Business & Markets

Ngai Tukairangi seal $40m deal

Matapihi-based Ngai Tukairangi Trust's acquisition of one of New Zealand's largest kiwifruit orchards was formerly concluded in Hastings on Tuesday. The record... Read More

$48m increase in milk powder value

Milk powder rose $48 million, or 7.3 per cent, in value in January 2017, despite the quantity exported falling by around 19,000 tonnes (9.4 per cent). Milk powder,... Read More

Mothers earn less than fathers

A new report from Statistics NZ shows the average earnings of mothers to be 17 per cent less than the average earnings for fathers. The report gives the average... Read More

Hurdle for golden grove developers

Developers of the special housing area on the former Golden Grove holiday park grounds off Girven Road in Mount Maunganui are facing planning resistance to part... Read More

Growth continues to push council finance

The first public assessment of Tauranga City Council finances for the calendar year show the continued effect of high growth levels. Members of the Audit, Finance,... Read More

$1.7m boost for Rotorua Crankworx

The government intends to invest up to $1.7 million over five years into the mountain biking Crankworx Festival and Enduro World Series in Rotorua. Crankworx, the... Read More

Seeka delivers record $10.4m profit

Te Puke based Seeka has announced an audited net profit after tax of $10.4 million for the 12 months to 31 December, 2016 - up 143 per cent on the previous corresponding... Read More

Bridges sings POT’s praises

Bigger ships, bigger capacity and potentially $300 million savings for our exporters and importers. And that delights the Minister for Economic development and... Read More

Sustainable farmers win supreme title

Waiotahe dairy farmers Jared and Sue Watson are the supreme winners of the 2017 Bay of Plenty Ballance Farm Environment Awards. Enthusiasm and passion for all aspects... Read More

On track for one million containers

The Port of Tauranga is on track to becoming the first port in the country to transport more than one million containers across it wharves in a single year. Financial... Read More

Port ‘bludging’ off the city

A Bay of Plenty regional councillor reckons the Port of Tauranga is ‘miserly', a bit of a ‘bludger', and needs to do more for the city. Andrew von Dadelszen's... Read More

Tourists spend almost $2 billion in Bay

The latest Monthly Regional Tourism Estimates released by the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) show the tourism spend for Bay of Plenty is... Read More