Business & Markets

Frustration boils as thief targets Mount stores

A spate of brazen break-ins by a thief with a crowbar is leaving Mount Maunganui store owners 'devastated”, and desperately grouping together to hire private... Read More

Business as usual for Tauranga bars

The decision to keep Tauranga city centre bars' closing time at 3am is being described as a 'win for hospitality". Tauranga City Council voted to leave the... Read More

Coastal shipping rebound offers a ‘bright future’

The Maritime Union says supply chain problems will soon be relieved by the rapid scaling up of New Zealand's coastal shipping capability. Pacifica Shipping has... Read More

What‘s on - jazz, comedy, kites

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

Stats NZ: Annual food price increase remains high

The annual rate of food price inflation increased between April 2022 and May 2022, says Stats NZ. Food prices were 6.8 per cent higher in May 2022 compared... Read More

Report warns not-for-profits must adapt or fail

Many of the country's not-for-profits will soon be at breaking point, as they grapple with legislative changes, competition for staff, and stiffening economic... Read More

Increase in winter skiing traffic predicted

New Zealand skiers' skills will be put to the ultimate test navigating the masses of visiting skiers descending the slopes in high numbers this winter. The hospitality... Read More

Investor warned of NZ market volatility

The rout of the New Zealand share market has continued, with another torrid session sending it to its lowest level in more than two years. The benchmark NZX... Read More

GIB board shortage: Companies seeking answers

A not-for-profit KiwiSaver provider and the Shareholders Association will meet with Fletcher Building's board this week to discuss concerns shortages of GIB... Read More

Farmers continue to deliver despite the odds

This week's primary sector report shows New Zealand dairy farmers have overcome the odds - despite rising input costs, labour shortages, fewer cows and less... Read More

Kāinga Ora reveals new plans for supermarket site

As demolition preparation work begins on the long-empty supermarket building in Kopeopeo, Kāinga Ora has announced that plans for the site have changed drastically. In... Read More

Cycling and cider in Te Puna

Te Puna's award-winning The Cider Factorie has literally been crushing it in the BOP since 2012. Their rural location is conveniently located very close to Ōmokoroa's... Read More