Business & Markets

Zespri closes its biggest kiwifruit crop on record

Zespri's final charter shipment of the 2025 New Zealand kiwifruit season has departed the Port of Tauranga bound for Japan. The ship Whero is carrying more... Read More

Theft: Kmart Rotorua introduces 50c trolley bond

Shoppers at Rotorua's Kmart are among the first in the country to be charged a 50c bond to use trolleys. The move, which mirrors Australian Kmart outlets,... Read More

Kiwi competes to be best heavy diesel tech

Boats, excavators, bulldozers - Tauranga's Brenton Page spends his days servicing all manner of big machines working for Caterpillar dealership Terra Cat. Now... Read More

Govt's $9m wood energy push welcomed in Kawerau

A $9 million government boost to wood energy production has been welcomed by a company with its sights set on building a torrefied wood pellet plant in Kawerau. Minister... Read More

Gold3 kiwifruit: Zespri wins $1.28m court case

Zespri has won a significant legal victory in China, successfully defending the intellectual property rights of New Zealand kiwifruit growers. The Wuhan Intermediate... Read More

Mount company to deploy undersea drones

A Mount Maunganui business is aiming to use undersea drones to help protect seafloor cables from sabotage as well as other work. SYOS Aerospace has acquired... Read More

Tauranga kicks off cruise season worth $111.8m

Two back-to-back ship arrivals marked the start of the Tauranga cruise season, as the region prepares to welcome up to 230,000 passengers and crew over the next... Read More

What’s open and closed this Labour Day

Labour Day is a public holiday that falls on the fourth Monday in October and commemorates the eight-hour working day. This year, it's on October 27 in New... Read More

Infratil boosts Contact stake in $437m TECT deal

Infratil has agreed to acquire an additional 4.92% stake in Contact Energy for $437.7 million, or $8.95 per share. The infrastructure investor bought the... Read More

LDS Church firm buys BOP kiwifruit orchard

The investment arm of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has purchased a new kiwifruit orchard in Bay of Plenty. The investment is set to fund... Read More

Ōpōtiki home values dip 3.5% in new revaluation

The value of residential housing in Ōpōtiki has decreased by 3.5% since the previous effective revaluation date of July 1, 2022, according to Quotable Value... Read More

Council buys 266ha farm to cut lake pollution

Bay of Plenty Regional Council has purchased a 266 hectare Rotorua farm and will convert it from dairy farming to improve water quality in nearby Lake Rotorua. The... Read More