Business & Markets

Cruise ship season begins

The cruise ship Sea Princess' expected arrival tomorrow marks the start of another cruise ship season, bringing an estimated 240,000 passengers and crew, and between... Read More

PM makes pledge on regional airfares

John Key has moved to reassure concerned travellers about the cost of regional airfares in New Zealand. Speaking during a visit to Tauranga yesterday, the Prime... Read More

Free entry Friday at home show

The Tauranga Spring Home Show is finally here - bringing with it a new name and flare. The new Spring Home Show has begun, with tickets to the event 100 per cent... Read More

Comms issue holding park back

Communications issues at the TECT All Terrain Park are beginning to hold back commercial developments by park users. That's the view of park manager Bill Wheeler... Read More

Land policy ready for offers

Tauranga city council now has a policy in place for dealing with requests from Maori to buy city land. The draft was approved by the council's City Vision Committee... Read More

$10k payout for unjust sacking

A Mount Maunganui firm has been ordered to pay $10,857 to a former employee for unjustifiably sacking him. Shaun O'Connor was fired by Ballance Agrinutrients Limited... Read More

Veggie burger month

Animal advocacy group SAFE's call for consumers to go meatless for World Vegetarian Month coincides with rising Kiwi meat prices. The group recently released their... Read More

City plan challenged

Tauranga City councillors are promising to take another look at the city centre strategy after the issue boiled over at a recent committee meeting. Councillor John... Read More

Dawson explains resignation

Aongatete Coolstores Ltd chairman Allan Dawson says he resigned from The Kiwifruit Claim committee because of concerns the claim will endanger the industry's current... Read More

Helipro students' cash fears

Foreign students of Helipro's Mount Maunganui flying school are concerned the company has accessed thousands of dollars in course fees supposed to be held in trust... Read More

TCDC: last week for applications

There is only one week left to submit applications for round two of the Thames Coromandel District Council's Major Events Fund. The fund is for events that have... Read More

Kiwifruit Claim goes ahead

The Kiwifruit Claim class action for compensation over Psa will be filed in the Wellington High Court next Friday, a meeting in Te Puke was told yesterday. Around... Read More