Kristin Macfarlane: Ignorance valued speaking another person's language over my own
Te Wiki o te reo Māori/Māori Language Week gets under way today.
Te Wiki o te reo Māori/Māori Language Week gets under way today.
A new People and Culture Award has been created to celebrate business efforts in the Bay.
The promise followed a survey about residents' satisfaction with the regional council.
Pedalling their wares online has been what's saved many local retailers from going bust.
COMMENT: There are four safe seats and one to watch in the Bay of Plenty region
COMMENT: People troubled by government policies during the pandemic have options.
Meet the people who have been friends for decades.
COMMENT: Small businesses are desperate for support but the devil will be in the detail.
COMMENT: Tap and go payment systems should be available at all businesses.
COMMENT: The winter gulf between public holidays has never felt longer.
Advice is to keep communication lines open with bank.
'There have been times I've sat there and thought 'should I really be at this table?'
But travel agencies still optimistic in face of pandemic.
National's Todd McClay and Chris Bishop spoke to local business leaders today.
A consortium led by Paul Pedersen has bought the business.
A recidivist fleeing driver who rammed two police cars has received a hefty jail sentence.
Late spring temperatures could be reaching summer levels this year.
Kevin Davies pleaded guilty and was sentenced to $14,000 in penalties.
The regional council's informetrics report GDP was down by 1.6 per cent.
Hatcheries, aquaculture technology and workforce training explored.
Hope can be a powerful feeling and we need it right now.
The property had not been on the market in close to 50 years.
Local Muslims say the Christchurch mosque terrorist's life sentence was justified.
A worker at Port of Tauranga is facing possible disciplinary action over a Covid-19 hoax..
COMMENT: Our mental, physical and economic health can't cope with a nationwide lockdown.
Alert level 2 restrictions will remain in place in the Bay of Plenty until further notice.
Attacks included trying to force a beer bottle into a council worker's mouth.
One company had 30 to 40 jobs coming in each month.
"Many of our own Māori families, whānau are not accessing what is already available."
COMMENT: Government needs to stop border breaches quickly.