The kiwifruit industry is calling for increased boarder surveillance following the trapping of a single male fruit fly in Auckland yesterday. Barry O'Neil, CEO of... Read More

The first of a series of public meetings about the sale of products containing psychoactive substances on the Coromandel will be held at the Whitianga Town Hall... Read More

Things are looking rosy for Tauranga's property market, with Auckland's surging house prices creating a wealth of demand in the Bay of Plenty. That's according to... Read More

Tauranga Chamber of Commerce is on the hunt for its second chief executive in 12 months after Dave Burnett handed in his resignation. The chamber announced Dave's... Read More

Papamoa Plaza is cementing its position as the hub of the rapidly expanding Papamoa community with a $20 million redevelopment of the shopping centre over the next... Read More

Whitianga locals are all in a flurry over a salted caramel, cashew, hazelnuts, homemade fudge and chocolate syrup laden milkshake. With one month left for voting... Read More

It's been a bumper summer season for tourism to the Coromandel thanks to the great weather, say tourism operators, businesses and information centres. Overall visitor... Read More

Not an ounce of love was shown to a Whitianga bakery after thieves smashed a window and stole stock plus a cash register recently. But following the news of the... Read More

The Thames-Coromandel District Council's Gambling Policy is being reviewed and proposes to allow relocations and mergers of venues which operate gaming machines. While... Read More

The group fronting The Kiwifruit Claim class action have posted its statement of claim on its website, together with explanatory material approved by the High Court... Read More

New Talisman Gold Mines has hit back at detractors saying the company is confident of its application for resource consents. A statement reveals the consents were... Read More

Enforcement action has been taken against eight employers in the kiwifruit sector in the Opotiki area of the Bay of Plenty following an operation carried out last... Read More