Business & Markets

Trans-Tasman bubble slowly inflating

New Zealanders will soon be able to travel to parts of Australia quarantine-free. Australia's deputy Prime Minister Michael McCormack made the announcement... Read More

What‘s on - pet expo, art expo, science discovery

Good morning and welcome to Saturday. Kia harikoa. Kaua e manukanuka. Kia hari to whanau me o hoa. It's a sunny day ahead with long fine spells and light winds,... Read More

KiwiSaver investment returns plummet due to COVID

The economic shock of COVID-19 led to a dramatic increase in the number of people switching their KiwiSaver to more conservative funds. The Financial Market Authority's... Read More

Tauranga tourism and daylight savings

Tauranga Chamber of Commerce CEO Matt Crowley has released his latest video dubbed Matt Chat. In this week's Matt Chat, the CEO is at Basestation talking... Read More

Shining the red alert on the events industry

As darkness fell across New Zealand on Wednesday, the Trustpower Arena turned red in support of the thousands who work in the event industry hit hard by... Read More

Airways New Zealand announces $31m loss

Airways New Zealand has announced a loss after tax of  $31.3 million for the year ending 30 June 2020. The  impact of Covid-19 travel restrictions from... Read More

Fruit picker shortage reaches new levels

With closed borders and no backpackers or casual labour coming in, the fruit picking industry desperately needs more workers than ever before. Horticulture... Read More

$10 laundry liquid just better than water - study

A laundry liquid sold for $10 a litre gets washing only slightly cleaner than water, testing by Consumer has found. In a test of 32 laundry powders and liquids,... Read More

Problems outweigh perks for hospitality workers

During Alert Level 1, the Restaurant Association reported that the hospitality industry was struggling to recruit skilled labour and saw no increase in Kiwis applying... Read More

Oropi Country Market opens on Sunday

Stallholders at the Oropi Country Market are excited that they can finally have the doors of the Oropi Memorial Hall open again now that most of the country are... Read More

What’s on – rugby, archeology, art and music

Good morning and welcome to Saturday. Kia harikoa. Kaua e manukanuka. Kia hari to whanau me o hoa. The MetService advise that the day starts off fine for... Read More

Terry’s cherries in full bloom

Greerton Village is once again bursting with pink blossoms. Regarded by many locals as the ‘Capital of Spring' in New Zealand, the village has a colourful... Read More