Now hiring: Thousands of kiwifruit workers needed for harvest
'Projected lower fruit volumes meant there is likely to be a shorter post-harvest season.'
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The company was fined in 2020 and is facing another fine after the WorkSafe prosecution.
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Pāpāmoa and Te Puke residents lost power around 7.55am.
'My heroes': How Ukrainians in the Bay are feeling one year on
'I still can’t believe it. It’s scary. I have been through sadness, anger, and denial.'
'Worst display of behaviour': Councillors clash over town centre funding
'Everyone suddenly turned on their own little patch.'
Kiwifruit: 'Stressful' wait for bridge access in Te Puke
Kiwifruit orchardists in Te Puke could lose millions if truck access isn’t restored.
All you need to know about the BOP state of emergency
Bay of Plenty Civil Defence announced a region-wide state of emergency on Monday.
Out the gate: Cow swept from paddock, ends up at KFC
The cow was swept up in floodwaters and eventually hoofed it to Te Puke's KFC.
Train derailment impacts Kawerau industry
'The question on everyone’s lips is how long it’s going to take to get running again.'
Te Puke bridge: Temporary bridge set to be installed
About 30 properties upstream from the bridge have been impacted.
Train track closure could cause 'serious problems' for logging industry
KiwiRail says high water levels are impeding the investigation and track assessment.
'The bridge has gone': About 30 properties affected after bridge washes out
The council is working to establish a possible emergency access track.
'Carnage': Train derails near Te Puke after 'significant' rainfall
The two-person train crew are uninjured.
Gravel road grates: Decade-long fight for a safer road
Residents have been trying for 10 years to get safety improvements.
Man arrested after woman seriously assaulted in Te Puke
The woman remains in a serious condition in hospital.
'Talk to someone': Farmer confidence knocked as costs rise
Some farmers indicated they are considering exiting the industry due to concerns.
‘Stonewalled’: Rural community upset over plans for offender halfway house
Location of the new facility is said to be partly due to Tauranga's housing shortage.
'Crying all morning': 'Tornado' hits farm, killing animals and destroying structures
But a swift community response is helping the distraught family pick up the pieces.
'Trapped': Fears new $90m interchange fails to offer tsunami escape paths
Maps warn that few places are safe from a significant tsunami but escape is limited.
Coaches inspired new principal to teach
Principalship at Penrose College showed how change can occur in education.
Serious crash, Te Puke - Bay of Plenty
Initial indications suggest there are serious injuries.
Te Puke teen Santo's rise to Black Ferns squad
Swift rise through the rugby ranks has been overwhelming, but cool.
First job in 10 years: 'I've got my mana back'
Stats NZ: Unemployment rate for Māori was 5.5% in June 2022, down from 7.8% in June 2021.
Psa variant found on two kiwifruit orchards: Decimating disease continuously evolving
Growers say Psa is the biggest risk to the industry,
'It is unbelievable': 15yrs in jewellery business, 30 raids, losses worth thousands
'It is difficult enough financially anyway and this just makes it even more difficult.'
Aloha, Te Puke: How to have a tropical holiday in the kiwifruit capital
Little did Luxon know, you can enjoy a Hawai'i holiday without leaving Aotearoa.
Luxon 'back into real issues, off the beach from Hawaii'
Luxon: Reserve Bank cannot grade itself, must be hold to account over cost of living.
Mental health and addiction support delivered by and for Māori
'Māori whānau want to access services that recognise their realities.'
'What we need is some very simple rules': Luxon on Covid announcement
Government announces new measures to fight the increasing numbers of Covid-19 infections.
'We have families, we're just doing our job': Road worker speaks out on abuse
Bottles, golf balls, and daily verbal abuse are being hurled at road workers by motorists
Bitten, spat at, hit with axes: Top cop says assaults on police becoming more violent
'We are seeing is a propensity of offenders to increasingly use violence toward police'.
'Unacceptable': Road workers verbally abused, objects thrown at them
Disgruntled motorists take out roadworks delays frustration on road workers.
One dead in Bay of Plenty crash
Emergency services were called to the scene on Rangiuru Rd.
Karters looking forward to spring
The Kartsport BoP club is looking to resurface and extend its Apparelmaster Raceway track.