01:47pm Fri 05 Dec, 2014
Tariffs are costing every kiwifruit grower $29,000 each season, but a new report shows tariffs imposed by other countries on New Zealand products are dropping. The... Read More
08:33am Fri 05 Dec, 2014
Teresa Ciprian has become the first woman to be appointed to the board of international kiwifruit marketer Zespri. The board has appointed Teresa as an independent... Read More
11:08am Wed 03 Dec, 2014
Bay of Plenty dairy farmers are bracing themselves for what could be a further fall in Fonterra's pay-out, following a drop in the latest Global Dairy Trade auction... Read More
09:09am Wed 03 Dec, 2014
After a nationwide change to the way councils approach development contributions the Thames Coromandel District Council has released an amended draft policy this... Read More
10:58am Mon 01 Dec, 2014
The Kiwifruit Claim class action against the government could adversely affect the industry's relationships with the Ministry for Primary Industries. That's the... Read More
11:32am Fri 28 Nov, 2014
Tauranga City Council's finances for the first quarter are booming, with a $2.6 million operating surplus for the four months ending October, compared with the budgeted... Read More
08:50am Fri 28 Nov, 2014
Australian Kym Godfrey's first impression of Mount Maunganui was whiffy and forgettable. 'Bloody disgusting!” he complained. Bruce Remnant, George Scott, Murray... Read More
10:03am Thu 27 Nov, 2014
Changes to the way building consent applications are lodged and processed are set to be rolled out across much of the central North Island from December onwards. An... Read More
08:45am Thu 27 Nov, 2014
This week local aviation company Sunair announced an expansion of its Coromandel services by introducing twice-daily flights connecting Whitianga and Auckland. Chief... Read More
08:26am Thu 27 Nov, 2014
A business hub expected to bring in up to $25 million and create 130 jobs on the Tauranga waterfront is about to begin construction. And according to project manager... Read More
04:30pm Wed 26 Nov, 2014
Tauranga aviation company Sunair has announced it's expanding their Coromandel services and introducing a new, twice-daily flight connecting Whitianga and Auckland.... Read More
02:07pm Wed 26 Nov, 2014
A fresh and more efficient look at transporting cruise ship passengers to Tauranga's CBD seems to be paying dividends, with numbers 30 per cent up on early-season... Read More