Business & Markets

From a Papamoa garage to the world

He had half an idea of being a butcher, perhaps a taxidermist. Even an engraver, etching intricate scrollwork on firearms. It would have been a natural progression... Read More

Engineering firm closes, 140 jobs lost

New Zealand's largest foundry and one of the country's oldest engineering firms, A&G Price of Thames, went into liquidation this week with the loss of around 140... Read More

Spotlight on bright business minds

Top business minds will descend on Tauranga to share their wisdom at The Biz, part of a free 10-month national event series hosted by Yellow. The Biz Tauranga is... Read More

Zespri’s California branch

Zespri has opened a regional office in Orange County California to manage growing sales across the Americas. Strong sale growth across North America is being driven... Read More

Civic Heart developers shortlisted

Three developers have been shortlisted to present proposals on the Tauranga Heart of the City project, down from 11. HRL Morrison and Co Group Ltd Partnership,... Read More

ACG Tauranga opens new sports complex

ACG Tauranga's new state-of-the-art gym and sports complex officially opened today, with Principal Shawn Hutchinson describing it as a significant investment into... Read More

Bay construction projects up for awards

A Whakatane project and two Tauranga projects are finalists in the civil contracting industry's equivalent of the academy awards, being held in Dunedin next week.... Read More

Shared living tower concept

Tauranga architect Mark Wassung is doing the numbers to see if his concept for shared central city high rise living stacks up. He's got his eye on the former TV3... Read More

Gold fever triples Talisman value

New Talisman Gold Mines Limited's announcement of the gold finds in the Karangahake Gorge has resulted in the company share value increasing nearly $20 million... Read More

Apprentice impresses judges

When Tiarn Ririnui began working for his father as a joinery apprentice, his dad Barry thought he had two left hands. But the prizes collected by Tiarn at the recent... Read More

The day Ramona won our hearts

It was like pre-history crashing head-long into the digital age. A dinosaur-looking bearded dragon with its scaly front legs draped, femme fatale-like, across a... Read More

Opportunity for Maori businesses

The Tauranga Maori Business Association is hosting a Maori business networking event tonight, with Minister for Maori Development Te Ururoa Flavell as a special... Read More