Business & Markets

Creative BOP reports back

Creative Bay of Plenty has updated the arts community on progress made by the organisation over the last 12 months, in a meeting held on Thursday. Chairperson... Read More

Tauranga voted ‘top-rated’ cruise destination

Tauranga is one of three locations which has been named as a top-rated destination in the Cruise Critic's 2018 Cruisers' Choice Destination Awards. The title... Read More

Medical cannabis company to create new industry

A Tauranga-based medical cannabis company has announced it aims to create hundreds of jobs in the region by building an agri-industry which matches the value... Read More

Fonterra chairman steps down amid health scare

Fonterra Co-operative Group Ltd today announced that John Wilson has stood down from his position as chairman with immediate effect, as he recovers from a recent... Read More

Tauranga businesses bristling at road block hassle

Retailers on Durham St in Tauranga's CBD are losing patience with the road closure affecting access to their premises. One lane of the street is closed between... Read More

No sign of NZ building costs easing

The construction industry is warning there is no end in sight to the high costs that are holding up some building projects. Industry insiders say building materials... Read More

Countdown to second phase of Tauranga Crossing

Key construction milestones are being reached at Tauranga Crossing, signalling major progress in the region's largest retail development. SunLive reporter Sam... Read More

Bay eco retirement village hits ground running

A new eco-retirement village on Grenada Street in Papamoa is set to inject over $250 million into the Bay of Plenty region's booming economy and provide 350 new... Read More

Fair pay from the early years in Tauranga

A number of Tauranga kindergartens are the latest to come on board with securing a fair living wage for its employees. Inspired Kindergartens has announced it... Read More

Price drop to help period poverty

Countdown has dropped the price of its Homebrand and Select sanitary products to make them more affordable for women and girls in New Zealand. Speaking at a Parliamentary... Read More

Overseas visitor numbers keep climbing

Business is booming for the New Zealand tourism industry the number of international visitors climbing by more than 40 percent in the past decade. Stats NZ reports... Read More

Thousands of bank accounts closed

Thousands of bank accounts are frozen and at risk of being closed because customers aren't disclosing enough information. New Zealand is one of 60 countries... Read More