12:29pm Sun 14 Aug, 2016
Port companies are battling for cargo by setting up "inland ports" next to each other. But are they just duplicating expensive facilities, often at the cost of... Read More
06:30am Sun 14 Aug, 2016
Should a bankrupted person's retirement savings be made available to repay creditors? The Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment is now considering how... Read More
07:15am Sat 13 Aug, 2016
Cabinet has approved changes to the Kiwifruit Export Regulations that will allow for closer shareholding alignment with production, update the definition of Zespri's... Read More
01:56pm Fri 12 Aug, 2016
The Eastern Bay Chamber of Commerce is pleased to hear the Whakatāne District Council has six new applications from commercial boat operators for permanent berths... Read More
11:11am Fri 12 Aug, 2016
Twelve months of blood, sweat and tears has paid off outstandingly for Mike Pero Real Estate Tauranga franchise owner Megan Benson. This week the Tauranga branch... Read More
06:52am Fri 12 Aug, 2016
'A terrible layout and very dangerous.” And: 'I will avoid it like the plague.” Plus: 'Stupid” and 'Crazy”. The shoppers have spoken, loudly,... Read More
06:01pm Thu 11 Aug, 2016
Kiwis are being told to use the drop in the Official Cash Rate as a chance to review their finances and savings, and consider debt reduction. The Reserve Bank of... Read More
04:45pm Tue 09 Aug, 2016
A new employment programme designed to get people with health conditions and disabilities into work has been launched in the Bay of Plenty. EmployAbility involves... Read More
06:46am Mon 08 Aug, 2016
In June of this year kiwifruit exports rose $105 million (47 per cent) from June 2015 to reach $331m, according to new figures from Statistics New Zealand. Overall,... Read More
09:48am Sat 06 Aug, 2016
A Mount Maunganui home and a Tauranga renovation have taken top honours at this year's regional House of the Year awards. The Bay of Plenty Central Plateau Registered... Read More
03:44pm Fri 05 Aug, 2016
Zespri is today making no reference to a scramble of activity at the Port of Tauranga last night as port workers worked to unload 50 containers of China-bound kiwifruit... Read More
06:42am Wed 03 Aug, 2016
There's a real risk Tauranga City Council is raising community expectations past what it'is capable of delivering over the civic heart project, warns Tauranga Chamber... Read More