Business & Markets

Peninsula’s cash problem

Omokoroa residents have a cashflow problem - but it's not what you'd expect. The peninsula has 7500 residents but no ATM cash machine - and it's causing all sorts... Read More

Tauranga house prices fall

Home values in Tauranga City have decreased by 0.6 per cent in the last three months, but remain 3.6 per cent higher than they were in September last year. Despite... Read More

Comvita look beyond $3.3m loss

Paengaroa-based natural health products company Comvita is forecasting a healthy profit, despite recording a $3.3million loss to begin this financial year. The net... Read More

Zespri takes to the cloud

Kiwifruit marketers Zespri are now officially in 'the cloud” after becoming part of the world's largest move to the Microsoft Azure Cloud platform. Datacom... Read More

City projects boost consents

Trustpower's $25 million, three-storey development at the heart of Tauranga's CBD is one of the big projects that's helped commercial consent income double in the... Read More

Firm’s appeal dismissed

A Tauranga accounting firm's appeal against an Employment Court decision has been dismissed. Grace Team Accounting was found to have unjustifiably sacked Judith... Read More

Sunair offers regional help

A Tauranga aviation company is showing interest in winging its way to Whakatane to offer a lifeline after the town was axed by Air New Zealand. Air NZ yesterday... Read More

Ryall lands new job

Former Bay of Plenty MP Tony Ryall's move into post-Parliament life has seen him land a job at major law firm Simpson Grierson. Resigning from politics at this year's... Read More

Received a $0 rates notice?

If you are confused by a rates notice sent out this week showing a credit balance of $0 or similar you need not worry. The Thames Coromandel District Council says... Read More

Beachfront conference centre opens

A conference centre that traces its origins to the 2011 Rena disaster opened yesterday at the Papamoa Beach Top Ten Holiday Park. Oil from the stricken ship heavily... Read More

Whakatane cut by Air NZ

Major cuts to Air New Zealand's regional network will see Whakatane scrapped from the airline's services come April 2015. In an announcement today, Air NZ chief... Read More

Estate agent makes $1M payout

A Te Puke real estate agent has been ordered to pay more than $1 million in damages after failing to inform his client of a higher offer for their kiwifruit orchard. The... Read More