Coronavirus
10:13am Fri 11 Sep, 2020
There's no need to subject yourself to the discomfort of a test unless you have symptoms. This is the message from health authorities about COVID-19 testing. Josh... Read More
06:59am Fri 11 Sep, 2020
Fake news, misinformation and conspiracy theories are threatening to derail the country's COVID-19 response and impede progress to alert level 1. The government... Read More
06:03pm Thu 10 Sep, 2020
For Jason Pearce, the two weeks spent in managed isolation in Rotorua's Ibis Hotel was 'a blessing”. It was there that he was forced to stop a cannabis habit... Read More
01:00pm Thu 10 Sep, 2020
There are four new cases of COVID-19 to report in New Zealand today - two in the community, and two at the border. Health Minister Chris Hipkins is providing... Read More
08:01pm Wed 09 Sep, 2020
Customs will receive a funding boost to employ more staff to expand border surveillance, further strengthening the government's defence against Covid-19, says... Read More
07:00pm Wed 09 Sep, 2020
Changes to the current border exception rules will allow some partners of New Zealand citizens and residents to be able to reunite in New Zealand. 'Many people... Read More
12:55pm Wed 09 Sep, 2020
UPDATE: Another six new cases of COVID-19 have been identified in New Zealand, while four existing cases have now recovered. This now brings the total number... Read More
08:00pm Tue 08 Sep, 2020
New Zealanders who have money locked up offshore due to cancelled travel plans as a result of COVID-19 are set to benefit from a new Government scheme to support... Read More
03:45pm Tue 08 Sep, 2020
Owners of a Tauranga bakery say that Labour's promise to tighten regulations around contactless payment charges will make a 'huge difference” to their business's... Read More
01:27pm Tue 08 Sep, 2020
There are six new cases of COVID-19 to report in New Zealand today. Two are imported cases detected in MIQ facilities. One is a man in his 20s who arrived from... Read More
08:01am Tue 08 Sep, 2020
Bay of Plenty Regional Council has agreed a raft of recommendations to unlock the community resilience and job creation benefits of its COVID-19 ‘shovel-ready'... Read More
08:00pm Mon 07 Sep, 2020
Two big things happened in January at Fisher & Paykel Healthcare. It started hiring hundreds of workers at its Auckland and Mexico factories, and it started up... Read More
04-Nov 18:00
BOP fisherman receives international recognition
04-Nov 16:25
Tauranga hit-and-run accused removed from court
04-Nov 16:00
Little girl's wish tops Katikati tree with star
04-Nov 11:45
More than 1400 hurt by fireworks in five years
04-Nov 11:00
Public art symposium seeks volunteers
04-Nov 10:00
Major Maketū culvert upgrade to start this month
04-Nov 08:04
Nangs-fuelled drive ends in home detention
04-Nov 07:00
Mum grows thriving food forest in Tauranga
04-Nov 06:00
Kiwifruit boom fuels Bay of Plenty land rush
03-Nov 18:00
Exports to Australia ease avocado glut
03-Nov 16:20
Man in custody after alleged hit-and-run
03-Nov 14:05
Te Puke artists put their creativity on show
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