17 May 2013
Northland's worst recidivist criminal has 343 convictions - mostly relating to fraud and deception offences.
16 May 2013
Problem gamblers in Northland have been voluntarily asking gaming venues to bar them for two years, a hospitality spokesman says.
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.
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.
13 May 2013
From next year New Zealand students are likely to be offered a new form of schooling.
13 May 2013
Tough job-seeking conditions and discourteous employers are making life difficult for Wairarapa's unemployed, a local budgeting adviser says.
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.
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.
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.
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.
