Business & Markets

What‘s on - free tennis, art, remembrance concert

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

Community business award winners announced

Business in Katikati and Waihi Beach are being recognised this year. More than 150 people atteneded the 2022 Katikati and Waihi Beach Community Business Award... Read More

QV: Cooling housing market as winter closes

The residential property market 'correction” appears to be picking up pace in Tauranga as winter draws to a close. QV's latest rolling three-month average... Read More

Working from home leads healthy eating revolution

With around 40 per cent of the Kiwi workforce working from home full-time or in a hybrid home/office scenario, our way of eating and shopping during the... Read More

Tourists: Multi-million dollar windfall expected

The arrival of international visitors will see the cost of renting a holiday home reach record levels this summer, according to new data. Latest figures from... Read More

Company fined over fertiliser dust fatal crash

A Bay of Plenty company has been sentenced for its role in sending a dense cloud of lime dust across a motorway, causing a multi-vehicle crash which killed a driver. Wealleans... Read More

Company pleads guilty over sunscreen SPF claims

An Australian skincare company whose sunscreen failed to meet its SPF claims has pleaded guilty to two charges. An investigation by the Commerce Commission into... Read More

Talks between Essity and union “progressing well”

Essity have released a statement saying that talks between Essity and the Pulp and Paper Workers' Union are progressing well. "Discussions between Essity and... Read More

What‘s on - markets, art, gridiron, Qigong

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 mainly fine day with... Read More

Witnesses sought in Ngongotaha robbery

Police would like to hear from anyone who witnessed an alleged robbery at the Kalah Bar at the Ngongotaha Tavern on Hall Road in Rotorua on Friday morning. At... Read More

Govt backs scheme to increase tourism workforce

The Government will invest $2 million to support Go with Tourism, an initiative that connects jobseekers with employers, to help address the workforce shortage... Read More

Tauranga to welcome first cruise ship in October

Preparations are being made in Tauranga for the first cruise ship to visit New Zealand for the highly anticipated 2022/2023 season. The Majestic Princess is scheduled... Read More