Business & Markets

Bay’s top carpentry apprentice announced

Tauranga carpentry apprentice Matthew Abbott has been named the Bay of Plenty Registered Master Builders Carters 2017 Apprentice of the Year. The 22-year old trained... Read More

Free as a Bird – and saving thousands

Free as a Bird is a non-profit organisation which has rescued, rehabilitated, and rehomed more than 15,000 battery farm chickens in its two and a half years of... Read More

Locals oppose Otakiri water bottling

Bay of Plenty locals are gathering to show their opposition to a Chinese water bottling company's proposed expansion of Otakiri Springs. The expansion, which has... Read More

Tourists spending $1.8b in the Bay

Tourists have spent $1.8 billion in the Bay of Plenty in the last year. Latest figures by Monthly Regional Tourism Estimates released by MBIE, show that visitor... Read More

City block on offer for developers

A Devonport Road site on the market is being promoted as the next redevelopment site for an expanding central business district. Bayleys Tauranga salesperson Lloyd... Read More

Public excluded from Tauriko decision

City councillors met behind closed doors today to decide on changes being made to the rules over the development of the Tauriko industrial estate. Plan Change 18,... Read More

Record breaking year at the port

The Port of Tauranga is confirmed as New Zealand's largest, fastest growing, and most productive port in the annual result presented to the New Zealand Stock Exchange... Read More

Research benefits New Zealand Kiwifruit

A novel solution to a key challenge faced by Zespri has rewarded Kanako Inomata the New Zealand Kiwifruit Industry Innovation Trophy. Kanako currently works as... Read More

Seminar brings the right workers to you

Tauranga City Libraries will hold two seminars aimed at empowering business owners and managers as part of its Business @ the Library programme. One seminar is... Read More

Farmers set for massive revamp

Tauranga's iconic ‘Farmers corner' will be transformed into a major retail space as part of plans to help revitalise the city's CBD. Elizabeth Properties... Read More

Rolling out posties' new wheels

Tauranga residents will be the first to witness New Zealand Post's new electric delivery vehicles in operation, when driver training begins next week. The four-wheeled... Read More

Record season on show at Zespri AGM

Zespri reported to around 500 grower-shareholders today at its Annual Meeting on a record 2016/17 season, with global sales up 19 percent from last season to $2.26... Read More