Business & Markets

Community awards prize pool to increase

Community organisations will be able to share an increased prize pool when entries for the Trustpower Community Awards open next month. The Trustpower Community... Read More

Students share start-up plans

While most of us enjoyed a long hot summer at the beach, a group of Toi Ohomai and University of Waikato students have devoted their entire holidays to try and... Read More

Fraud victims to contact police

Police is appealing for information regarding failed agreements for the purchase or sale of motor vehicles. The appeal for information comes after the arrest of... Read More

Car dealers versus the stink bug

Tauranga MP and National Party leadership prospect Simon Bridge's has been called on to tackle the nasty brown marmorated stink bug. The bug has spread to the United... Read More

The global plan for kiwifruit

A vanguard of 20 Italian Zespri kiwifruit growers have arrived in Tauranga to tap into local knowledge and expertise. The group are the first of a number of ‘technical... Read More

Massive retail complex up for sale

Land and buildings housing a 'fashionable” mix of retail and commercial tenancies, along with a variety of marketing orientated businesses, have been placed... Read More

Future leaders at young growers comp

Six of the region's top young horticulturalists went head-to-head today in a series of events at this year's Te Puke A&P Show, as part of the 2018 Young Grower... Read More

Beggar bylaw being fast-tracked

A bylaw banning begging on Tauranga streets is being fast tracked, after two shops in Greerton Village reportedly had their windows smashed on Thursday night by... Read More

Call for better tourism planning

A call for the city council to get a better grip on tourism management is being made by Tourism Bay of Plenty CEO Kristin Dunne. 'We will have 100,000 more visitors... Read More

Housing rules shakeout talk

A shake out of some historic impediments to urban re-development in Tauranga is being promised as part of the process the draft Tauranga Urban Strategy through... Read More

TEC to potentially close Bay office

Young people in the Bay of Plenty, particularly Maori and Pasefika, are at risk of missing out on vital career advice as Tertiary Education Commission considers... Read More

Sport BOP backing TECT proposal

Community organisation Sport Bay of Plenty is putting its weight behind the TECT proposal to transform the trust into a fully charitable venture, and is hosting... Read More