Business & Markets

Blueberry prices set to drop before Christmas

The harvest for New Zealand blueberry varieties has now begun and growers are encouraging Kiwis to buy them as larger volumes come to market, with prices set to... Read More

CEO’s grim warning as NZ manages global urea chaos

The Ministry of Transport says New Zealand is well positioned to navigate the global shortage in diesel exhaust additive, caused by the restricted export of its... Read More

Fun in the sun at Waimarino

With summer well and truly set in, enjoying the outdoors will be on everyone's holiday wish list. Waimarino Adventure Park offers a range of activities both in... Read More

Final hurdle clear for Trustpower retail sale

A High Court ruling has cleared the way for Trustpower to complete the sale of its retail arm to Mercury Energy. A restructure of the Tauranga Energy Consumer... Read More

Scholarships awarded to Tauranga school-leavers

Five Tauranga school-leavers are set to begin tertiary studies with an extra spring in their step after being awarded scholarships by local company Ryan+Alexander. The... Read More

Border exceptions announced for some workers

Hundreds of specialist tech workers and some agricultural workers will be allowed to travel to New Zealand under new border exception rules. Software and application... Read More

Roadmap launched to grow NZ’s robotics industry

With robotics and automation set to replace 46 per cent of day jobs by 2040, a new national strategy has been launched to grow the New Zealand sector that currently... Read More

What‘s on - art, markets, carols, model yachts

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 rain developing this morning,... Read More

Tauranga city centre lights up for Christmas

A curated collection of world class light sculptures and installations, larger-than-life Christmas decorations, shopping, dining and events are creating a buzz... Read More

Calling all elfies to take selfies with reindeer

The forecast in Pāpāmoa this Christmas is golden sunshine with a chance of reindeer. But already there is drama - the breaking news in Pāpāmoa is that all... Read More

NZFS to investigate sugar recalls

New Zealand Food Safety is investigating following a further recall of about 8000 packets of Woolworths raw sugar from Countdown supermarkets nationwide overnight. New... Read More

Healthy avocados critical for long journey market

Exports to Asia is becoming the norm for Katikati avocado firm Darling Group, and the focus on orchard health has also increased as growers strive to produce fruit... Read More