Business & Markets

Greerton coordinator resigns

Greerton Mainstreet coordinator Graeme Morrissey is resigning. He completes working out his notice on February 18. As he's still an employee of the Greerton Mainstreet... Read More

Capitalising on the new year

The start of the year is presenting investment opportunities across markets and there is optimism in the finance sector that 2011 will be a better year than 2010. See... Read More

More Blues Brews too close to call

A decision on whether the Tauranga Roundtable will hold another Blues Brews and BBQs festival next year is yet to be made. The festival on Saturday is considered... Read More

Bay bus company wins big contract

A Tauranga based bus company is about to increase its staffing levels by 50 per cent and inject $10 million worth of wages into the region's economy after being... Read More

New biofuel in Rotorua

Gull New Zealand is launching its diesel fuel brand, Diesel Max to the Rotorua market, from the Gull site situated on Te Ngae Road. Gull Diesel Max is a five per... Read More

Bay container house business begins

Tauranga residents are accustomed to seeing shipping containers stacked on cargo ships, but soon the steel storage units could be stacked up in suburbs around the... Read More

Bay spending jumps to $300m

Electronic transaction company Paymark is reporting spending across the Bay of Plenty jumped to $300 million in December 2010. A major benefactor of the increase... Read More

Opportunistic share swoop closes

An opportunistic offer to buy TrustPower shares at below market value closes at 6pm Friday, with TrustPower recommending people ignore the Powershares LP offer. 'It's... Read More

Hoff can’t beef up Mount business

David Hasselhoff may have drawn in the crowds, but it was business as usual for most Mount Maunganui businesses. Mainstreet Mount Maunganui manager Leanne Brown... Read More

Strong results for naturist park

Katikati Naturist Park is reporting a strong rate of return visitors with some 76 per cent of them this summer there for a second time in the park's history. The... Read More

Bay holidays getting shorter

Visitors holidaying in the Western Bay of Plenty are reducing the period they stay in the region. Management at the region's two biggest holiday parks, Mount Maunganui... Read More

Retailers warned of Eftpos scam

Bay of Plenty retailers are being warned of a sophisticated Eftpos card skimming scam that involves an individual posing as a courier driver who delivers a package,... Read More