A swim safe smartphone app that helps to identify warning signs of a rip has earned a group of Otumoetai College students the Supreme Award in the Young Innovator... Read More

Aucklanders getting more bang for their buck in Tauranga's property market has helped the city's residential values rise. Quotable Value's latest quarterly figures... Read More

Claims by a councillor that 300 additional carparks will be needed in the central city when Trustpower moves its head office to town are being disputed. Tauranga... Read More

Building consent figures in Tauranga for July 2014 are the highest they have been since before the global financial crisis struck in 2007. According to figures from... Read More

Foreigners should be able to lease, but not buy New Zealand land, says a Waihi Beach rural financier. 'Foreign interests can lease as much land as they like but... Read More

Former Zespri chairman and professional company director John Loughlin and Information and Communications Technology (ICT) executive Mark Giles have been appointed... Read More

A total of 55 finalists have been named in the 2014 Western Bay of Plenty Young Innovator Awards. Finalists were selected from more than 100 entries, with the majority... Read More

Former Prime Minister and University of Waikato Chancellor Jim Bolger has been confirmed as the guest speaker for TECT's AGM this week. TECT Trustees are inviting... Read More

A shared services association which has saved Bay of Plenty ratepayers hundreds of thousands of dollars through bulk-buying has peaked, says Tauranga Mayor Stuart... Read More

BayTrust manager Bruce Cronin will retire after 18 years of service, following a decision not to continue in his revamped role. The announcement was made this week... Read More

A detective sergeant, a lawyer and the sole candidate seeking re-election have topped the 2014 TECT election, as the Tauranga Energy Consumer Trust board's three... Read More

A Whakatane woman is to be awarded $13,968 in compensation after she was unjustifiably sacked by her former employer due to confusion over a verbal contract about... Read More