Business & Markets

Z Energy confirms bond issue

With the lack of recent domestic bond issues, interest in Z Energy and TrustPower are high. Although no firm details have been announced strong interest comes on... Read More

House prices rise in June

House sales by auction in the Bay of Plenty and Waikato regions accounted for 10.5 per cent of the national total number of homes being sold in year ending June... Read More

Ultra-fast broadband’s first switch

Local internet providers have been battling to switch on the Bay of Plenty's first ultra-fast broadband connection this week. Internet providers NetSmart and EOL... Read More

Economy likely to improve

Jonathan York from Investment Research Group reports on market potential and investment interest in pending IPO's including Z Energy and Mighty River Power. Although... Read More

Votes to shape NZ markets

Two important votes have piqued the interest of major players in the New Zealand market this week. The first, relating to dairy giant Fonterra's bid to change... Read More

YahooXtra email fault

UPDATED 3.25pm. An email fault preventing some YahooXtra email users from sending email through Microsoft Outlook is fixed, reports Telecom. Telecom and Vodafone... Read More

Payback for loyal beekeepers

Beekeepers who have stuck with Paengaroa based company Comvita while it established as the world's premier manuka honey supplier on global markets are being rewarded... Read More

Will the Euro be saved?

Tensions in the Euro Zone look set to ease as pro-European, pro-austerity parties have appeared to get a majority in the latest round of elections and Greece looks... Read More

Business awards accepting nominations

Nominations for the 2012 Te Puke Business Excellence Awards are now open. Two-time winner Barbara ('Barbz') Oldeman of Barbz Hairdressing says the benefit of being... Read More

Property prices up

Tauranga property values have risen again over the past month after three previous months of slight declines. Current values are 0.7 per cent higher than three months... Read More

Global markets steady – for now

It's been an interesting week for international markets as a number of competing factors combined to cloud the picture. A further cut from the Reserve Bank of Australia... Read More

Bay buildings awarded

Two Bay of Plenty building projects have been recognised with merit awards at the annual Property Council New Zealand Rider Levett Bucknall Property Industry Awards. On... Read More