Business & Markets

Harvest kicks off for Zespri in Italy

Kiwifruit harvest is in full swing in Italy this week with European SunGold volumes expected to increase by around one-quarter to 5 million trays as more of the... Read More

Bus drivers push council for higher pay

Tauranga bus drivers are pushing for a pay increase to the living wage - and want the Bay of Plenty Regional Council to help. Spokesperson for the local Go Bus... Read More

Pensioner’s premiums hiked after floods

A man whose home was damaged in the Edgecumbe flood is disgusted after being told he has to pay three times his usual insurance premium. Val Weir's Tawhara Place... Read More

Fonterra defends CEO’s $8.3m pay packet

Fonterra is defending the skyrocketing of its chief executive's $8.3 million pay packet for the year, up nearly 80 percent from last year. Theo Spierings was paid... Read More

Cliff Rd back in contention for museum

Cliff Rd as a possible museum site will have to receive the same levels of consideration as the central city site, Tauranga City councillors have been told. The... Read More

No Fawlty Towers at Greenpark

Sometimes simple things done well work. And if that's the mantra of maitre d' Ben Brock at The Ruapehu, a new pop-up eatery out in Tauranga's burbs, then it is... Read More

Business expo comes to Bay

A regional version of the successful Wellington Business Expo concept is being launched in Tauranga next year. The inaugural Bay of Plenty/Waikato Business Expo... Read More

New chief executive for Zespri

The Zespri board of directors has appointed long-serving Zespri executive Dan Mathieson as the company's new chief executive, taking over from Lain Jager with... Read More

Tauranga airline still grounded

Tauranga airline Sunair remains grounded after a CAA official has resigned over the issues. Northland politician Shane Jones is accusing the authority of 'stitching... Read More

New Talisman Gold mine buys up

New Talisman Gold mines Ltd has expanded to buy the company holding the Rahu permit north of the Karangahake Gorge. New Talisman is the company currently prospecting... Read More

Boycott cinema, says disability advocate

A local disability advocate is calling for a boycott of Event Cinemas Tauranga by people with disabilities until it can provide adequate seating for wheelchair... Read More

Public discuss Easter Sunday trading

Public consultation on whether Tauranga will join its neighbours and introduce Sunday trading at Easter begins today. The public consultation period runs from September... Read More