People on the minimum wage are to receive a 50 cents an hour pay rise on April 1, says Workplace Relations and Safety Minister Michael Woodhouse today. The starting-out... Read More

Discussions with local groups and organisations are set to begin concerning the Coromandel becoming a heritage region. The Thames-Coromandel District Council will... Read More

More than 4000 tourists disembarked at Mount Maunganui for a day in the Bay today from cruise ships Diamond Princess and Golden Princess. The ships are similar size... Read More

Dick Smith stores across New Zealand will close after receivers Ferrier Hodgson failed to find a buyer for the troubled business. Sixty-two stores across the country,... Read More

Dick Smith employees now face redundancy after receivers Ferrier Hodgson failed to find a buyer for the troubled business. In eight weeks' time New Zealand's 62... Read More

NZ Avocado Growers' Association Incorporated (NZAGA) signed the Deed of the Government Industry Agreement (GIA) for Biosecurity Readiness and Response in Tauranga,... Read More

Gull is discounting its pump prices by 10 cents a litre around the country today. 'Almost every time we drop our prices the Gull effect comes into force and we see... Read More

Opotiki District Council has started the formal procurement process with a call for Statements of Interest and Ability (SIA) for design and construction of the Opotiki... Read More

A multi-million dollar Kiwifruit claim against the government will be heard after June 1, 2017. The High Court in Wellington made the ruling at the request of the... Read More

Housing Minister Nick Smith commended both western bay of plenty councils for exceeding the new housing developments agreed to in the housing accords. The minister's... Read More

Trustpower's new Durham Street headquarters is lighting up as the staged occupation moves into its second week. The first wave of about 80 Trustpower staff moved... Read More

The Trans Pacific Partnership will deliver additional returns of millions of dollars per year for the kiwifruit industry, MP for the Bay of Plenty Todd Muller says.... Read More