Confronted with the challenge of harvesting 15 million trays of class one kiwifruit during a global pandemic, one Bay of Plenty company has discovered they were... Read More

Nearly $1 million worth of business support vouchers have been distributed to businesses across the Bay of Plenty region during Alert Levels 3 and 4. The vouchers... Read More

Consumer spending fell through the floor as the economy went into lockdown and is expected to be subdued for the foreseeable future. Retail sales volumes for... Read More

The Macandmor Art Space collective has closed its doors but can still park a picture at an afficionado's front door. 'We've made the decision to close our physical... Read More

Dairy farmers are preparing to tighten their purse strings with milk prices likely to drop next year. Yesterday Fonterra announced it is forecasting a drop in... Read More

Rising prices for potatoes, soft drinks (large bottles), capsicums, and fresh eggs saw overall food prices up 1.0 per cent in April 2020, Stats NZ said today. Stats... Read More

The glasses are being polished and the beer barrels tapped as New Zealand's pubs and bars prepare to reopen today. Venues which primarily serve alcohol have... Read More

A Tauranga ordering app is free for cafes and eateries to use until June 15. The app, called Coffee Nexus, is a start-up business by Sarky Oh and Ben Knowles,... Read More

ASB is the latest bank to start phasing out cheques, which it says now account for less than one per cent of its payments. General manager of retail banking Craig... Read More

Will former air stewards, bar tenders and tour guides be lining up to shoot wallabies and fell wilding pines in the wake of Covid-19? In the Budget the government... Read More

The chief executive of Rotorua Airport has launched "last resort" legal proceedings against plans to remove air traffic control services. Mark Gibb says concerns... Read More

The type of people needing government job seeker services has changed because of COVID-19 according to a new report. The impacted group are relatively younger,... Read More