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Small Business: From France to Whangamatā with Coromandel Chocolate

Thomas Capdevielle talks to Tom Raynel about his small business Coromandel Chocolate.

Desserts for the deserving: Teen baker with a 'passion for helping'

Hannah Richards spends three hours every Saturday baking cakes and crumbles for charity.

Arts 'not a nice-to-have': Tauranga hosts 300 creatives for national conference

More than 300 creative leaders gathered in Tauranga for the three-day event.

Scrapping old boat funds youth sailing

Yacht club volunteers took apart the donated boat to salvage the valuable bits.

AS Colour expands into Bay of Plenty

Founded in Auckland in 2005, AS Colour now has 26 stores worldwide.

Bay of Plenty tops with bumper kiwifruit season as Auckland shows signs of economic turnaround

The June quarter was marked by 'chilly' economic conditions.

Small Business: From France to Whangamatā with Coromandel Chocolate

Thomas Capdevielle talks to Tom Raynel about his small business Coromandel Chocolate.

Mark Lister: Rear view v crystal ball, why leading indicators matter more right now

OPINION: Unemployment has risen to 5.2%, the highest level in almost five years.

Eye-catching: 2500 glass eyes in need of a new home

It sounds like a riddle – but it really isn’t. The answer is a basement in Te Puke.

'It could kill you': Kiwi entertainer on urgent need for health checks

Dugan is part of the NZ Highwaymen and supports Blue September.

'A bit of oomph': Chef aims to make spicy Kiwi brand a pantry 'staple'

Her products are sold in more than 300 NZ outlets, and she's on her third cookbook.

'I’ve been spat on': One woman's fight to rid NZ construction of misogyny

'What I got back was a flood of sexualised threats.'

Porsche 911 GT3 Weissach Package manual quick review: 3-pedal thrills

Motorsport-inspired GT3 plus a manual gearbox: if you like your 911s pure, this is it.

Mazda powers up Outwest Youth Community Trust

An MX-30 EV will assist the charitable trust help even more learner's get their licences.

GWM Haval H6 Ultra HEV full review: hybrid lifestyle

The new H6 is better all round, but more importantly - still comes at a value price.

Leapmotor BO5 revealed, B10 launched: EV brand expands to the power of two

Sporty little hatchback is a new direction for Leapmotor.

Help, I bought a castle and I didn't tell my wife

Businessman Brooke McKenzie fell in love with star architect's impressive build.

Elite school's $10m sports fields for sale

Lindisfarne College's lease on the grounds runs out next year.

Questions over mega property deal: Properties linked to Donghua Liu for sale again

$56m site next to Westfield Newmarket reportedly sold in May.

Max Key’s epic villa sells to expats after price drop

"I didn’t realise how fussy people get when it’s more of a buyer's market."

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Eggs return to shelves after bird flu forced farm's 200,000 chicken cull

A strain of avian influenza was discovered at a Mainland Poultry farm in Otago last year.

'Absolutely belted': Winds batter Bay of Plenty avocado orchards

'I knew there would be a bit of damage, but it was quite a shock to see so much damage.'

Why farmer confidence has reached 'lofty heights'

Farmer confidence in agricultural economy rises to second-highest level in a decade.

GDT, GDP and OCR with Cameron Bagrie on The Country

Cameron Bagrie, Jason Herrick, Phil Duncan, and Hunter McGregor.