Business & Markets

Bay gamblers spend $15.7m on pokies

Gamblers in the Tauranga, Western Bay of Plenty, Whakatane and Rotorua districts fed some $15.7 million into pub and club gaming machines from January to March of... Read More

Kiwifruit given the all clear

Zespri has found that there is 'no risk to consumer health” after concerns of grease being found on some of its kiwifruit tray liners. Around 1.7 million trays... Read More

Terminal link dreams a step closer

Kawerau's dreams of a container terminal to link the town and the wider Eastern Bay of Plenty with the Port of Tauranga are a step closer to being realised, with... Read More

Countdown for garden fundraising

Te Puna-based local enterprise Grow Food Instead has 24-hours left of their crowdfunding campaign. The mission? To set up and educational market gardens for disadvantaged... Read More

Internet service wins Trustpower gold

Trustpower has won both gold and silver awards in the New Zealand Quality Services Awards which recognise best customer service. The Tauranga-based company was voted... Read More

Comvita director resigns

Edward Quilty has tendered his resignation from the Board of Comvita Limited, effective immediately. Ed was first appointed to be a director of Comvita Limited when... Read More

Kiwifruit harvest in catch-up

Prime Minister John Key officially launched the 2016 kiwifruit season for Zespri in China at an event last night, marking a new phase for Zespri's China Strategy.... Read More

Impaled worker awarded $25K

AFFCO New Zealand Limited has been fined $30,000 and ordered to pay reparation of $25,000 after a worker was impaled on a meat hook. The hook went in below his left... Read More

Bureaucrats threaten skydivers

Tauranga's skydiving industry is included among about half the industry's small to medium sized operators being driven out of business by unsustainable Civil Aviation... Read More

New taxes welcomed

New taxes for small businesses are being welcomed across the board today, with both New Zealand First and Act leaders complimenting the government. Prime Minister... Read More

New $20, $50 and $100 notes

The new $20, $50 and $100 banknotes were revealed at a Reserve Bank event in Wellington today. Concept designs have already been circulated but this will be the... Read More

Celebrating 30 years with Yantai

Tauranga Mayor Stuart Crosby is in China this week celebrating a 30 year relationship with Yantai. The two cities began the relationship in 1986 and it is the second... Read More