Business & Markets

Industry backs the publican

It seemed like a petty squabble, a storm in a bucket of beer-battered chips. For one man it blew into something 'that weighed heavily on his heart”. For another,... Read More

NZ kiwifruit more affordable in Korea

Korean consumers can now buy New Zealand kiwifruit at more affordable prices thanks to the free trade agreement between the two countries. And the good news is New... Read More

$226K for breaching employment law

A Bay of Plenty kiwifruit contracting business has been ordered to pay more than $226,000 for breaching the employment law after an investigation by the Ministry... Read More

Report shows Bay is ‘booming’

The latest Regional Trends summary released by ANZ recently has given Bay of Plenty MP Todd Muller plenty of reasons to smile. The quarterly analysis shows the Bay... Read More

Tourism provides boost to economy

Provisional data provided by independent economic analysis company Infometrics shows the Thames-Coromandel district's economy grew by 1.8 per in the year to March... Read More

Fonterra appoints new leaders

Fonterra Co-operative Group Limited have announced appointments for two new senior leaders. The current Group Director Governance and Legal is immediately stepping... Read More

Soft landing for container rules

New rules requiring weights of all containers to be accurately stated from July 1 will be introduced gradually because of lobbying by Maritime New Zealand. Under... Read More

Tauranga Airport passenger boost

Air New Zealand is reinstating early morning Christchurch flights from Tauranga, due to public demand. The airline will also be operating 10 new weekly Auckland... Read More

Tauranga house prices still rising

The latest monthly QV House Price Index shows home values in Tauranga are still showing a strong upward trend. QV House Price Index show Tauranga home values have... Read More

House scarcity creates sellers’ market

The average asking price for a New Zealand house hit an all-time high with stock at an all-time low for May 2016, in a market which is heavily favouring sellers. Real-time... Read More

Mountie gets Mainstreet job

The new Mount Maunganui Mainstreet manager knows her patch. Ingrid Fleming has lived in the Mount for the last six years herself, and says her parents lived in nearby... Read More

Just Avocados exits AVANZA

Just Avocados' decision to exit the AVANZA joint venture is a commercial business decision with growers' best interests at heart, says NZ Avocado Growers Association... Read More