Business & Markets

Caution urged when applying for jobs online

Job seekers are being urged to be cautious when applying for new employment following a raft of online recruitment scams. The organisation has received... Read More

Help to get Kiwi travellers’ cash back

New Zealanders who have money locked up offshore due to cancelled travel plans as a result of COVID-19 are set to benefit from a new Government scheme to support... Read More

LIVE: PM visits Tauranga‘s Historic Village

Small businesses are at the centre of Labour's plan for economic recovery with a raft of further measures to support SMEs to respond, recover and rebuild from... Read More

Kiwifruit growers dig deep for food banks

Kiwifruit growers across the eastern and western Bay of Plenty are digging deep to help support local food banks. 'There is unprecedented demand for food bank... Read More

The rapid rise of riverbugs

So you've tried kayaking, rafting and stand up paddle boarding - but have you ever floated downstream on an inflatable riverbug? The quirky Kiwi invention... Read More

Port chief executive announces retirement

Port of Tauranga's chief executive Mark Cairns has announced that he will retire in June next year after more than 15 years at the helm. Mark says the time feels... Read More

WorkSafe to consider external legal advice

A workplace safety regulator is promising to get better legal advice about whether to prosecute in death cases. WorkSafe failed to act on a Coroner's recommendation... Read More

Nominate a deserving business for a new award

Tauranga Chamber of Commerce is encouraging Bay of Plenty residents to nominate a deserving business for its inaugural People and Culture Award in the Westpac... Read More

PGF investment in regional training

Up to 1800 people will have access to alternative pathways to work through a Government investment of $12.2 million in regional education and skills training,... Read More

What‘s on - Father’s Day, opera, exhibitions, dogs

Good morning and welcome to Saturday. Happy Father's Day. Ata mārie. Kei te mihi matou ki nga matua tane. Kia pai te wa me te whanau me o hoa. Today the weather... Read More

What‘s on - karaoke, rugby finals, markets and art

Good morning and welcome to Saturday. Kia harikoa. Kaua e manukanuka. Kia hari to whanau me o hoa. Today the weather is expected to be fine with westerlies with... Read More

Spawning a mushroom business

On the brink of lockdown, Whakamarama‘s Billy ‘Mushroom' Roy launched Marama's Mushrooms, a business that sells grow-your-own oyster mushroom blocks... Read More