07:00pm Wed 13 Mar, 2024
A dozen school and early childhood sector groups have united to ask Prime Minister Christopher Luxon to retain funding for the free school lunch scheme, Ka Ora... Read More
06:00pm Wed 13 Mar, 2024
Retailers are looking at another tough year ahead, with a continuing drop in consumer spending and commercial activity indicated in recent data. Latest numbers... Read More
05:45pm Wed 13 Mar, 2024
Police have executed a number of search warrants in Rotorua today, arresting three people after an unprovoked attack in the city, says detective senior sergeant... Read More
05:08pm Wed 13 Mar, 2024
Free bus fares in Bay of Plenty could be cut back after the government pulled its funding. Buses have been free for anyone aged 18 or under and half price... Read More
04:00pm Wed 13 Mar, 2024
A survivor of domestic violence should not have to pay her abuser's court costs after her bid to get a protection order against him failed, a lawyer has... Read More
03:00pm Wed 13 Mar, 2024
A cow dung-like smell wafting from earthworks along the Whakatāne stopbank has Riverside Drive residents holding their noses. However, while Bay of Plenty... Read More
02:00pm Wed 13 Mar, 2024
The New Zealand Symphony Orchestra is bringing an exhilarating and evocative music experience, featuring classical giants Tchaikovsky, Shostakovich, Bruckner... Read More
01:00pm Wed 13 Mar, 2024
Plans to build 4905 three-storey townhouses and apartments, including social housing, in Ōmokoroa have sent ripples through the sleepy coastal settlement. The... Read More
11:45am Wed 13 Mar, 2024
A cancer recovery centre near Whakatāne has been given the green light, despite opposition from neighbouring landowners. After a hearing, Whakatāne District... Read More
11:15am Wed 13 Mar, 2024
Mt Maunganui residents fear new government housing rules will allow developers to turn it into the Gold Coast, high rise buildings that rob them of sunlight... Read More
10:45am Wed 13 Mar, 2024
Tauranga Living Without Violence, a not-for-profit organization dedicated to creating safer homes and communities, is pleased to announce the appointment of... Read More
10:10am Wed 13 Mar, 2024
The new bridge at Cambridge Road will open on schedule on April 8, marking a significant milestone in the 6.8km Takitimu North Link expressway project. 'This... Read More