Business & Markets

Recall of Deep brand Green Garlic product

New Zealand Food Safety is supporting Vimms Enterprise Limited in its recall of a batch of Deep brand Green Garlic due to the possible presence of Salmonella. Deep... Read More

Which sectors pay more than a median $100,000?

It used to be that once someone's salary hit six digits, they would be considered highly paid. But there are now about a dozen sectors paying at least... Read More

Economic scoreboard: BoP star performer

Bay of Plenty has taken the top spot in ASB's latest regional economic scorecard for the first time in almost a decade, but Wellington has slumped to the... Read More

A bumper avocado crop pushes prices down

It's a great time for avocado lovers, but not so much for growers of the fruit, as prices reach as low as 19 cents in parts of the country. A Woolworths spokesperson... Read More

Toi Ohomai reverses proposal to close campuses

Two campuses are set to be saved from closure, but more than 150 jobs will still go at a tertiary training institute in the Bay of Plenty and South Waikato. Toi... Read More

Worker critical after workplace fall in Tauranga

WorkSafe New Zealand is investigating how a worker was injured in a three-metre fall at NZ Car Parts in Mount Maunganui on Monday. Hato Hone St John said it... Read More

BOP Climate art contest launches

A new visual arts competition launching this spring is inviting artists to imagine a future where people and planet thrive. Titled Climate Canvas: Art for... Read More

Expert tips for managing puppy teething woes

The time has come, the 'terrible twos” of puppies… the teething stage. The teething stage is when puppies lose their baby teeth and grow an adult... Read More

'Hour of free power' not a magic bullet

Struggling to manage the costs of rising electricity, some consumers may be finding the free 'hour of power' is not the cost-cutting magic bullet they... Read More

Cherie Metcalfe releases third cookbook

A Bay of Plenty foodie who started out selling spice pastes and salts at markets and grew a 100,000-strong online following has her sights set on making her... Read More

Stores banned from selling alcohol for two days

Dozens of FreshChoice supermarkets across the country will pay the price for breaching alcohol laws. Thirty-eight stores that are part of the chain will each... Read More

Initiative aims to welcome more women into trades

More Kiwi women are taking up building trade apprenticeships, and a new campaign aims to ensure work sites are ready for them. It has the backing of a self-employed... Read More