Top marks: $10 billion GDP makes Western Bay one of strongest regions
5 Mar, 2021 07:00 PM
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Tauranga and the Western Bay are one of the top performing regions in the country. Photo /File
Tauranga and the Western Bay are one of the top performing regions in the country. Photo /File
The Western Bay s GDP has tipped $10 billion again despite Covid-19, with the region s primary sectors continuing to drive job creation. A report from Infometrics on Tauranga and the Western Bay sub-region, which compares 2020 to 2019, highlights an unemployment rate of 3.9 per cent compared to the national rate of 4.6 per cent and a 2020 GDP of $10 billion only .06 per cent behind figures in 2019.
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Covid 19 coronavirus: Event cancellations and postponements hit Rotorua after alert level change
2 Mar, 2021 05:00 PM
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From New Zealand s first Covid-19 case on February 28 2020 to entering another alert level 3 lockdown on February 28 2021 - here s a timeline of the milestones and setbacks we ve all endured. Video / NZ Herald
From New Zealand s first Covid-19 case on February 28 2020 to entering another alert level 3 lockdown on February 28 2021 - here s a timeline of the milestones and setbacks we ve all endured. Video / NZ Herald
The latest round of Covid-19 restrictions has acted as a speed bump right in the middle of event season. And while a raft of Rotorua events have been cancelled or postponed, an expedition-style adventure race
Covid 19 coronavirus: How much the Bay of Plenty could lose due to new restrictions
1 Mar, 2021 05:00 PM
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From New Zealand s first Covid-19 case on February 28 2020 to entering another alert level 3 lockdown on February 28 2021 - here s a timeline of the milestones and setbacks we ve all endured. Video / NZ Herald
From New Zealand s first Covid-19 case on February 28 2020 to entering another alert level 3 lockdown on February 28 2021 - here s a timeline of the milestones and setbacks we ve all endured. Video / NZ Herald
The Bay of Plenty region could lose upwards of $6 million this week after new community Covid-19 cases were discovered in Auckland over the weekend.