Banks are competing hard to win customers' money in what appears to be an escalating mortgage war. ANZ cut interest rates again this week, but notably it... Read More

Eighteen mixed one, two and three-bedroom single-storey social housing homes are proposed for the site at 24 Middlebrook Rd, close to the sports fields in Katikati. Construction... Read More

Former Tauranga commissioner Shadrach Rolleston has landed a new role with the Hauraki District Council as it weighs up an application by Oceana Gold to rezone... Read More

More than 300 Bay of Plenty families from Bangladesh are in pain as they watch their families face violence from police and government authorities in their home... Read More

A Kaimai resident who describes State Highway 29 as "abysmal" is taking his frustrations to Members of Parliament and Western Bay of Plenty councillors following... Read More

Councils want to set their own fees and fines, as a new report shows governments underestimate the effects of their policies on rates. The NZIER study found... Read More

A Bay of Plenty school property project that was paused earlier this year, is now be going ahead. The Pāpāmoa College new school expansion project will... Read More

New satellite technology that significantly improves GPS accuracy, has reached an important milestone, with two 11-metre satellite dishes switched on. Known... Read More

The government has introduced legislation that will enable roadside drug testing as part of its commitment to improve road safety, Transport Minister Simeon... Read More

Research by Consumer NZ from July 2024 has found 60 per cent of non-property owners feel buying a house is not within their reach. This comes as a report... Read More

A group of youth offenders will today begin the government's new boot camp pilot in Palmerston North. The Oranga Tamariki-run programme involves ten boys... Read More

Christopher Luxon's first visit to Tūhoe as Prime Minister has been met with protest action. The PM and government officials were in the eastern Bay of Plenty... Read More