Business & Markets

Super-fast broadband launches

Telecom, soon to be Spark, announced today that it is launching ultra-fibre broadband for residential and business customers across Tauranga. Telecom has partnered... Read More

Testing tanker drivers’ skills

More than 20 tanker drivers will face a series of realistic accident scenarios as they practice their emergency response skills during the next two days at ASB Baypark... Read More

Printing shift excites city

The addition of a global printing provider to Tauranga's business sector could be just the catalyst the city needs in attracting global businesses, says Chamber... Read More

Adventure tourism under spotlight

Tourism operators have until November 1 to complete a safety audit and become registered under a new Adventure Activity health and safety regime. About 70 operators... Read More

Brain family feud settles

A Tauranga Family Court decision overturning a mother's will has been upheld by the High Court and means her 75-year-old son has $700,000 to buy a house. Clive Harwood... Read More

Sell-out fashion show success

Mount Maunganui Primary students will be strutting the sports field in new attire after the school's second annual fashion fundraiser raised an estimated $15,000... Read More

Mount housing market strong

Increasing levels of interest in the Mount Maunganui and Papamoa housing market are behind a 17.2 per cent increase in house sales in the last 12 months. Real Estate... Read More

2014 Most Trusted in NZ

Tauranga resident and Race Relations Commissioner Dame Susan Devoy is one of the top 50 most trusted people in New Zealand. The Readers Digest Most Trusted people... Read More

Businesses settle over Rena

Fifty-three businesses seeking redress for losses sustained over the Rena grounding have settled with the former containership's owners and insurers in a confidential... Read More

Tauranga to get ‘Giganet’

From next month Tauranga residents will be part of the next step in the changing ultrafast broadband landscape with one local fibre company preparing to usher in... Read More

House asking price at record levels

The average asking price of homes remains at record levels around the country, according to Realestate.co.nz. The national average asking price of house sellers... Read More

More cash in Comvita purchase

Further negotiations by Comvita in acquiring New Zealand Honey Limited has seen the $12.3 million purchase price being paid in $10.3m in cash and $2m in Comvita... Read More