Business & Markets

Toi Ohomai culinary arts student takes top spot

Olive Ona is sharpening her knives and prepping for her toughest competition yet. The Toi Ohomai Culinary Arts student was crowned the North Island regional... Read More

Ōmokoroa luxury retirement village in the works

One of New Zealand's finest retirement villages will soon be built in Ōmokoroa and is expected to attract retirees from all over the North Island. Luxury retirement... Read More

Have your say on the Forest Amendments Bill

The public is invited to have a say on the Legal Harvest Assurance Bill and learn about the implications for importers and exporters. The Forests (Legal Harvest... Read More

NZTech growing as fast as the tech sector

NZTech is the not-for-profit that has been bringing together and representing New Zealand's technology ecosystem. Over the past few years it has grown from one... Read More

Col‘s Butchery wins silver medal

Col's Butchery & Deli in Mount Maunganui has won a silver medal for their Boneless Ham in the 100% New Zealand Bacon and Ham Awards. The medal was announced on... Read More

Restaurants launch accreditation programme

Hospitality businesses committed to improving their practices and increasing their impact now have a new certification programme. HospoCred will reward businesses... Read More

Tauranga MP wants agreement between port and iwi

Tauranga's new MP is calling on the Port of Tauranga and local iwi to come to an agreement on how the port can expand. Sam Uffindell wants the expansion to... Read More

Okere Falls Store café smokes competition

The North Island has finally snagged bragging rights to the country's best toasted sandwich, with a Bay of Plenty café winning the 2022 Great New Zealand... Read More

Tradies urged to secure and label tools properly

Police are urging tradies and DIY enthusiasts to secure and label their work tools. Theft from vehicles are reported frequently. "Police locate tools on... Read More

Bay culinary pop-up cooks up double success

Tauranga pop-up restaurant Kitchen Takeover scooped two major gongs at the New Zealand Events Association awards in Hastings last night. The edible-adventure... Read More

Selling something online? Be wary say Police

New Zealand Police is reminding people to be alert to fraudulent activity and to take particular care when selling goods through social media platforms and... Read More

ACC launches rongoā Māori for staff

The Accident Compensation Corporation - ACC - has extended it's Support Your Wellbeing service for over 4,000 staff to include rongoā Māori which is traditional... Read More