Business & Markets

New rules for the central city

A new set of rules governing the future look and liveability of the central city is being recommended to the Tauranga City Council for adoption. The Tauranga Central... Read More

Performance centre kicked to touch

City councillors have ducked a call on a $78 million performance centre for the city, putting it off until the next ten year plan. Committee chair Larry Baldock... Read More

Trustpower reports big profit boost

Trustpower Limited has delivered a substantial lift in profit for the six months ended 30 September 2017, reporting a net profit after tax for the half year of... Read More

Zespri avoids criminal charges

Zespri has avoided having criminal charges laid against the company following an investigation into allegations of criminality arising from the practice of dual... Read More

Most Trusted Business awards winners

Jill and Chris Fryer at Upshot have won the Most Trusted business awards this year in the annual on-line competition. The husband and wife team have for 30 years... Read More

Port executive up for prestigious award

A Tauranga man's up for a major prize in the prestigious Deloitte Top 200 business awards. He's Stephen Gray who has been the Port of Tauranga's chief financial... Read More

The original gypsies are in today

For more than a quarter-of-a-century, The Original Gypsy Fair has been travelling New Zealand and will be back in Tauranga's Memorial Park for the seventh fair of... Read More

Muller welcomes lowest unemployment rate

Bay of Plenty MP Todd Muller is welcoming the announcement the unemployment rate is now the lowest since the beginning of the global financial crisis. 'A strong... Read More

Govt to halt equal pay legislation

The Government has released a statement reaffirming its commitment to halting the Employment (Pay Equity and Equal Pay) Bill that was introduced by the previous... Read More

Young sprouts brewing beans

It's a plan that's teaching two Tauranga Boys' College boys how to make money, stay within the lines of the law, maintain a business, and keep adults happy. Year... Read More

Closing digital divide for Bay students

More Tauranga students will have the opportunity to develop their digital skills thanks to subsidised broadband being provided by The Spark Foundation and 20/20... Read More

BOP tourism worth $1.8 billion

Tourism spending for Bay of Plenty is estimated to be $1.8 billion for the year to September 2017, according to the latest monthly regional tourism estimates released... Read More