Business & Markets

Forum looks at older workforce

Keeping people working past retirement age is an option being presented to Tauranga companies as a way of avoiding an expected skills and labour shortage. As increasing... Read More

Compac opens centre of excellence

A company which grew from a backyard project in to an international player celebrated the opening of its 'Kiwifruit Centre of Excellence” in Papamoa last night. Hamish... Read More

Have your say on TCDC arts strategy

The Pauanui and Whangamata communities are being invited to have their say on the development of the Coromandel Arts and Creative Industries Strategy. Workshops... Read More

Impact of showcase 'immeasurable'

New Zealand's primary industries will be showcased to the world next month when journalists attend the International Federation of Agricultural Journalists 2015... Read More

Lawyer adds cultural flavour

When it comes to sitting down with a lawyer for the first time, there's often a few moments of head scratching and blank looks - and that's for someone who can speak... Read More

In the footsteps of spies and stars

William Beau Holland, Member of the New Zealand Order of merit. A grand moniker and attachment, but just plain ‘Bill' to the world. 'That's because I am actually... Read More

Protesters accuse New Talisman

Coromandel locals took their protest to downtown Auckland today to voice their opposition to New Talisman Gold Mines' plan to mine in the Karangahake Mountain. But... Read More

New App for AIMS Games

Parents who have children taking part in this year's AIMS Games can now see how their kids are doing at the touch of a button thanks to Deb Posa and her team at... Read More

Bay engineer named as finalist

The Tauranga engineer who designed and built a kiwifruit picking robot for his PhD thesis has been named as a finalist for the NZ Young Innovator of the year award. Robotics... Read More

Queen of the checkout

Supermarkets are pretty much of a muchness - same set up, same products. However, Bureta Countdown has something special, something quite different, something that... Read More

Psa case 'has chapter and verse'

The Kiwifruit Claim class action against the government will be a battle of the experts - but it appears the claimants may have a strong case. That's the view of... Read More

Thames-Coromandel GDP up by 4%

Growing tourism numbers, increased residential construction and good prices on local produce has led to strong economic growth on the Coromandel Peninsula. The... Read More