Business & Markets

Job seekers helped into hospitality work

A plan to place over 100 people into restaurants and hospitality jobs over the next two months is being set in motion this week. A new joint initiative between... Read More

Tauranga retailer leaves CBD to “survive”

A Tauranga retailer has packed up and relocated his store out of the city centre because he 'can't see a future there” anymore. Bill and Frances Campbell... Read More

Forestry contractors “at breaking point”

New Zealand's forestry contractors are at breaking point, with compounding pressures from the last three years mounting, according to Forestry Industry Contractors... Read More

Rotorua business hopes and challenges shared

Rotorua businesses are calling for greater investment for a vibrant city, with the chamber boss saying that is what will secure the city's future. The desire... Read More

Menu hikes hard to swallow

The price of single dishes in New Zealand restaurants are increasing, with some menus charging more than $50 for one dish, due to skyrocketing food, wage and transport... Read More

Art & craft fair back at Waihi Beach

The famed Waihi Beach Art & Craft Fair is back for the upcoming King's Birthday weekend, so get along on Sunday, June 4. Organisers Colleen Low and Trish Coates... Read More

What‘s on - bird show, family fun day and cars

Good morning and welcome to Saturday. Ko te ra tenei i hanga e te Ariki. Ka koa tatou, ka koa hoki ki reira. MetService is forecasting a mainly fine day ahead... Read More

Forestry hub returns to Fieldays

The Fieldays Forestry Hub will again feature when Fieldays 2023 returns to its traditional winter slot, from June 14-17, at Mystery Creek in Waikato. Like last... Read More

Bank payments now being processed every day

The country's payments system takes a significant step forward from Friday, with the processing of transactions being extended to seven days a week. Previously,... Read More

PM in Tauranga: Road funding needs “rethinking”

Prime Minister Chris Hipkins says he imagines Tauranga is likely to benefit from the $6 billion critical infrastructure funding outlined in Budget 2023. Hipkins... Read More

Pay boosts for GP & community nurses announced

About 6100 more GP, community nurses and kaiāwhina will be eligible for pay rises of eight per cent on average to reduce pay disparities with nurses in hospitals,... Read More

Tauranga Public Trust celebrates 130 years service

Public Trust has been helping Bay of Plenty locals for over 130 years, and the number of people in the region getting their will in place has increased 146 per... Read More