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Catering companies busier than ever as last-minute Christmas bookings roll in

Some businesses say they are busier than ever in the lead-up to Christmas.

Bayfair exploring new tenants for former Imbibe bar site

Bayfair Shopping Centre's leasing team is exploring options with potential new tenants.

Many Kiwis scrambling for keys to the castle

OPINION: Investment in shares may be the way to grow a deposit for a home.

Local Focus: Building future scientists, technologists, engineers and mathematicians

Getting kids to solve problems "from the ground up". Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Jo Raphael: Cut speed limits outside schools ... now

OPINION: Universal school speed limit reduction is a no-brainer.

Watch: One year after the eruption - Whakaari commemorations

Today marks the one-year anniversary of the fatal eruption.

Opinion: Relationship building needed for our youth

OPINION: The recurring theme of the truancy crisis is a breakdown in relationships.

Bryan Gould: Investment bank could be a panacea to economy woes

OPINION: Government could establish an investment bank to stimulate economy.

Real reasons people refuse to catch bus

Surveys reveal why some people refuse to catch the bus.

Jo Raphael: Royal Commission of Inquiry needed into violent child deaths

OPINION: Too many children are dying at the hands of those supposed to look after them.

Kieran Madden: Ardern's disappointing reaction to child poverty pleas

Opinion: Child poverty will be an election-defining, touchstone issue this term.

Bay of Plenty man denies murder, trial to come

Man accused of fatal stabbing appeared in court.

Strike action withdrawn by St John Ambulance staff

St John Ambulance staff and FIRST Union have withdrawn planned strike action

"Take extra care': Heavy rain warning issued for BOP

There is a heavy rain warning for the Bay of Plenty region overnight.

Samantha Motion: It's not fair to say renters just shouldn't get pets

Opinion: Tenants with pets are being put through the wringer in the rental market.

Jo Raphael: World leaders to blame for virus deaths

OPINION: The coronavirus seems to be ramping up.