Business & Markets

Tariffs on kiwifruit dropping

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

First woman appointed to Zespri board

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

Farmers braced for price drop

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

Contributions policy to change

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

Court action could hurt industry

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

Council finances on track

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

Bay's cruise inconvenience

Australian Kym Godfrey's first impression of Mount Maunganui was whiffy and forgettable. 'Bloody disgusting!” he complained. Bruce Remnant, George Scott, Murray... Read More

All change for building consents

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

Sky's the limit for Sunair

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

Marine precinct visit

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

Whitianga to Auckland in 20min

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

Boost in cruise shuttle popularity

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