Business & Markets

The case for a museum for Tauranga

There was standing room only at the September meeting of the Tauranga Historic Society this week. The monthly meeting featured guest speaker Buddy Mikaere presenting... Read More

Curing work woes with four-legged friends

Organisations looking to reap the benefits of a higher performing and more motivated workforce are being encouraged to take the pledge to bring their pets to work... Read More

Tauranga businessman helps ‘relieve the pressure’

They say it takes a mile in someone else's shoes for you to truly understand them and for one Tauranga businessman, that mile has not been spent walking. Bayfair... Read More

Greerton businessman riled over post shop closure

A business owner is voicing his frustrations over Kiwibank and New Zealand Post's decision to close their Greerton store. Geoff Ellett, who has owned and operated... Read More

Unitec’s extreme financial distress revealed

The country's biggest polytechnic, Unitec, is expecting a massive drop in enrolments and is in extreme financial distress, government documents show. The... Read More

Tauranga apprentices clean up at awards

Carpentry apprentice Sam Pulis has been named the Bay of Plenty Central Plateau Registered Master Builders CARTERS 2018 Apprentice of the Year. The 23-year-old... Read More

Athletes encouraged to apply for prestigious gym

High-performing local athletes are being given the opportunity to apply for membership of the Bay of Plenty's most prestigious gym. The University of Waikato... Read More

Survey shows game development industry’s rise

New Zealand's game development industry earned a record $143 million in the last financial year. The annual revenue represents a 43 per cent rise on the previous... Read More

Kiwi chef bringing healthy eating tour to the Bay

What came first, the chicken or the egg? According to the British Nutrition Foundation, 41 per cent of children under the age of eight don't know where eggs come... Read More

What makes Te Puke tick?

'There's something special happening here.” Here being Te Puke. 'The way the town turns out is fantastic. Says something about the community I have moved... Read More

Brands unite to bring new fuel discounts

Starting from the first of the month, Z Energy becomes Foodstuffs (NZ) Limited's exclusive nationwide fuel partner. Customers will now be able to use the fuel... Read More

Harry and Meghan invited to Tauranga

Could Prince Harry and wife Meghan really come to the Bay of Plenty in October? It's a genuine possibility and local radio station, The Breeze, and Tourism... Read More