Business & Markets

Market gives restaurant edge

A Mount Maunganui restaurateur is hitting back at claims the Gourmet Night Markets is impacting on local eateries Friday night business, saying it is nothing more... Read More

Gull ready for emergency

Fuel retailer Gull has transformed four of its Bay of Plenty sites, including its Mount Maunganui terminal, to operate in times of a civil emergency. The independent... Read More

House prices rising

Tauranga house prices rose four per cent in the last year, but they still have a way to go before they regain the 2007 peak before the Global Financial Crisis, reports... Read More

Westpac to build super branch

Westpac New Zealand is investing at least $1million into a new development to create a super branch on Cameron Road and establish a Help Station in the CBD within... Read More

Port expands Southern scope

Port of Tauranga Limited is purchasing land near Christchurch it plans to transform into an inland Canterbury port, similar to its MetroPort operation in South Auckland. The... Read More

Bureta Park ready for wreckers

Demolition is set to begin on the former Bureta Park Motor Inn site this week to make way for the $20million Countdown supermarket development. The former Otumoetai... Read More

Hume’s 30 years success

With the 2014 kiwifruit season approaching, one Katikati family is reflecting on 30 years in the industry, celebrating Hume Pack N Cool's three decades cooling and... Read More

Last minute shoppers pack out malls

More than 50,000 Tauranga shoppers are estimated to be out in force today, battling crowds and car park shortages as they gather last minute Christmas presents. Already... Read More

Big summer for Baypark

ASB Baypark is changing the nature of Tauranga City by providing a unique venue for large and small-scale events, says manager Ervin McSweeney. The ASB arena is... Read More

New Zealand pay least equal

We might have lead women's movements 120 years ago, but New Zealand is lagging behind other APAC countries in wage equality, according to a survey of salaries in... Read More

Gull cuts fuel prices by 10cents

The elves at Gull are having a discount day with savings of 10 cents per litre on all fuel grades. The discount day starts at 7am today, at participating Gull sites,... Read More

Search for a new chamber CEO

The Tauranga Chamber of Commerce CEO is on the hunt for a new CEO after former CEO Max Mason gave up his position last month. Max had been on the job for five and... Read More