Business & Markets

Beef-fat biodiesel at Mount

A Mount Maunganui fuel terminal is to be upgraded in coming months to gain ability to blend biodiesel with mineral fuel, which Z plans to offer to commercial customers... Read More

'Landmark' boost for avocados

A new 'landmark development” in the New Zealand avocado industry expected to increase returns by $280 million is being announced in Katikati this evening. The... Read More

Mashup comp’s call for students

Bay of Plenty students have one more day to register for the opportunity to learn key business and innovation skills this weekend. The fourth annual Trustpower Mashup... Read More

Mount car dealer fined $65k

Mount Maunganui car dealer Alan Spiers and his finance company MAC Warranties have today been fined a total of $65,000 in the Auckland District Court. Spiers was... Read More

Powershop advert misleading

Meridian Energy offshoot Powershop's foray into the Bay of Plenty is being curbed by an Advertising Standards Authority ruling finding the power company used false... Read More

Railing in commuting costs

The re-instatement of a passenger train between Tauranga and Auckland continues to gain strong interest from a group of city firms currently shelling out more than... Read More

Unfair dismissal claim rejected

A woman's claim she was unjustifiably dismissed by Tauranga-based Bossanova Enterprises Limited has been rejected by the Employment Relations Authority. Lorraine... Read More

TrustPower pulls plug on Ruataniwha

Tauranga-based TrustPower will not be funding the construction of the controversial Ruataniwha Water Storage Scheme, it announced today. The power company signed... Read More

Port commissions 7th crane

The latest addition to Port of Tauranga's crane fleet - a Liebherr Super Post Panamax ship-to-shore twin-lift gantry crane - is now in position and in final stages... Read More

Boost for kiwifruit workers

Skill levels within the kiwifruit industry will be boosted by government funding for a training scheme for workers. New Zealand Kiwifruit Growers Incorporated president... Read More

City delegation to Asia

Tauranga City Mayor Stuart Crosby will lead a delegation to sister cities in China and Japan early next month. The 12-day trip to Yantai in China and Hitachi in... Read More

National award for Comvita

Comvita has won the Cawthron Institute Innovation in Science and Technology Award at this year's Natural Products NZ awards. Natural Products NZ (NPNZ) is a national... Read More