Business & Markets

Bay of Plenty’s kiwifruit harvest begins

The kiwifruit harvest has now begun in the Bay of Plenty with picking taking place from Opotiki to Katikati over the coming days. The 2021 season is forecast... Read More

Virtual racing and ‘sick cars’ at fundraiser

Helping support local drift legend Kurt Blackie get to the next round of the D1NZ Drifting Championship Series in Christchurch is the main goal of an event in... Read More

What‘s on - cars, croissants, cycling and croquet

Good morning and welcome to Sunday Kia ora. Kia ngahau me o whanau me o hoa. The MetService is forecasting a fine morning, then a few showers from the afternoon,... Read More

Mongrel Mob member sacked from security firm job

The Mongrel Mob infiltrated a Bay of Plenty security firm, with a member gaining a job as a security guard and feeding sensitive information back to the gang. The... Read More

A forest of food in Omanawa

Nestled in the Lower Kaimai is an unassuming property with sunflowers lining the fence and a modest house with a couple of sheds. At first glance, it doesn't... Read More

Enter the ‘friendly’ Dragon’s Den

The Tauranga Branch of Rural Women New Zealand is looking for a rural woman with a fantastic business idea to nominate for the RWNZ Activator Programme. The... Read More

$17.5m Aussie partnership 12 months in the making

Tauranga based national property funds manager PMG Property Funds Management Limited has announced a 50 per cent equity partnership, through its parent company... Read More

Tauranga Farmers build progresses

The first of the dining pods are now in place on the frontage of the new Farmers development on Elizabeth Street. A statement from Elizabeth Towers says... Read More

Are interest rates on the turn?

Interest rates are at historic lows with many economists picking they will begin to rise in the short to medium term, but independent economist Tony Alexander... Read More

Empty shops a red flag for Tauranga residents

Tauranga residents are concerned the CBD is becoming a 'suburb of the Mount” amid a growing number of vacant shops in the city centre. There are currently... Read More

TECT consultation reaches half-way point

TECT beneficiaries have two more weeks to submit their feedback on proposed changes to the structure of TECT, in response to the potential sale of Trustpower's... Read More

What‘s on - garden party, fair, comedy, markets

Good morning and welcome to Sunday. The MetService advise there will be fine spells with the change of one or two showers until evening, and westerly breezes. ... Read More