Business & Markets

Tauranga going Hollywood

A proposal to attract northern hemisphere movie television and internet productions to the Bay of Plenty is being endorsed by the Tauranga City Council. The council... Read More

Crayfish survey defies MPI spin

The results of a landmark survey of people who pot and dive for crayfish on the northeast coast, between Pakiri and East Cape, is overturning Ministry for Primary... Read More

Making the pitch for a film industry

Using the Bay of Plenty's idle kiwifruit storage spaces in summer is being promoted as a way to overcome a lack of film studio space, that is seeing the country... Read More

Creative BOP appoints new staff

Creative Bay of Plenty has appointed two new staff members as part of the substantial restructure the organisation is currently undergoing. Mount Maunganui local... Read More

Easter trading decision for Opotiki

Opotiki District Council has resolved to adopt a Local Easter Sunday Shop Trading Policy, allowing businesses in all parts of the district to trade on Easter Sunday... Read More

Private jet on business

An unusual visitor arrived at Tauranga airport Thursday afternoon, a Bombardier Global Express on private charter. The Melbourne based aircraft has been in the... Read More

Harvesting 12,000 hectares of kiwifruit

There is increasing activity in New Zealand's kiwifruit orchards this month as the picking and packing of kiwifruit gets underway. Over 2500 growers will be harvesting... Read More

Mount Specsavers win store of the year

Specsavers Mt Maunganui is Specsavers Store of the Year, taking the top spot from over 52 Specsavers stores across the country. The Mount Maunganui Specsavers also... Read More

Investing in our arts and culture

The newspaper headline yelled ‘$40 million invested in kiwifruit'. 'Well, imagine if that headline read ‘$40 million invested in arts and culture' instead,”... Read More

Fighting threats to kiwifruit

Kiwifruit Vine Health Inc has signed an agreement with the Ministry for Primary Industries to help reduce the damaging impacts of the four most common biosecurity... Read More

Largest food price rise in six years

Higher prices for fruit, vegetables and dairy products resulted in a 2.2 per cent increase in food prices to the end of February 2017. Food prices rose 0.2 per... Read More

Coromandel shops can open Easter Sunday

The Thames-Coromandel Council have approved a new Easter Trading Policy which allows shops to trade on Easter Sunday. In total, 40 submissions were received during... Read More