Business & Markets

Papamoa power cut

Powerco is still investigating the cause of the power cut on Sunday night that stopped power to about 1000 properties in Papamoa. It was a fault on Powerco's network... Read More

Cheap as chicken

It's official - chooks are cheap. Chicken prices have dropped to their lowest level in almost a decade. Chicken breasts fell to $13.52 per kilo this September,... Read More

$1.8B Government surplus

Finance Minister Bill English has presented the Crown accounts for the year to June, showing a surplus of $1.8 billion in 2015/16, up from $414 million in 2014/15. The... Read More

Free stalls for Santa Parade

Papamoa Unlimited is offering an opportunity for any community groups, sports clubs and non-profit organisations to have a free stall at the markets in conjunction... Read More

Rules change for tenant damagers

The Government is looking at changing tenancy rules following recent court rulings which Housing Minister Nick Smith says have created confusion over how the Residential... Read More

HoneyLab buddies with US corp

Strong science has enabled a Tauranga company to cosy up with the world's biggest consumer goods company, Proctor and Gamble - a company with sales twice the size... Read More

MBIE advice over phone recall

Samsung Note 7 owners are being encouraged by the Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment's Consumer Protection team to become familiar with the Consumer... Read More

Note 7s banned by Air NZ

Air New Zealand is issuing a total ban on fire-prone Samsung Galaxy Note 7 smartphones on all of its flights from 5am today, Sunday. The airline strongly advises... Read More

Fonterra elections nominations now open

If you think you've got what it takes to help run New Zealand's largest farming cooperative then make sure you get your nomination in for the 2016 Fonterra Elections.... Read More

Kiwis hooked by online fishing

A KPMG test on the cyber security of New Zealand businesses as part of Connect Smart Week has revealed one in ten Kiwis could fall for a phishing attack. Phishing... Read More

Record-high visitor numbers

Hotels and motels are getting a boost from foreign visitors, with record-high guest nights for August this year, Statistics NZ reports. National guest nights for... Read More

Hotel franchisee sought on Trade Me

Quest Apartments has turned to Trade Me to find a franchisee for its new Tauranga development. The hotel apartment will be built at 71 Devonport Road, above the... Read More