10:14am Sat 04 Feb, 2023
The Coromandel is facing yet another long weekend of cancelled hospitality bookings. Last weekend, it had a subdued Auckland Anniversary weekend due to flooding... Read More
07:00pm Fri 03 Feb, 2023
The economy is probably already in recession and likely to remain so into next year amid rising interest rates and pressured household budgets, according to one... Read More
10:45am Fri 03 Feb, 2023
Insurers are bringing in extra staff from overseas and warning it will be years before all claims are settled for flood damaged homes, cars and contents. The... Read More
07:00pm Thu 02 Feb, 2023
The hospitality industry is counting the cost of this weekend's weather incident which has caused significant issues for many hospitality businesses across the... Read More
10:45am Thu 02 Feb, 2023
No one is sure how long the railway track connecting Kawerau industry to the Port of Tauranga will be closed, but Kajavala Forestry managing director Jacob Kajavala... Read More
09:06am Thu 02 Feb, 2023
Small businesses are now able to apply for a $4000 subsidy while having a fog cannon installed. The subsidy is open to all eligible small retailers and dairies... Read More
05:00pm Wed 01 Feb, 2023
Gumboots, wet vacuums and dehumidifiers are low in stock throughout flood-hit regions as people are forced to once again wade through water after a second deluge... Read More
12:03pm Wed 01 Feb, 2023
The Government is announcing an extension to cost of living support, including the fuel excise tax cut and half-price public transport for the fourth time. The... Read More
05:00pm Tue 31 Jan, 2023
Total exports saw a growth of $8.7 billion (14 percent) to $72.2 billion in the year ended December 2022 compared with 2021, Stats NZ said today. Annual imports... Read More
04:00pm Tue 31 Jan, 2023
Iconic Ruapehu hotel the Grand Chateau Tongariro has confirmed it will be closing for good in a move Ruapehu Mayor Weston Kirton says has left him 'reeling”. The... Read More
09:31am Tue 31 Jan, 2023
Waimarino is a water and adventure park near Bethlehem - you'd think they'd be used to the vagaries that the weather can throw up. But nothing could have prepared... Read More
07:30am Tue 31 Jan, 2023
Consumer NZ has produced concrete advice for people impacted by the recent and ongoing weather events. 'The effects of the devastating flooding will be varied... Read More