Business & Markets

Tauranga phone stores raided

Several telecommunications stores were broken into in the Tauranga CBD and Bayfair on Sunday night, with a number of phones stolen. Bayfair Shopping Centre confirms... Read More

Growing a ‘billion-dollar industry’

Growing marijuana has turned from a cause for conviction to a well-paid job for locals of a destitute town north of Gisborne. In a rundown woolshed in Ruatoria,... Read More

Kiwifruit industry to gain from CPTPP

Zespri welcomes the signing of the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) in Chile, with the New Zealand kiwifruit industry... Read More

New travel lift under assembly

The key piece of machinery for the Tauranga Marine Precinct, the largest travel lift in the country, is undergoing assembly on the precinct's new hardstanding. Describing... Read More

Cuts in tertiary staff proposed

Toi Ohomai Institute of Technology is commencing a formal consultation with unions and staff in regards to a proposed reduction in its staffing numbers. Keri-Anne... Read More

Bay suffers midwife crisis

After years of unfair pay and increasing demands for midwives, Tauranga is described as being in 'crisis mode”, with many women desperately looking for a... Read More

Council acquires strategies for property

The Whakatane District Council-owned Harbour Fund has purchased the leaseholder's interest on two strategically-significant CBD properties at 58 The Strand and... Read More

Sorting Tauranga’s glass recycling issue

A Tauranga woman has come up with a solution to help with Tauranga's glass recycling issues. Annmarie Lawler is the woman behind Class Glass, a new kerbside recycling... Read More

Council evicts property owners

UPDATED: 5.15pm:Tauranga City Council is in the process of evicting property owners from 13 houses at The Lakes because it claims they are endangered by Cyclone... Read More

Smashing demand for avocados

The New Zealand avocado sector is in a good position for growth with growing demand outstripping supply. This is leading to new greenfield development opportunities... Read More

Wheels in motion on glass recycling

Council staff are working behind the scenes to prepare budgets and financing in preparation for public support for the city council re-entering the rubbish collection... Read More

Inaugural business expo a success

Organisers for an inaugural Bay of Plenty business expo are expressing their delight about it's success. The Bay of Plenty and Waikato Business Expo is at ASB BayPark... Read More