Business & Markets

Living wage set to rise in September

The living wage is being increased to $26 per hour from September 1. The Living Wage Movement said the wage has undergone a full recalculation, resulting in thousands... Read More

Fonterra reduces farmgate milk price midpoint

Fonterra Co-operative Group Ltd today revised its 2022/23 season forecast Farmgate Milk Price range from NZ$8.20 - $8.80 per kgMS to NZ$8.00 - $8.60 per kgMS. This... Read More

Hop along to Greerton‘s great Easter Egg hunt

The great Easter Egg Hunt is coming back to Greerton Village - and it's time for a bit of fun counting the eggs in participating stores. From Monday, April 3,... Read More

Police seeking information following robberies

Police are investigating following two robberies in Tirau and Te Poi on Saturday morning. "At around 8.45am three armed offenders entered a supermarket on Hillcrest... Read More

Warning to kiwifruit workers during harvest

Powerco is urging orchard workers to ‘look up' and stay safe around power lines as the Bay of Plenty kiwifruit harvest gets into full swing. With workers... Read More

Buffy Ellen delights with organic plant-based food

The founder of popular food blog Be Good Organics, Buffy Ellen, is passionate about plant-based living, which she says is ‘kinder to people, animals and... Read More

What‘s on - paintball, markets, dub music

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

Cost of living number one concern for Kiwis

New research confirms the rising cost of living is putting increasing pressure on New Zealanders, with commitment to sustainable living taking a backseat. About... Read More

Sky TV confirms 170 jobs will be axed

Sky Television has confirmed about 170 jobs will be axed in a restructuring of customer support and technical operations. It has confirmed plans disclosed last... Read More

Locally made app tops download charts

Tauranga tech entrepreneur Steph Kennard is topping the New Zealand download charts, beating Google, with her new app launched just three weeks ago. BONNET is... Read More

Consumer NZ investigates greenwashing claims

A Consumer NZ investigation into the green claims on a basket of supermarket goods has found greenwashing claims are rife in New Zealand. Consumer's shopping... Read More

Apprentices go hammer-to-hammer at challenge

Building apprentices from across Tauranga will battle it out this Saturday at the New Zealand Certified Builders - NZCB - Apprentice Challenge. Competing for... Read More