food prices to the end of February 2017. Food prices rose 0.2 per... Read More
11:00am Sun 12 Mar, 2017
The Thames-Coromandel Council have approved a new Easter Trading Policy which allows shops to trade on Easter Sunday. In total, 40 submissions were received during... Read More