08:59am Wed 25 Mar, 2015
Bay of Plenty kiwifruit growers will benefit from the New Zealand-Korean Free Trade Agreement, thanks to reduced tariffs imposed on their export fruit. Their biggest... Read More
07:35am Wed 25 Mar, 2015
Petrol prices have fallen another two cents on the back of last week's price drop. The price cut was led by BP and was predicted by the Automobile Association last... Read More
04:32pm Tue 24 Mar, 2015
New Talisman Gold Mines Limited is welcoming a review of its draft Water Management Plan by an independent expert. The review comes in response to water contamination... Read More
11:58am Tue 24 Mar, 2015
New Zealand kiwifruit growers have voted overwhelmingly to retain the industry's unique marketing structure, despite moves by a 'small vocal minority” to undermine... Read More
09:17am Tue 24 Mar, 2015
Around 25 Bay of Plenty workers will lose their jobs when one of the oldest sawmills in New Zealand closes at the end of the month. Mamaku Sawmill is the last operating... Read More
10:39am Mon 23 Mar, 2015
Anxious Vanuatu kiwifruit workers who haven't heard from their families since Cyclone Pam hit the islands on March 16, flew home on Saturday - a month earlier than... Read More
02:36pm Wed 18 Mar, 2015
Coromandel MP Scott Simpson is calling on local authorities to make their case to bring Ultra-Fast Broadband to Thames, Whitianga, Katikati, Waihi, Te Aroha and... Read More
02:10pm Wed 18 Mar, 2015
Petrol prices have dropped two cents a litre on the back of comments from the Automobile Association calling the latest rise 'unjustified”. AA spokesman Mark... Read More
12:40pm Tue 17 Mar, 2015
The business case for the development of the Coromandel Harbour Facilities will be presented to the Thames-Coromandel District Council in May. Before presenting... Read More
11:54am Tue 17 Mar, 2015
Domestic visitor spending has recovered from the drop induced by the 2011 Rena disaster. Despite seeing an entire summer season virtually wiped out for local operators,... Read More
09:41am Tue 17 Mar, 2015
Based on the number of Land Information Memoranda requests in February the demand for housing is up in the Coromandel. LIM's are requested by people interested in... Read More
09:06am Mon 16 Mar, 2015
The public's voice is now being sought on a new 10-year plan that will play a key role in shaping the Waikato region's future. This week Waikato regional councillors... Read More