Business & Markets

Retail sales remain buoyant in June quarter

Stats NZ is reporting an increase in retail sales volume for the June quarter. After adjusting for price and seasonal effects, the total retail sales volume rose... Read More

Fast asleep on recycled plastic bottles

The idea of sleeping on plastic bottles may not sound very inviting or comfortable, but a microfibre filling being used extensively in bedding at Southern Institute... Read More

Port of Tauranga operating at Alert Level 4

The Port of Tauranga is keeping busy with ships loading and unloading during the Alert Level 4 lockdown. 'Ports are essential services and we need to keep vital... Read More

Childcare available for Alert Level 4 workers

The Government is restarting childcare for workers in Alert Level 4 businesses and services, which was available during last year's national lockdown. Workers who... Read More

Record keeping to become mandatory for gatherings

Mandatory record keeping is being introduced for busy places and large gatherings to ensure the Government can contact trace quickly. This means those responsible... Read More

Butchers plead with government

Butchers across the country are urging the government to allow them to reopen under strict Covid protocol and serve their communities. Currently under Alert... Read More

Countdown stores change opening hours

Countdown has announced nationwide store trading hour changes, some temporary Auckland store closures, and a ten per cent bonus for its frontline team as the country... Read More

Café owner in shock after Covid outbreak

The owner of a Coromandel Town café linked to this week's Covid-19 Delta variant outbreak says she's still in shock after her establishment was named... Read More

BOP job listings soar from 2020

Job listings in the Bay of Plenty have increased greatly in the past year, according to a new report from employment website Seek. The latest Seek employment... Read More

What‘s on - extreme cowboys, ninja knits and art

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 fine day ahead with southwest... Read More

Coromandel locals outraged over scallop harvesting

Coromandel's Eastern Peninsula community is outraged commercial fishing boats, donning pirate flags, are harvesting scallops in a rāhui zone. They... Read More

Kiwifruit breeding focus of new Te Puke centre

Plant & Food Research and Zespri have today confirmed a new 50/50 joint venture Kiwifruit Breeding Centre has been formally approved and will commence operating... Read More