Business & Markets

Tauranga hotelier calls for loading bay

Guests at a Tauranga hotel are being welcomed to the city with the threat of a parking fine. Quest Tauranga Central director Craig Mckenzie told Local Democracy... Read More

Six things with wild price tags in 2023

This year is likely to be a year of volatile prices for food and household items. While the global outlook for the cost of goods remains cloudy, experts say some... Read More

Campaign launched in wake of “sophisticated” scams

Scams are constantly evolving and becoming increasingly sophisticated, the New Zealand Bankers' Association says. It comes as the organisation launches a... Read More

Game changing support for Tauranga Half Ironman

A Tauranga businessman is backing the Tauranga Half Ironman with the aim of bringing additional big names to the event. Nick Berry approached the Fulton Hogan... Read More

Survey on reducing harmful drinking

A recently released survey confirms most of us agree when it comes to reducing harmful drinking - target the harmful drinker, use stiffer penalties and implement... Read More

Egg shortage: Kiwis scramble to snap up chickens

Trade Me search data might have cracked the question of what comes first - the chicken or the egg? Turns out, it's the chicken. Interest in online auctions... Read More

No trains on The Strand during track work

Visitors to The Strand in Tauranga may have noticed there have been no trains passing through the central Tauranga waterfront this week. A piece of railway track... Read More

Expect to see “further declines in property value”

A property analyst is predicting "ongoing weakness" in the property market in 2023, despite what appears to be a slowing down of the market downturn over the final... Read More

Bakeries begin to crack under egg shortage

Commercial bakers are feeling the heat as a nationwide egg shortage drives up wholesale prices for the key ingredient. A ban on battery caged hens has left some... Read More

Up to 530,000 international visitors expected

Half-a-million international visitors are expected to fly into New Zealand in the next two months, at the same time the tourism sector is battling chronic labour... Read More

Rise of low-alcohol drinks not a threat to market

An increasing number of New Zealanders are opening up to lower-alcohol drinks, according to a survey by the Alcohol Beverages Council. The annual survey, which... Read More

Rotorua company hopes to build NZ biofuel industry

New Zealand could be making its own biofuel within the next five years. Scion, a Rotorua-based research institute, hopes to end the country's reliance on... Read More