Business & Markets

Ngati Awa buy White Island Tours

Ngati Awa Group Holdings Ltd - the commercial arm of Te Runanga o Ngati Awa - is buying iconic Whakatane tour operator White Island Tours Ltd, which has been operating... Read More

Exporters awards entries now open

Bay of Plenty exporters are invited to share their successes with the rest of New Zealand in entering the 2017 Bay of Plenty Export Awards. ExportNZ is wanting... Read More

Getting real and dreaming big

The Business Women's Network, an arm of the Tauranga Chamber of Commerce, is again presenting the biennial Craigs Investment Partners and Cooney Lees Morgan Regional... Read More

Weather hampers Zespri shipping schedule

While recent heavy rain has caused some disruption to Zespri's planned harvest and shipping, industry efforts meant two ships were able to be loaded in week 12. As... Read More

Phoenix redesign endorsed

Mount Maunganui's on again off again urban plaza plan for the Phoenix carpark is on again with the City Transformation Committee recommending the council adopt... Read More

Under a different sort of canopy

Zespri CEO Lain Jager will be familiarizing himself with a canopy different to what he is used to dealing with on Monday - when he parachutes from an aircraft in... Read More

Zespri releases licenses to grow gold

Just how valuable Zespri's gold kiwifruit G3 really is has been made clear by today's announcement that New Zealand growers have paid a minimum of $254,150 in a... Read More

Tauranga house prices plateau

LVR restrictions appear to have impacted the Tauranga housing market, according a report by QV. Prices continue to rise, but at a much slower rate, with home values... Read More

Illegal grown kiwifruit claims in China

Zespri's lucrative new gold kiwifruit varieties G3 and G9 may be growing illegally in China. A police investigation is underway in New Zealand to establish how... Read More

KFC home deliveries for Tauranga

Couriers will soon be delivering KFC straight to your door. No this is not a delayed April Fools joke, rather the latest announcement from Kentucky Fried Chicken... Read More

Lunchbreak challenge for workers

With a number of nine to five roles becoming increasingly sedentary, leading to a greater risk of physical and mental health issues, two local businesses are challenging... Read More

Bay booms from tourist spend

The Bay of Plenty's reputation as a region on the rise is having a positive effect on the tourism sector, with latest figures showing a $63 million increase in... Read More