08:00pm Mon 20 Nov, 2023
Forecasting grape yield is tough and errors can be costly, so University of Canterbury researchers have been awarded $6.1 million to blend viticulture with robotics,... Read More
07:00pm Mon 20 Nov, 2023
Third quarter retail trade figures are expected to reflect a difficult period for consumers, retailers and the economy. Stats NZ is expected to release the... Read More
06:45am Mon 20 Nov, 2023
A customer of more than a decade is finding elsewhere to get their cinema fix due to the paid parking charges in Downtown Tauranga. Two weeks ago Mount Maunganui... Read More
12:00pm Sun 19 Nov, 2023
A serious case of déjà vu in the CBD's Piccadilly Arcade this week. Allen the card man - Allen Hickson - closed his shop and disappeared from... Read More
08:00am Sat 18 Nov, 2023
Good morning and welcome to Saturday. MetService is forecasting a mostly cloudy day with periods of rain. Northerlies will be developing in the morning.. It's... Read More
07:30am Fri 17 Nov, 2023
The Department of Conservation is gearing up to host about 60,000 campers over the upcoming summer at more than 300 campsites spread across New Zealand. Popular... Read More
06:45am Fri 17 Nov, 2023
Consumer NZ is calling on New Zealanders to stand up to excessive surcharges on credit and debit card payments. The non-profit is on a mission to arm shoppers... Read More
08:00pm Thu 16 Nov, 2023
New programmes are being announced by Creative New Zealand for 2024. The eight new funding and support opportunities are tailored to three distinct groups:... Read More
01:00pm Thu 16 Nov, 2023
Adding mushrooms to avocados has proved a recipe for success for a Northland couple. Greg Rathbun and Tann Duangprasit originally purchased an existing avocado... Read More
11:15am Thu 16 Nov, 2023
Tighter economic times are likely to persist for another year or so - but the effect won't necessarily be felt evenly across New Zealand, Infometrics says. It's... Read More
07:00pm Wed 15 Nov, 2023
Car insurance premiums have sky rocketed up 38 per cent in two years, according to a Consumer NZ survey. The independent non-profit organisation is urging... Read More
06:00pm Tue 14 Nov, 2023
Plans to set up a ferry service in the Western Bay of Plenty have been canned because of the 'eye watering” cost. Bay of Plenty Regional Council commissioned... Read More