Business & Markets

Consortium named as white knight for BOP mill

Whakatāne's packaging mill, one of the town's biggest employers, may yet be saved from imminent closure. The mill's Swiss owner SIG has announced that a... Read More

Huge job ad increase after Covid impact

A massive rise in new job opportunities across the Bay of Plenty compared to this time last year has been put down to the impact of the Covid-19 lockdown last... Read More

Card fee changes welcomed in Tauranga

Tauranga Chamber of Commerce is welcoming the introduction of a Retail Payments Systems Bill, which will see a reduction in merchant service fees charged to... Read More

Omokoroa town centre move welcomed

An independent commission decision to approve a new 'mixed use” commercial town centre development in Omokoroa, has Western Bay of Plenty District Council's... Read More

Have a say on Tauriko for Tomorrow

Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency and Tauranga City Council are preparing for the next round of community consultation and engagement for Tauriko for Tomorrow. People... Read More

Tauranga Home Show inspires with huge 22nd show

Crowds are flocking to the Tauranga Home Show at Trustpower Arena Baypark this weekend for its huge 22nd show. With more than 325 exhibitors spread across... Read More

Flocking to the bird show

Rainbow colours abound amongst Martin Earles' finches. The Tauranga veterinarian is looking forward to helping run next weekend's Tauranga Bird Club Animates... Read More

What‘s on - brick show, home show, museum

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

Tauranga Chamber CEO discusses LTP

Rates increases, housing, transport and community facilities are all topics being address in Tauranga City Council's Long Term Plan. The LTP is being released... Read More

Research shows growth in tree stock sales

Seedling sales hit almost 92 million seedlings in 2020, 3 million more than the year before according to the latest research by Te Uru Rākau - New Zealand Forest... Read More

Prime Minister celebrates Opotiki’s success

A major milestone in Opotiki's history has been marked with a visit from Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern. Construction is due to start on the town's multi-million... Read More

NZ forestry waste could create biofuel industry

The New Zealand Forest Service is laying the foundations for a new biofuels industry, that could turn forestry waste into a potential billion-dollar industry. As... Read More