Business & Markets

Bobby‘s fresh fish legacy lives on with Aunty Waka

A fresh chapter in fresh kaimoana and fish and chips begins with the previously named Bobby's Fresh Fish Market in Pāpāmoa relaunching today as Aunty's Sea Fresh... Read More

First of NZ‘s 2023 kiwifruit sets sail for Japan

The first shipment of the 2023 New Zealand kiwifruit season has now departed the Port of Tauranga, carrying around 2,500 tonnes - more than 600,000 trays - of... Read More

Robbers smash and grab jewellery at Bayfair

Three people have smashed their way through glass cabinets at a Bayfair Shopping Centre jewellery store in a robbery that has shocked bystanders. Within about... Read More

Dine in and help raise funds for cyclone relief

A Tauranga restaurant owner facing his own business woes in the current climate is dishing up goodwill this coming Monday night by raising funds for the Cyclone... Read More

Coromandel businesses on edge over Easter

Coromandel businesses say they're doing 50-90 percent less business than they were last year due to the fragility of road access to the region. State Highway... Read More

Kawerau cleaning up after swarm of quakes

Kawerau businesses and residents are cleaning up following a swarm of earthquakes in the early hours of Saturday. Kawerau Hammer Hardware owner Murray Evans... Read More

A small cheery slice of life

It was always kind of comforting. Down The Strand's higher-end eating strip - with its offerings of $24 duck risotto, $23 seasonal gnocchi and $24 Lebanese fattoush... Read More

Coromandel scallop fishery to remain closed

The Coromandel scallop fishery has been fully closed to commercial and recreational fishing to allow it to recover. Most of the Coromandel scallop fishery -... Read More

Are ultra-processed foods the food baddies?

Consumer NZ has looked at the nutrition content of six foods, from whole to ultra-processed, and found the sodium content of ultra-processed foods can be staggering. 'New... Read More

One arrested for commercial burglaries

A 39-year-old man has been arrested following a series of commercial burglaries in Thames. The incidents occurred between February 25 and March 14 at four locations... Read More

Autumn fruit comes to market against all odds

Cooling weather this month brings a change to our eating as well as our wardrobes with seasonal autumn fruit providing good value and nutritional benefits for... Read More

Median house price falls 13.9 per cent

Houses are taking two months to sell amid the residential market slow down, but stock levels are returning to normal. The Real Estate Institute's (REINZ)... Read More