Business & Markets

WDC purchases Whakatane Holiday Park

The Whakatane District Council has announced it will be taking over the Whakatane Holiday Park on May 5. Negotiations for the holiday park have been ongoing since... Read More

More horses racing, more people watching

Bigger fields and more people attending Tauranga race meetings is the hoped result of a $24 million boost to the racing industry over the next two years. 'What... Read More

$30M to build orchards on Maori land

Te Tumu Paeroa, in partnership with Quayside Holdings, today announces a $30 million investment programme to build 10 kiwifruit orchards on Maori land in the Bay... Read More

Wild weather causes vegetable shortage

The country's recent battering by cyclones and storms has left more than just flooding damage and felled trees. A number of vegetable crops have been destroyed,... Read More

Coming to a letterbox near you

Students, scouts, sprinters and rowers are among the many taking to the streets this month, delivering old-fashioned phonebooks. Many of the books may even be delivered... Read More

Private parking building plans

A group of Tauranga business people have become so frustrated by the city council's mismanagement of its CBD parking monopoly, they plan to build their own parking... Read More

Radio New Zealand talks Newsie

The regional news may be difficult for media giants NZME and Fairfax to cover, but this morning Radio New Zealand mentioned a special new contender on the news... Read More

Differing opinions on Easter trading

Tauranga City Council missed the boat on Easter trading this year, but plans are in the pipeline to survey residents and find out what they want for Easter 2018. However,... Read More

Student apartments for city

Construction of a multi-storey student accommodation complex just along Durham Street from the university site is expected to be completed in time for the opening... Read More

Mazda backlash over TV programme

Concerns of dairy farmers about the way their industry was portrayed in TVNZ's Sunday programme 'The Price of Milk” have been made known to its producers... Read More

AgriSea wins bee research grant

Paeroa-based bio-stimulant company AgriSea NZ Seaweed Ltd has been awarded a $74,000 project grant from Callaghan Innovation for research and development of its... Read More

Growers urged to ask for help

New Zealand Kiwifruit Growers Inc is urging anyone feeling the stress of Cyclone Debbie's heavy rain and flooding to call the Bay of Plenty Rural Support Trust. 'Over... Read More