Business & Markets

Warning to kiwifruit workers during harvest

Powerco is urging orchard workers to ‘look up' and stay safe around power lines as the Bay of Plenty kiwifruit harvest gets into full swing. With workers... Read More

Buffy Ellen delights with organic plant-based food

The founder of popular food blog Be Good Organics, Buffy Ellen, is passionate about plant-based living, which she says is ‘kinder to people, animals and... Read More

What‘s on - paintball, markets, dub music

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 partly cloudy day with... Read More

Cost of living number one concern for Kiwis

New research confirms the rising cost of living is putting increasing pressure on New Zealanders, with commitment to sustainable living taking a backseat. About... Read More

Sky TV confirms 170 jobs will be axed

Sky Television has confirmed about 170 jobs will be axed in a restructuring of customer support and technical operations. It has confirmed plans disclosed last... Read More

Locally made app tops download charts

Tauranga tech entrepreneur Steph Kennard is topping the New Zealand download charts, beating Google, with her new app launched just three weeks ago. BONNET is... Read More

Consumer NZ investigates greenwashing claims

A Consumer NZ investigation into the green claims on a basket of supermarket goods has found greenwashing claims are rife in New Zealand. Consumer's shopping... Read More

Apprentices go hammer-to-hammer at challenge

Building apprentices from across Tauranga will battle it out this Saturday at the New Zealand Certified Builders - NZCB - Apprentice Challenge. Competing for... Read More

Conference: Changing narrative on Māori housing

A high-powered conference in Rotorua aims to 'change the narrative” on Māori housing, with particular urgency in the wake of Cyclone Gabrielle. Around... Read More

How much higher are home loan rates going to go?

Fixed home loan rates could peak at more than 7% this year before starting to fall again, ASB senior economist Chris Tennent-Brown says. He said how much further... Read More

“It’s dead down there” – Tga CBD needs customers

Tauranga's CBD 'is in crisis” with empty businesses and construction giving the perception it's a 'place to stay away from”. Downtown Tauranga board... Read More

Paying the price of an instant world

Uber Eats and alcohol are among items that Bay of Plenty residents are using ‘Buy Now Pay Later' services to purchase - and it's getting them into tight... Read More