The building and construction minister is criticising councils for "stopping the clock" on building consent applications, after data showed 64 percent were paused... Read More

I've often wondered, in the context of hearing a news article about some form of government spending, for example welfare or roading or trade envoys, what... Read More

The economy has rebounded more strongly than expected out of the recession on the back of improved agricultural production and tourism spending. Stats NZ... Read More

Expanding the Port of Tauranga to host larger ships is key to doubling New Zealand's export economy over the next decade, Finance Minister Nicola Willis says. Growing... Read More

If you have bought butter recently you might have noticed something - it is a lot more expensive. Stats NZ said last week that the price of butter was up... Read More

Trade Me is warning people to be wary of scam texts claiming to offer high-paying jobs via the company. A series of recruitment scam messages have been circulating,... Read More

A Pāpāmoa automotive business owner is refusing to pay a $200 fine issued when he moved a client's unlicensed car on to the street. Autoworld Pāpāmoa... Read More

Tauranga's housing market has continued to show slow but steady growth over summer, despite falling interest rates and broader market stagnation nationwide. The... Read More

Te Puke kiwifruit growers Blair Dyer and Steve Atkinson have won the Regional Supreme Award at the Bay of Plenty Ballance Farm Environment Awards in Tauranga. Blair... Read More

Zespri's first charter shipment of the 2025 New Zealand kiwifruit season has set sail from Tauranga bound for Shanghai. The vessel, Kowhai - which was named... Read More

Banks are competing for home loan business with offers of cash - and even some people who stay with their current banks are getting them, brokers say. Glen... Read More

When the strains of fiddle music sound and the first Guinness is poured at Tauranga's inaugural Irish festival, Laura McCabe will no doubt be thinking of the... Read More