Business & Markets

Orica's big spend-up

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

Kiwifruit Claim member resigns

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

Flight school in receivership

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

Promoting local food and beverages

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

Letter to PM opposes claim

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

Claim 'too risky' for growers

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

City centre build gathers pace

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

Fridge logic in the Bay

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

Your thoughts on painting shops

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

Creating windows of appeal

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

Bay properties stable

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

Dairy price drop is ‘kick in guts’

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