Business & Markets

Spark Lab heading to Tauranga

Spark Lab, a free innovation and ideas workshop, will be coming to Tauranga this Thursday - the second stop on a tour of New Zealand. It will be the second stop... Read More

Ponies Plus evicted

She's picking up poop as she talks to The Weekend Sun. 'Muck, horse manure, phrase it how you want,” laughs Helen Davies. 'It's an endless task - literally... Read More

Artemis moving to Tauranga

An innovative, multi-award winning plant medicine company is opening a new satellite office in Tauranga this month, based on the competitive advantages of being... Read More

Mixing it with the big boys

It all started with a home brew kit back in 1987 when he was just 16 years old. A tin of Munton's mild ale malt, a dark sweet yet subtle beer brewed to ‘quench... Read More

Glitz, glam, and feather boas

Ladies grab your feather boas, pearls and fringed frocks, gents pull on your pinstripes and suspenders - Tauranga's young professionals are invited to step back... Read More

Dodgy cargo denied entry

A cargo of palm kernel with an estimated value of nearly $6 million, is stuck on board a cargo ship off the Port of Tauranga while officials try to determine the... Read More

Bay tourism spending growing

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

Conferences attracted to The Bay

The Bay of Plenty is becoming an increasingly desirable destination for business and educational conferences, says the region's official tourism and marketing organisation.... Read More

Encouraging pedal pushing

The New Zealand transport agency is launching an initiative to reduce urban traffic volumes by encouraging summer cycling. The focus of the Aotearoa Bike Challenge... Read More

New supermarket to bring more jobs

A new Pak'nSave at the recently-opened Tauranga Crossing retail development is expected to bring more than 130 jobs and low supermarket prices to the booming Bay... Read More

Carbon-neutral goal a step closer

New Zealand's biggest farming organisation is closer to its goal of becoming carbon neutral and planting 10 million plants by 2025 through the signing of an agreement... Read More

No more gift card expiry dates

A Consumer NZ campaign has led retailers to drop gift card expiry dates. Major retailers Countdown, Kathmandu and Noel Leeming are dropping 12-month expiry dates... Read More