Business & Markets

NZ economy forecast set to outpace most of OECD

The New Zealand economy is set to grow at a faster pace than most of the countries in the 35-strong OECD, with activity shifting from consumption to investment. In... Read More

Plastic microbead ban kicks in on June 7

The Environmental Protection Authority will be responsible for new rules to protect people and New Zealand's environment from plastic microbeads. Some products... Read More

Electric cars proving too costly

Car buyers' thrifty spending habits are preventing electric vehicles from getting much of a toehold here, a car auction house says. Despite the technology now... Read More

Simon surveys superb CBD structure

Tauranga MP and National Party leader Simon Bridges dropped into the CBD to check in on how the development of the University of Waikato's Tauranga campus is progressing. He... Read More

Tauranga to host Trustpower awards

Tauranga has been announced as the host region for the Trustpower National Community Awards, which will be held in March 2019. The Trustpower Community Awards... Read More

Bayfair customers engage through art

By using giant strings of wool Bayfair shoppers have plotted the future of the centre on a giant wall. Bayfair Shopping Centre's research project ‘String... Read More

NZ brews set gold standard at awards

New Zealand brewers and cider-makers have set the gold standard at the 2018 New World Beer & Cider Awards, taking all but one of the 12 Champion trophies available... Read More

BNZ to work with those impacted by banking outage

BNZ says it will work with customers who lost money from a power outage that saw its electronic services down for hours on Saturday. The bank has also issued... Read More

The ‘Babes’ of the business world

Forget handshakes and swapping business cards - instead, try making connections in a laid back environment. Boss Babe Brunch is a networking event for young women... Read More

Green light for Farmers’ corner redevelopment

Tauranga's Farmers' corner will be transformed into a CBD landmark following today's announcement that resource consent has been obtained and an accelerated timeline... Read More

Zespri reports strong year

New Zealand's kiwifruit giant Zespri has reported a lift in earnings for the 2017-18 season, despite the volume of kiwifruit sold falling by 11 percent during... Read More

Durham St hikoi for leaders

A site blessing by the city's tangata whenua partners Ngāi Tamarāwaho and Ngāti Tapu took place in Durham Street this morning ahead of work starting next week... Read More