Business & Markets

Trustpower brand to transition to Mercury

This winter the Trustpower brand will transition to Mercury. In a statement released today, Mercury says the merger will bring the best of both brands together... Read More

What‘s on - Great K Valley adventure, art, musuems

Good morning and welcome to Sunday. Ko te ra tenei i hanga e te Ariki. Ka koa tatou, ka koa hoki ki reira. MetService is forecasting cloudy periods with a few... Read More

Top apprentice Jared Menzies off to nationals

An apprentice builder who won the Tauranga regional heat of the New Zealand Certified Builders Apprentice Challenge annual Apprentice Challenge is encouraging... Read More

Fast-track consenting for solar energy projects

Nearly half a million solar panels across two Waikato solar farm projects that could reduce over 200 million kilograms of carbon pollution each year have been... Read More

Rotorua Chamber and Council discussing plan

The Rotorua Business Chamber has been engaging with Rotorua Lakes Council about its draft Annual Plan that was released this week for consultation. Members of... Read More

Tickets open for third annual BWN Speaker Series

One of New Zealand's best loved media personalities and an internationally renowned Kiwi entrepreneur are set to inspire hundreds of women at Baycourt this... Read More

No more waiting for payments at weekends

There's welcome news for anyone who spent the long weekend waiting for a bank transaction to be processed - as of next month, transactions will happen seven days... Read More

Most Kiwis opposed to raising pension age - study

Universal access to the pension is still the most preferred option for many New Zealanders, with strong opposition to means-testing superannuation payments revealed... Read More

Drone delivered pizzas to make landfall in Huntly

Piping hot pizza will soon be winging its way across the skies of Huntly, in a New Zealand first that's bound to bring a buzz to the north Waikato town. Yes,... Read More

Kiwis still not saving despite warnings

There's a term in economics, the precautionary savings motive, which refers to the point where consumers see enough trouble on the horizon that they start holding... Read More

Kiwi cannabis flower to put Helius on world stage

The country's largest medicinal cannabis company has announced another New Zealand first. The Ministry of Health has awarded Helius Therapeutics GMP - Good Manufacturing... Read More

Government improves safe access to credit

The Government is announcing that changes to the Credit Contracts and Consumer Finance Act (CCCFA) will come into force in May, improving safe access to credit... Read More