Business & Markets

More Willow Street woes

Claims the streetworks in Willow Street are going over time are being refuted by Tauranga City Council. Willow Street Cartridge World franchise owner Peter East... Read More

Willow Street opening up

Tauranga City Council is reporting road works on Willow Street are progressing well with most of the service upgrades and road reconstruction complete. Its weekly... Read More

Hamilton inland port planned

An inland port planned for land near Ruakura southeast of Hamilton is expected to boost business for the Port of Tauranga, says Tainui Group Holdings Ltd chief... Read More

Move indicates growth

Tradestaff's Tauranga branch has moved into bigger premises to cope with its steady growth in the Bay of Plenty. Tradestaff managing director Kevin Eder says this... Read More

Second Willow St closure

The Stoney Creek Shop in Willow Street closed on Thursday; the second inner city business to do so within seven days and point some blame at the downtown road... Read More

Bay unemployment down

The seasonally adjusted unemployment rate in the Bay of Plenty dropped marginally in the last quarter, according to the latest figures from Statistics New Zealand.... Read More

No sense in new sensor

Mainstreet Tauranga manager Kirby Weis says the Tauranga City Council move to use sensors on inner city car parks is to maintain meter revenue because occupancy... Read More

Dan's out of Gas

All of All Black Dan Carter's fashion shops are following in the footsteps of the Mount Maunganui branch by closing down. The Mount Maunganui and Christchurch stores... Read More

Blocked parks kills business

Tauranga City Councillors ignored retailers' warnings about the likely results of the Willow Street road works earlier this year, says Broncos Sports owner Ben... Read More

Construction: TEL toll good

The New Zealand Contractors' Federation is in full support of the government's decision to fast track the Tauranga Eastern Link project by using a toll of $2... Read More

Bankers find new lease on... LIFE

National Bank branch managers in the Bay of Plenty are undertaking a new team building exercise that is better bonding them together and helping them to become... Read More

Willow St works taking toll

The first business closure to blame Willow Street roadworks as a cause, shut down on Friday. The Copy Centre has been operating on the corner of Willow and Hamilton... Read More