01:00pm Sat 07 Mar, 2020
The 2020 harvesting of Green, Gold and Red Kiwifruit has begun with kiwifruit picking underway in Gisborne and the Bay of Plenty. The 2020 season is forecast... Read More
12:00pm Sat 07 Mar, 2020
Tauranga's controversial begging ban, which only came into force in April last year, has been revoked. Councillors voted six-four in favour of ditching the bylaw... Read More
11:30am Sat 07 Mar, 2020
Uber ride share drivers claim there's a turf war simmering in Tauranga with conventional taxi drivers accused of ‘poaching' Uber fares and ‘double... Read More
07:15am Sat 07 Mar, 2020
The Mayor of Tauranga Tenby Powell has delivered an impassioned message on ‘bold leadership' while backing a substantial rates rise to cover for a ‘past... Read More
07:00am Sat 07 Mar, 2020
A crime prevention initiative to improve the safety of workers in small businesses like dairies, liquor stores and petrol stations is to be rolled out to hundreds... Read More
10:39am Tue 03 Mar, 2020
Businesses affected by the coronavirus can access immediate government support after two further initiatives were approved by Cabinet yesterday, Economic Development... Read More
09:00am Sun 01 Mar, 2020
A national standard for organic production will be introduced into parliament on Tuesday, March 3, setting mandatory requirements producers must meet to be certified... Read More
08:15am Sun 01 Mar, 2020
Kia ora and welcome to the first Sunday in March. Korero atu ki tetahi tauhou. Me koa te ra. Today we are expecting a mainly fine day, with a chance of a shower... Read More
03:00pm Sat 29 Feb, 2020
They worked on the set of ‘The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe', then travelled to middle earth to build the Hobbiton set at Matamata and also had a hand... Read More
12:15pm Sat 29 Feb, 2020
A pair of gumboots, a piece of downpipe slung over the shoulder to hold a few clubs, and it's all ‘FORE' steam ahead on the sheep farm fairway as the townies... Read More
07:45am Sat 29 Feb, 2020
Kia ora and welcome to the last Saturday in February. Me koa te ra. Korero atu ki tetahi tauhou. Today we are expecting a mainly fine day, but with some evening... Read More
07:17am Wed 26 Feb, 2020
The primary sector is the star of the latest economic data for the Thames-Coromandel, but an economist warns the Coronavirus outbreak is likely to dampen export... Read More