Business & Markets

Celebrating Te Puke businesses

Do you have a favourite Te Puke business and reckon they deserve some kudos for the great service or product they provide? Well here's your chance. The Te Puke... Read More

Bumper season for Seeka

It's been a record breaking season for Seeka Kiwifruit Industries with the company processing 30.8 million trays in New Zealand during 2016, up 16.6 per cent on... Read More

Perseverance pays off for young grower

Chris Clement is the 2016 Bay of Plenty Young Grower of the Year, winning the title in Tauranga last night after a day-long event which tested competitors' practical... Read More

Zespri tender heavily over subscribed

Kiwifruit growers have shown confidence in the new gold variety by over-subscribing to Zespri's tender process and bidding up to $200,000 a hectare for the right... Read More

$40M complex near completion

The regeneration of Tauranga's central business district continues to gather momentum - with the new six storey commercial and retail complex, on the corner of Cameron... Read More

Talking about Bay tourism

Bay of Plenty tourism is about to get the once over by a multi-award winning international tourism consultant. Professor Terry Stevens arrives in Rotorua this weekend... Read More

Rules tweaked for mobile shops

Rule changes recommended by the Tauranga City Council will allow more mobile traders to operate in some parks, while introducing a blanket ban in others. The latest... Read More

Port of Auckland fined for 3m fall

Ports of Auckland Ltd. Has been fined $49,980 and ordered to pay $12,000 in reparations after one of its employees fell nearly three metres off an unguarded edge... Read More

Bay tourist attraction recognised

A Bay of Plenty tourist attraction has been given the tick of approval by international travellers winning the Grand Pacific Tours High Distinction award. Grand... Read More

Fonterra saves on waste

An innovative application of common dairy technology is helping Fonterra make savings from waste. The upgrade underway at Fonterra's Edgecumbe site will allow Fonterra... Read More

Helping business owners succeed

An innovative workshop series aiming to help local business owners succeed in their ventures will be taking place in Tauranga from next month. The AdviseMe Workshop... Read More

Opposition to Zespri appeal

Seeka Kiwifruit Industries and Splice Fruit are to oppose Zespri Group's Notice of Appeal against parts of a recent High Court judicial review decision on collaborative... Read More