Business & Markets

Easter fun at Grower Direct

This Saturday, March 31, Grower Direct will host their ever-popular sausage sizzle, with more than 10 different homemade chilli jams and chutneys to try. Owner... Read More

Kiwifruit harvest begins

The first kiwifruit is being picked in New Zealand with orchards cleared to be harvested from the top of the North Island to the top of the South Island. More... Read More

Volunteers to trial new bus app

Bay of Plenty Regional Council is inviting volunteers to try out a new real-time bus app which is currently being trialled on Bayhopper buses in Tauranga. The app,... Read More

Review into electricity prices

Local electricity company Trustpower is one of several energy providers to have made submissions on the draft terms of reference for a government review into retail... Read More

Tauranga student off to Singapore

A Tauranga high school student is one of 10 selected from throughout the country to take part in a business challenge field-trip to Singapore in April. The Southeast... Read More

Mining company presents to council

Mining company OceanaGold has shared its proposed plans for a further development in Waihi at a Hauraki District Council meeting in Paeroa. The proposed Martha... Read More

Postage costs to go up

The cost of sending a standard letter within New Zealand will increase 20 cents from $1 to $1.20 from July 1. NZ Post is making this change, along with other changes... Read More

SunLive's top news- March 28

SunLive's top news stories:Road rage wrecks elderly couple's car https://sunlive.co.nz/news/176213-road-rage-wrecks-elderly-couples-car.html Greeton school's ‘gut-wrenching'... Read More

Plans to dig more gold from Waihi mine

Martha Mine owner OceanaGold is seeking resource consent to dig more gold out of the existing open pit. Exploration identified an underground mine beneath the Martha... Read More

Minimum wage increases this weekend

Around 164,000 Kiwi workers and their families are expected to benefit following the increase in the minimum wage that takes effect from April 1. The Government... Read More

Mayor-led delegation off to China

A mayor-led delegation representing local business, educational, and sporting interests will jet off to China next week to promote Tauranga and the Bay of Plenty. The... Read More

Students get insight into horticulture

The event ‘Cultivate Your Career' is taking place for 150 students from 10 Western Bay of Plenty schools today under the theme of ‘multi-faceted innovation'. In... Read More