Business & Markets

Tenants being asked to provide private information

Consumer NZ's recent study of rental property managers found some prospective tenants were being asked, potentially unlawfully, to share more personal information... Read More

Sharp drop in NZ dollar pushed steel prices up

A New Zealand construction supplier says the price of steel jumped 10 per cent over the weekend, following a sharp drop in the value of the New Zealand dollar. The... Read More

Businesses seek investors at Rotorua Pitch Night

Four businesses will pitch from a range of industries, including bike tech, plant-based food and drink, website tech and bike apparel. Matt Miller is returning... Read More

Mental health: Overwhelmed businesses struggling

A Bay of Plenty butcher says more business owners need to speak up about mental health after he worked every day for two years. Doug Jarvis, owner of two speciality... Read More

Nominate your favourite business

Tauranga residents have two weeks left to nominate their favourite business - or one they think deserves a bit of credit - in Tauranga Business Chamber's annual... Read More

Aggravated robbery: Police appeal for information

Waikato Police are seeking information and continuing to investigate following an aggravated robbery at The Base Shopping Centre in Te Rapa, Hamilton late on Sunday... Read More

Daylight robbery: jewellery store smashed

Dozens of shoppers watched on in horror as a group of robbers smashed their way into display cases in a jewellery store display at a shopping centre in Hamilton. The... Read More

Security guard assaulted following burglary

Police are investigating a burglary at a retail complex in Hamilton earlier this morning. At around 5:45am, a group of offenders arrived in a vehicle outside... Read More

What‘s on - festivals, rugby, and vintage fashion

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

Port lending a helping hand this Clean Up Week

The Port of Tauranga is hosting a corporate clean up this Friday as part of Keep New Zealand Beautiful's Clean Up Week. This annual event is once again asking... Read More

Supporting Tauranga‘s small businesses

The Bay of Plenty is being recognised as the highest participating region in a Government funded programme aimed at bringing small businesses up to speed with... Read More

Banks keep economic headwinds at bay

Bank profits are holding at near record levels in defiance of a slowing economy, rising interest rates and strong inflation. Collective profits for the sector... Read More