04:38pm Wed 08 Oct, 2014
Orica Chemnet celebrated a $35 million upgrade to its Mount Maunganui plant today with speeches and plant tours. The enabling industry provides a wide range of difficult-to-handle... Read More
03:17pm Wed 08 Oct, 2014
One of the founding members of The Kiwifruit Claim committee has resigned and joined the post-harvest operators in opposition to the legal action the committee plans... Read More
10:54am Wed 08 Oct, 2014
Helicopter firm Helipro NZ is believed to be in receivership, and the company's Tauranga flight school has been closed. A note on the door of the premises this morning... Read More
10:52am Wed 08 Oct, 2014
We all know the Coromandel is number one for locally produced food and beverages - now the rest of the world is about to find out. The Thames Coromandel District... Read More
09:31am Wed 08 Oct, 2014
Post-harvest operators claiming to represent 75 per cent of the industry have distanced themselves from The Kiwifruit Claim court case in a letter to Prime Minister... Read More
01:42pm Tue 07 Oct, 2014
Growers who sign up to the kiwifruit court case against the Government may have to get consent from the company taking the action before they could sell their orchards. That's... Read More
10:28am Mon 06 Oct, 2014
The first concrete pour at the site of Trustpower's new central city headquarters took place today, with an early start at 4.30am. By 8am the 220 cubic metres was... Read More
07:00am Mon 06 Oct, 2014
Bay of Plenty buyers are the least likely in the country to take energy efficiency into account when purchasing a new fridge, according to a recent Canstar Blue... Read More
01:37pm Sat 04 Oct, 2014
Artworks and displays may become the norm in Tauranga CBD as part of a revitalisation shake-up. The idea is to replace for lease signs with vibrant window artwork... Read More
01:42pm Fri 03 Oct, 2014
Vibrant window artwork and displays could soon replace drab ‘For Lease' signs scattered among empty buildings in Downtown Tauranga as part of a CBD revitalisation... Read More
01:10pm Fri 03 Oct, 2014
As regions around the country report fluctuating house prices, the Bay of Plenty property market is remaining stable. The official website of the New Zealand real... Read More
12:16pm Fri 03 Oct, 2014
The latest drop in dairy prices is a 'kick in the guts” for New Zealand farmers, says Andrew Hoggard, Federated Farmers Dairy chairperson. In the latest GlobalDairyTrade... Read More