Business & Markets

TCDC selling Whangamata property

A Thames-Coromandel District Council-owned property in the heart of Whangamata's industrial estate has gone on the market this week. Located at 107 Lindsay Rd in... Read More

Fuel prices hit six-month low

Fuel prices took another tumble today - the fourth price drop in just a week. On Wednesday, both BP and Z Energy dropped their national price of 91 octane petrol... Read More

Claim seeks $400m in damages

The Kiwifruit Claim class action by 212 growers and a post-harvest operator will go to the High Court next year, seeking $400 million in damages from the government. The... Read More

Social housing signing a first

A formal Heads of Agreement has been signed today between two social housing interests in Tauranga and Masterton in what is being described as the first of its kind. The... Read More

Radius Care acquires Althorp

New Zealand's largest privately owned aged care provider Radius Care has acquired Althorp Hospital, a long-running retirement facility based in Tauranga, to bring... Read More

Natural resources key to Bay's growth

The key to growing the Bay of Plenty's economy is in harnessing its natural resources - that's the view of a Regional Economic Activity Report that was released... Read More

Mount Bunnings staff strike again

The day after an Auckland-wide strike at Bunnings stores, workers at the Mount Maunganui branch walked off the job on Sunday for the third time. The action is in... Read More

Te Puna techies win national award

A Te Puna IT firm has picked up the supreme award title as the country's top computer company for service to small businesses. Acre pc Company directors Nigel and... Read More

Camping consultations close today

All Coromandel locals wanting to make submissions on two camping-related bylaws have until 4pm on Monday to do so. The Thames-Coromandel District Council is consulting... Read More

Fonterra credit rating drops

Ratings service Standard and Poor's has downgraded Fonterra's credit rating from A to A-minus, but the co-operative insists their underlying financial strength and... Read More

Inspiration for future innovators

A dozen secondary school students from Bethlehem's Te Wharekura o Mauao will embark on a once-in-a-lifetime trip this weekend to help inspire the next generation... Read More

OceanaGold to buy Waihi mines

Mining company OceanaGold has gained approval from the Overseas Investment Office to purchase the Waihi mines from Newmont Mining Corporation. OceanaGold managing... Read More