Nervous wait for leader in five-day 90 Mile Beach Snapper Bonanza
The Snapper Bonanza is the biggest snapper surf casting competition in the world, running for five days on…
Hiring now in Bay of Plenty: Record kiwifruit crop drives 19,000 jobs, forecast of 221 million trays
The average pay for orchard tasks during the 2025/26 season was around $25.70 an hour, but rates went…
Lotto Bay of Plenty wins: Tauranga player boosts prize with Powerball
Another win landed in Kawerau, with a Second Division ticket sold at New World. Lotto NZ is encouraging…
Maketū Pies: The Bay of Plenty brand wanting a second chance
The “planets aligned”, and Williams was brought in to lead the brand’s rebuild. Maketū Pies began in 1982…
Bay of Plenty union members protest in Tauranga over women’s pay equity claims
McKean said this was part of a co-ordinated campaign led by the New Zealand Council of Trade Unions.…
Kiwifruit labour companies run by Ajaypal Singh in liquidation allegedly owing $57m in unpaid tax
“It has been very stressful for me and my family,” Singh said, through an interpreter. Gurukirpa Contracting owed…
Spinal injury at Tauranga public pool prompts Bay Venues diving pause
She was resuscitated and airlifted to Middlemore Hospital National Spinal Unit for treatment. In response to this incident,…
SH29 Kaimai safety concerns spur push for fixes on major Bay of Plenty highway
“Having cars stopped in overtaking lanes trying to turn right while trucks and cars are racing along in…
Bay of Plenty man charged with abduction and indecent assault
A scene examination was being carried out on Ohiwa Harbour Rd, and police continued to investigate the “heinous…
Severe thunderstorm watch for Bay of Plenty and Rotorua this afternoon
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Bay of Plenty Regional Council proposes 4% rates rise and $3b portfolio shake-up
Quayside managed the investment assets independently from the council and provided an annual dividend to the council. In…
Western Bay of Plenty councillors get average 57% pay rise to $80,000
The table used data from the Remuneration Authority, the independent agency that sets the pay for key public…