Business & Markets

Students' sales soar

There's some new stalls popping up at Bayfair Shopping Centre today, with a chance for shoppers to see what the next generation of Tauranga business leaders have... Read More

If you can’t lick ‘em, join ’em

She's the coolest mother and grandmother in the world. Not just because she's a good cook, or because she gives lots of cuddles - but because she owns an ice-cream... Read More

How Te Puke’s goodness grows

Te Puke has stopped vibrating. 'It's great!” says Mark Boyle, managing director of Te Puke Economic Development Group and the un-anointed high priest of Te... Read More

Newcrest posts strong profit

The company that took up a joint venture on the permits currently held by Laneway resources in Karangahake has posted a strong profit. Newcrest Mining also has a... Read More

Future proofing paying off

A diversity of cargoes and income streams providing protection from the cyclical nature of demand and price are behind The Port of Tauranga's latest figures. Their... Read More

Growers see payments rise

Zespri kiwifruit growers will collectively earn $155.8 million more than last season, based on the exporter's latest forecast. Zespri Chairman Peter McBride says... Read More

Ports of Auckland plan for Mount site

Ports of Auckland is opening an intermodal freight hub in Triton Avenue in Mount Maunganui later this year. The company has teamed with transport logistics experts... Read More

Hill hails 'uber-efficient' Papamoa

The city council's newest ratepayer-funded organisation, Papamoa Unlimited, has taken a sideswipe at the way its older and larger Tauranga equivalent does its business. Papamoa... Read More

Hahei Holiday Resort sold for $13.25m

The Hahei Holiday Resort has been purchased by a group of New Zealand-based investors who intend to continue to take it forward as a holiday resort. The resort,... Read More

Help for dairy farmers

Waikato Regional Council is reminding dairy farmers and others under financial pressure that options are available for making rates payments. Finance committee... Read More

What’s on today, markets.

Clear skies and a light south easterly breeze make it a good day to check the markets at the Historic Village this morning until 1pm. More than a 100 stall selling... Read More

Council bottleneck endures

Tauranga's booming building market is exposing a weakness in the system - the amount of time it takes Tauranga City Council to process building consent applications. While... Read More