Business & Markets

Offer made on Bella Vista houses

Tauranga City Council was made an offer to purchase the properties at Lakes Boulevard/Aneta Way. Tauranga City Council Chief Executive Garry Poole has expressed... Read More

Local mānuka honey may face naming challenges

The government is considering extending new rules for the mānuka honey industry to include local products as well as exports. Last December, the Ministry for Primary... Read More

Tauranga IRD staff to strike for a second time

Inland Revenue and the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment will "reluctantly hold a second day of strike action today". Members will walk off the... Read More

New faces on TECT board of trustees

There are two new faces on the Tauranga Energy Consumer Trust or TECT as it's commonly known. Mark Arundel and Tina Jennen become new trustees replacing Ron... Read More

Archer shows off her dancing skills

Residents and staff at Bupa Cedar Manor Care Home have been whisked off their feet at their very own masquerade ball. Part of health and care Bupa's nationwide... Read More

Shorter working week is ’good for the soul’

Employees who took part in a four-day working week trial said the quality of their lives was immeasurably improved and they still got the job done. Financial services... Read More

Mount app helps ‘drop’ brand new car for charity

Mount Maunganui tech company DROPIT will embark on a New Zealand first this weekend when it drops the retail price of a brand new Suzuki Vitara Turbo to zero at... Read More

Seafood industry told to ’start looking at itself’

Seafood companies are being told to take responsibility for the treatment of foreign crews catching fish for them. Labour Inspectorate national manager Stu Lumsden... Read More

Reports of Te Puke shop fire

Reports are coming in about a shop fire in Te Puke. A caller to the 0800 SUNLIVE news hotline says it's happened at a shop on the corner of Palmer Place. "Fire... Read More

Businesses suffer as ’lifeline’ roads cut

Businesses in the Coromandel have been feeling the pinch after stormy weather closed the roads in the area. They say regular road closures, bad weather, and slips... Read More

Economic impact of riding in Rotorua quantified

People who ride in Rotorua's Whakarewarewa forest contribute between $30m and $50m in spending annually to the local economy, according to a new study. Between... Read More

EziBuy comes to Tauranga

EziBuy, the New Zealand based, Australasian multi-channel retail success story, has opened its doors to a brand new store at Tauranga Crossing. This site is... Read More