- Joined: Aug 2012
- published: 174
Published a story 8:46am May 17th
Five offenders with 260+ convictions each
17 May 2013
Northland's worst recidivist criminal has 343 convictions - mostly relating to fraud and deception offences.
Published a story 8:14am May 16th
North's problem gamblers impose self ban
16 May 2013
Problem gamblers in Northland have been voluntarily asking gaming venues to bar them for two years, a hospitality spokesman says.
Published a story 10:48am May 14th
Northland the couch potato capital
14 May 2013
Northlanders are New Zealand's worst couch potatoes - with new survey findings showing square-eyed locals spend more time watching television than anywhere else in the country.
Published a story 9:41am May 13th
$56k spent daily on pokies
13 May 2013
Rotorua gaming machine spending may have dropped during the past year but local gamblers are still pouring more than $56,000 a day into pokies.
Published a story 9:37am May 13th
Division over charter schools
13 May 2013
From next year New Zealand students are likely to be offered a new form of schooling.
Published a story 7:42am May 13th
Unemployment rate tumbles
13 May 2013
Tough job-seeking conditions and discourteous employers are making life difficult for Wairarapa's unemployed, a local budgeting adviser says.
Published a story 11:20pm May 10th
Tough to find jobs in region
11 May 2013
Limited employment opportunities are causing havoc for Wanganui job hunters, with many struggling to make ends meet, a local community worker warns.
Published a story 8:16am May 10th
Bay's jobless rate edges down
10 May 2013
A new labour market report estimates 9500 Bay of Plenty residents are currently out of work - with the regional unemployment rate dropping.
Published a story 6:25am May 10th
Hot summer helps to cool pokies spend
10 May 2013
Gaming machine expenditure dipped in Wanganui in the year to March - with local punters spending about 3 per cent less compared to the previous 12 months.
Published a story 8:56am May 7th
Bay's pokie spending drops by $2m
7 May 2013
Hawke's Bay gaming machine expenditure dipped 5 per cent in the year to March, with local punters spending nearly $2 million less on them compared to the previous 12 months.