Business & Markets

Long-term development partner sought

Tauranga City Council is seeking Expressions of Interest for a long-term development partner to deliver its Heart of the City objectives. The Heart of the City... Read More

Dairy, wood & wine exports up in April

More dairy, wood, and wine exports in April 2017 led to a goods trade surplus of $578 million, says Statistics New Zealand. International trade statistics senior... Read More

Fonterra increases Farmgate Milk Price

Fonterra Co-operative Group has increased its 2016/17 forecast Farmgate Milk Price by 15 cents to $6.15 per kgMS. Chairman John Wilson says the increase announced... Read More

Plan to boost tourism launches

A plan to increase tourism spendng in the Bay of Plenty to a billion dollar industry by 2028 was presented to Tauranga City Council's finance committee today. Tourism... Read More

‘Accelerating’ Rotorua businesses

Firestation, the Bay of Plenty's business growth centre, is seeking applications to their Accelerate Programme to help Rotorua businesses fast-track their growth. Over... Read More

$220 weekly tax credit under Greens

The Green Party has announced new policy aimed at families, including an up to $220 a week Parental Tax Credit for those who can't get paid parental leave. The... Read More

A cinematic journey through the Bay

Serendipitous or good timing - both are fitting ways to describe the launch of Bay of Plenty Film's new website. The new website, which has been in development... Read More

International visitors spend $10B

Spending by international visitors in New Zealand was $10 billion for the year ending March 2017, according to the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment... Read More

Manuka identity data to be released

The scientific identifiers the Ministry of Primary Industries is considering using to describe the unique properties of New Zealand's Manuka honey will be released... Read More

Zespri sales up 30 per cent

Zespri grew sales by 30 per cent in its longstanding number one market of Japan over the past two seasons. The kiwifruit company has plans to keep growing sales... Read More

Avocado industry reaches highest value

The New Zealand avocado industry has just reported its highest value ever with avocados sales reaching $198 million. This is an increase of $64 million on last... Read More

PK Furniture goes into receivership

PK Furniture has gone into receivership, leaving a lot of people wondering what will happen to the furniture they have paid for. The chain has 16 stores across... Read More