Business & Markets

Reserve Bank raises OCR to highest level in 7 yrs

The Reserve Bank has hiked the official cash rate by 50 basis points to three per cent as it continues to tighten monetary policy to bring down inflation. The... Read More

MSD to temporarily close its Mount office

The Ministry of Social Development office in Mount Maunganui will be temporarily closed next month. Building improvements are underway at the office, located... Read More

Smashing news: Early season avocados just 80 cents

Forks at the ready, avo fans - with the harvest just beginning, the fruit is already going cheap. A scan of supermarket prices on Tuesday revealed that avocados,... Read More

Factors combine to shrink crop

The 2022 kiwifruit harvest is now complete with 2800 orchards from Kerikeri in the north to Motueka in the south picked for consumers. Before the harvest began... Read More

Now illegal to ignore ‘Do Not Knock’ stickers

Changes to the Fair Trading Act, which come into force today, mean door-to-door traders who ignore a ‘Do Not Knock' sticker risk fines of up to $30,000. In... Read More

Could Rotorua’s Blue Baths have stayed open?

The former leaseholder of Rotorua's 'iconic' Blue Baths says new government advice shows the council could have left the building open while a plan... Read More

New BOP property and business scholarship

Tauranga property and business industry advocates, Urban Task Force for Tauranga are announcing the establishment of a Leader Development Scholarship to encourage,... Read More

New laws set to protect consumers

Businesses are being urged to pay close attention to a broad set of consumer protections and contract law that come into effect tomorrow, along with hefty fines.... Read More

Landslides: Insurance scheme to support Kiwis

More New Zealand home owners are scrambling for their insurance documents as the country is increasingly battered by severe weather events. Storms, floods, landslides... Read More

New campaign to attract people to forestry careers

A new recruitment campaign called ‘Find Your Fit In Forestry' aims to draw attention to the varied career opportunities available in the growing forestry... Read More

Employers help staff running low on sick leave

The number of people off sick for more than a week almost doubled in the three months to the end of June, according to Stats NZ. About 55,000 people cited illness... Read More

The impact of cruise ships returning to Tauranga

Cruise ships are set to return to the Bay of Plenty in about three months' time after two-and-a-half year hiatus when the Government closed the maritime border... Read More