Business & Markets

Focusing on food service

After 12 years of helping Tauranga's foodies serve up great meals, the iconic Tauranga gourmet food specialist Bel Mondo is returning to its roots as a food service... Read More

Port investing in expansion

The Port of Tauranga is set to buy a seventh ship-to-store gantry crane for its Sulphur Point fleet in order to allow it to handle growing container volumes at the... Read More

Te Puke meat workers to strike

Union members at the Affco meat works plant in Rangiuru, just outside Te Puke, will be striking from 5am on Friday. More than 350 workers at the Rangiuru plant... Read More

Rest home workers striking

Caregivers, nurses and service workers employed by New Zealand's largest rest home chain Oceania are going on strike today. Up to 1500 workers at 20 of the 58 rest... Read More

Good prospects possible

The New Zealand Dollar is trading at US83.49cents - a drop from US83.96cents at the end of Tuesday. The fall comes ahead of the European Central Bank's second round... Read More

Care workers to strike

Caregivers, nurses and service workers at the Oceania owned resthomes in Tauranga are hoping for a pay rise owing to their union counterparts in Paeroa going on... Read More

Dairy exports rise, meat falls

Dairy export values are continuing to rise with a 25 per cent increase on last year as meat export values continue to fall. Statistics New Zealand figures released... Read More

‘Blacked’ ship in port

The ‘blacked' ship Kota Permasan is in Tauranga today with some uncertainty over its next port. The Maritime Union of New Zealand ‘blacked' the ship... Read More

Greek deal close

The economic situation in Greece is steadying as politicians come close to agreeing on the terms of a second financial rescue for the country. Euro zone politicians... Read More

Auckland strike spill stretches port

Australasia's most productive container port, the Port of Tauranga, is finding its capacity stretched by the ongoing industrial troubles in Auckland. The Port of... Read More

Strike notice for two weeks

Maritime Union (MUNZ local 13) workers are preparing for a two-week strike at the Ports of Auckland. The port company has received notice from the union of a week-long... Read More

Staff harassment costs VTNZ

‘Get your udders out' is a statement Vehicle Testing New Zealand, Mount Maunganui, senior manager Keith Johnston likely regrets after it cost the business... Read More