Business & Markets

Early morning excavator fire

Te Puke volunteer fire fighters called to an excavator fire at a scrap metal merchant's yard in Te Puke Quarry Road today, found on arrival that the excavator had... Read More

Protesters blocking road to mine

Protesters are ‘putting their bodies on the line' to stop mining in its tracks on conservation land in the Karangahake Gorge this morning. Their actions follows... Read More

Eight golds for Bay building companies

A number of building companies in the Western Bay of Plenty have been recognised this month for their entries in the Bay of Plenty/Central Plateau Registered Master... Read More

Port sceptical over Labour's rail plans

Port of Tauranga chief executive Mark Cairns believes Labour's proposed commuter rail plan can't work with current infrastructure. Labour unveiled the plan in Tauranga... Read More

Turning complainers into customers

Classic Developments' project sales manager Mark Hooper was rushed off his feet by Omokoroa residents when he opened the Kaimai View sales office on Omokoroa Road. They... Read More

Closed for good deeds

Local BNZ staff will turn off their computers for the day and get out into the community to volunteer for the ‘Closed for Good' project on Wednesday, August... Read More

Faster browsing for rural Western Bay

Thirty four local residents in a rural cabinet in Western Bay of Plenty District can now access improved broadband, after a recent Chorus upgrade. Under the Government's... Read More

Falling market blamed on entry barriers

A falling real estate market is being blamed on barriers to first home buyers by Real Estate Institute of NZ CEO Bindi Norwell. Properties selling across New Zealand... Read More

Young entrepreneurs shine

Young entrepreneurs have uncovered solutions to real life problems at this year's Young Innovator Awards. The Young Innovator Awards is a local awards programme... Read More

A not so humble pie

It almost got lost in all the brouhaha about the winning ways of a certain bacon and egg pie here in Tauranga. It's a maximum 300 gram offering - filled with slow-roasted... Read More

Search on for NZ's tastiest snarler

Judgement time is drawing nearer for butchers as the hunt is on for the nation's best tasting sausage. Sausage makers from all around New Zealand are perfecting... Read More

Trustpower manager's work recognised

A Tauranga-based Trustpower manager has been announced the Young Energy Professional of the Year at the 2017 Deloitte Energy Excellence Awards. Manager of strategy... Read More