Business & Markets

Free legal advice for locals

Another local law firm is offering free COVID-19 consultations to the community, for the duration of Alert Level 4 and Level 3. Tauranga's Mackenzie Elvin Law... Read More

Fast food outlets get ready for flood of customers

The race for fast food and delivery chains to get ready in time for Tuesday's rush is on - each store putting the work in to get their fridges fully stocked,... Read More

Business time for the Weekend Sun

The long night of lockdown is over and The Weekend Sun is coming back over the horizon. Expect it in your letterbox on May 1. Tauranga and the Western Bay's... Read More

Concerns over power bill rises during lockdown

People faced with higher power bills during the lockdown need to approach their power companies to discuss payment options, says Consumer NZ. With so many... Read More

Wage subsidy complaints soar - Labour Inspectorate

The number of official complaints about the government's wage subsidy scheme have skyrocketed, with 800 being laid in the space of just nine days. Of those,... Read More

Strength tipped for BOP commercial property sector

As Covid-19 floods the economic outlook with uncertainty, research from a real estate organisation suggests Tauranga's commercial property sector is entering the... Read More

Online trade offers respite to Tauranga businesses

Being able to offer essential items online is offering a few Tauranga businesses some relief from the lockdown restrictions. Mount Maunganui based women's... Read More

Trade can help economy rebound and recover

Trade can help New Zealand to rebound, rebuild and recover from the COVID-19 pandemic, says Minister for Trade and Export Growth David Parker. 'Trade alone can't... Read More

New crane moved into position at Port

Port of Tauranga's newest and largest container crane has been moved into position. The Port's ninth ship-to-shore gantry crane arrived in parts... Read More

Mayor calls for staged move out of lockdown

Tauranga Mayor Tenby Powell is calling on the Government to start the process of a staged move out of Level 4 lockdown to save jobs, livelihoods and shore up the... Read More

$3 billion tax break to help small businesses

Small businesses in New Zealand will get a $3 billion boost through tax breaks to help them ride out the worst of the impending economic crisis. The latest rescue... Read More

COVID-19: Business for Survival webinar

The co-founder of Weather the Storm NZ and author of Getting Through will be the guest speaker in the second of a webinar series hosted by Downtown Tauranga. Isis... Read More