Business & Markets

Inflation bites Tauranga’s new courthouse

Tauranga's proposed $150 million courthouse is inflation's latest victim. The Tauranga Moana Innovative Courthouse project is now under review, after facing 'significant”... Read More

New accounting degree benefits students & industry

A new Bachelor of Accounting on offer at Toi Ohomai | Te Pūkenga aims to fill the industry shortage and will make learning seamless for students. The Bachelor... Read More

Crime prevention a priority after cyclone hit

Police operating in flood-affected areas of the Eastern district are carrying out reassurance patrols day and night following Cyclone Gabrielle, as more officers... Read More

A $1 clothing month at Vinnies

Greerton's St Vincent de Paul is the place to be this month, with the store having a huge clear-out, and each clothing item only $1 each for all of February. 'We... Read More

Wanted: Individual or group ‘yarn bombers’

It's only five months until Greerton's trees will be dressed up again and the village transformed into a woollen wonderland from July-August in the annual Yarn... Read More

Foodstuffs truck drivers brave cyclone conditions

As Cyclone Gabrielle battered the North Island, Foodstuffs North Island truck driver Adrian Scott, didn't let the extreme weather conditions stop him from... Read More

BOP train network back in action

The railway network between Tauranga and the Eastern Bay of Plenty is back on track. Three weeks after flooding caused a train derailment and wiped out tracks... Read More

Cyclone: Govt books “in solid shape” - Robertson

The Government's books are in good shape to meet the challenges ahead and support New Zealanders facing cost of living pressures and extreme weather events. For... Read More

Kiwifruit year begins with “rough start”

Cyclone Gabrielle has managed to spread wind and rain across every kiwifruit region in New Zealand this week, a particularly critical time for kiwifruit growth... Read More

Critical kiwifruit chemical reclassified

A "critical" chemical for the kiwifruit industry is no longer being proposed as becoming a classified carcinogen by the Environmental Protection Authority. This... Read More

Derailment: Train network almost fully operational

The railway network between Kawerau and Tauranga is almost back up and running. Work has been progressing to repair the track near Te Puke following a train derailment... Read More

More than 20,000 insurance claims made across NZ

The country's biggest insurance firm IAG says it is progressing recent flood claims at pace and standing by to support customers affected by Cyclone Gabrielle Through... Read More