Business & Markets

Bay winery eyes up US market

The Tauranga-based director of Lake Chalice winery is going into business with three other New Zealand wineries to export their products to the lucrative US market. Chris... Read More

ACC levy change benefits the safe

Businesses are being encouraged to be proactive about workplace heath and safety as a new ACC scheme means discounted levies for those that have good records. As... Read More

Online advertising spend jumps

Sun Media general manager Ross Brown says it comes as no surprise that online advertising is experiencing phenomenal growth while traditional mediums such as newspapers... Read More

Markets stabilising

World markets appear to be stabilising with some positive news from Japan, a more static oil price and American markets are holding reasonable ground. A major test... Read More

Oil fluctuations digested

The increasing price of petrol is a concern for all motorists, but the per petrol barrel price is a concern for everybody. This price is hovering around $102 with... Read More

Century old business closing

One of Tauranga's oldest businesses, Guinness Appliances, is closing, says its general manager Errol Hotham. The Te Puke branch will be closed by the end of April... Read More

Log exports unaffected by tsunami

Log exports from Tauranga are expected to be largely unaffected by the Japanese earthquake and tsunami which has devastated the country's eastern coast. Japan was... Read More

Eftpos disconnections kept secret

Electronic transaction company Paymark is not revealing if Bay of Plenty retailers are among 400 New Zealand businesses that face having their Eftpos terminals disconnected. The... Read More

OCR drop: how much?

The question this week confronting the finance sector is ‘how much?' Reserve Bank Governor Alan Bollard is to review the official cash rate on Thursday and... Read More

Chch Quake: trusts for relief funds

Tauranga financial planner Harmer Parr is making a donation from its charitable trust to the Christchurch relief effort. The Student Volunteer Army, other agencies,... Read More

Chch Quake: markets uncertain

Uncertainty in the investment market is continuing in the wake of last week's Christchurch earthquake. While there is some movement in certain industries, such as... Read More

Port extension announced

The Port of Tauranga is about to begin a 170 metre extension to the wharf at Sulphur Point. The port company's directors have approved the estimate $30 million expansion... Read More