Business & Markets

Fonterra to sell Aussie business

Fonterra Co-operative Group Limited intends to sell its Australian yoghurt and dairy dessert business to Parmalat Australia Pty Ltd. The transaction, which is conditional... Read More

TCDC Local Alcohol Policy adopted

Thames-Coromandel District Council's policy on where and when alcohol can be sold around the Coromandel has been adopted and will come into force in two stages in... Read More

Tauranga YMCA: Community is suffering

Tauranga City councillors' insistence on a commercial return from former ratepayers' assets came back to bite them this week, when not-for-profit organisation YMCA... Read More

Pacific Coast Village expands

Papamoa's Pacific Coast Village will double in size after parent company Generus Living Group gained resource consent to expand the village recently. The expansion... Read More

Housing market continues to heat up

The latest residential housing figures from Harcourts show written sales were up strongly across the country last month, with a 31.9 per cent increase on the same... Read More

TCDC releases partnership proposal

A Partnership Proposal Document is now available to parties interested in working with council on the Inner Harbour concept of our Coromandel Harbour Project. The... Read More

High hopes for Bay kiwifruit

The Bay of Plenty's kiwifruit industry will play an important role in supporting New Zealand's export growth to 2017, helping offset the recent year's fall in the... Read More

Bay agreement targets skilled migrants

A new partnership between four organisations will look to attract and retain skilled migrants to the Western Bay of Plenty. The Western Bay of Plenty Regional Partnership... Read More

Trust announces strong results

Tuwharetoa Settlement Trust (TST) has reported a net profit of $11.2 million, after tax, for the 2014/15 financial year, representing an increase of $10 million... Read More

Tauranga Airport set to expand

Tauranga City Council has responded to what they call "significant growth at the airport" by supporting plans to expand the terminal at no extra cost to ratepayers. They... Read More

Boost for Tauranga Chamber

Tauranga businesses are set to benefit from the government's decision to renew its regional business partner programme for another five years. The Tauranga Chamber... Read More

Growing the Bay's small businesses

Small businesses in the Bay of Plenty will be supported and encouraged to grow thanks to a long-term commitment to the Regional Business Partner programme. 'The... Read More