Business & Markets

Bay growth study unveiled

A government-led growth study detailing how the Bay of Plenty has a number of natural advantages over other regions of New Zealand was launched at Tauranga's ASB... Read More

Waihi tourist attraction wins gold

Waihi's Gold Discovery Centre has won the ServiceIQ Best Museum Visitor Experience Award at the Museum Awards dinner held in Dunedin recently. With seven awards... Read More

Gold harvest almost complete

Favourable weather and well co-ordinated post-harvest operations mean that almost 100 per cent of the SunGold kiwifruit harvest is now complete, with in excess of... Read More

Plaza revamp unfolds

No matter what side of the construction fence you fall on, Papamoa Plaza centre manager David Hill wants you to have a pleasurable experience. Stage 2A of the revamp... Read More

NZ$132m offer made for Waihi mine

OceanaGold Corporation will stump up US$101 million (NZ$132 million) in cash, plus customary adjustments, to acquire the Waihi Gold Mine. It was announced this week... Read More

Questions raised over gold mine sale

Coromandel Watchdog are publicly questioning Newmont Mining Corporation's intentions to sell off its Waihi gold mining operations. Newmont announced this week it... Read More

Fantastic turnout for FAN launch

The launch of the Futureforce Action Network Thames-Coromandel saw more than 150 people pack into the Thames Toyota factory on Wednesday night. The Futureforce... Read More

Fuel prices on the rise

Fuel prices have risen again, with BP leading a 3c increase on petrol and 2c on diesel. It's the first time the price of 91 octane has been over $2 per litre in... Read More

Zespri and Comvita vie for award

Two major Bay of Plenty companies and their research partners are among the finalists in the third annual KiwiNet Research Commercialisation Awards. Zespri and Comvita... Read More

Waihi mining operations up for sale

Newmont Mining Corporation has announced today it is intending to sell its mining operations in Waihi. Newmont has entered into a non-binding ‘Letter of Intent'... Read More

Right man in the right place: TCDC

Businesses and development projects based in the Thames-Coromandel district will now have a single-point of contact when working with the council. Former Mercury... Read More

Bald heads raise $2K for CanTeen

Signature Homes employees will be heading back to work with bald heads after shaving off their locks for in support of CanTeen this week. Jared Williams, 12, with... Read More