Business & Markets

Housing and jobs top public concerns

Housing and jobs sit atop a list of public concerns following an internationally recognised research project assessing how well Tauranga and the Western Bay of Plenty... Read More

Off-licence trading hours changing

The maximum trading hours for the sale of alcohol from off-licence premises such as supermarkets and bottle stores in the Coromandel will be reducing. The Thames-Coromandel... Read More

TCDC: changes to address inequality

The Thames-Coromandel District Council is proposing major changes to rates for bed and breakfasts and baches rented out for short-term accommodation on the Peninsula.... Read More

Voters urged to protect industry

Kiwifruit growers have until March 20 to vote in a referendum designed to help shape their industry's future and protect it from 'self-interested investors”. 'We... Read More

A peek inside TCDC's Long Term Plan

This week the Thames-Coromandel District Council released its 2015-2025 Long Term Plan consultation document for public submissions. The document contains a number... Read More

TCDC seeks input on long term plan

Input is being sought from locals on the Thames-Coromandel District Council's 2015-2025 Long Term Plan consultation document released this week. From now until early... Read More

Fly eradication may take months

Further Queensland fruit fly have been found in the gardens of four Grey Lynn properties which are the focus of an intense eradication programme. The discovery means... Read More

Zespri opposition surfaces

City councillors have been given something to ponder after attempts to sell off a 1.5 hectare block of council-owned land in Mount Maunganui were labelled ‘disingenuous'... Read More

Zespri claims Mount land

A conflict between kiwifruit marketer Zespri and their Mount Maunganui neighbours has been unveiled today as submissions on the future of the block of council-owned... Read More

Pedestrians versus diners

Bay of Plenty ratepayers are reclaiming main street footpaths they say have been lost to inconsiderate and profit-grabbing restaurateurs and café owners. The... Read More

Building goes off the boil

February building consents issued by Tauranga City Council are down across the board, according to figures released by Priority One today. The total value of building... Read More

Seeka fire not suspicious

Seeka CEO Michael Franks insists there is nothing to suggest the overnight fire at their Oakside Post-Harvest site is suspicious. 'We will let the fire service do... Read More