Business & Markets

Government improves access to home loans

The Government is reforming financial services to improve access to home loans and other lending, and strengthen customer protections, Commerce and Consumer... Read More

Turning trash into treasure

You could be forgiven for not believing Darcia Mather when she describes herself as shy. In the live online auctions from what she laughingly calls her 'sh**ty... Read More

Waka Eastern Bay drives forward with NZCT grant

New Zealand Community Trust has awarded a $9240 operational grant to the Eastern Bay Accessible Transport Trust for their Waka Eastern Bay volunteer driven community... Read More

BOP Garden and Art Festival tickets are out

Tickets are on sale, at a special Mother's Day price, for this year's BOP Garden and Art Festival which includes new gardens to thrill. One of those newcomers... Read More

Rescue Helicopter crew saves father’s life

'We will be forever grateful Dad could get to the hospital so quickly because of the rescue helicopter, and straight into theatre for treatment that ultimately... Read More

What's on - Macbeth, art, music and museums

Good morning and welcome to Saturday. Ko te ra tenei i hanga e te Ariki. Ka koa tatou, ka koa hoki ki reira. MetService is forecasting a cloudy day with rain,... Read More

Zespri poised for strong season in China

Zespri's 2024 sales season in China is underway, with the award-winning KiwiBrothers featuring in local marketing activities for the first time and supporting... Read More

Vape story burglary: Police nab three

Police have arrested three youths ater a burglary at a vape store in Rotorua. Officers were called to a store on Tarawera Road in Lynmore following reports... Read More

Getting vape products is easy, says teen

The Ministry of Health says it is working on initiatives aimed at youth and vaping. This follows criticism from the Asthma and Respiratory Foundation towards... Read More

Begging ban call after tourists ‘accosted'

Beggars 'physically accosted” 10 Aussie tourists at a cafe last week, claims a Rotorua councillor arguing it is time to 'seriously consider” a begging... Read More

Closed track a real problem, says MP

Coromandel MP Scott Simpson has taken a swing at the Department of Conservation over the ongoing closure of Cathedral Cove. In Parliament last week, Simpson... Read More

Farewelling the cruise ship season

For those early risers, a picnic breakfast in Pilot Bay at Mount Maunganui this week is a great opportunity to watch two of the last three cruise ships of the... Read More