Business & Markets

Big economic bounce for Bay

The region with the biggest increase in economic activity in the last quarter of 2009, according to the National Bank Regional Trends Survey, is the Bay of Plenty. In... Read More

Marra takes Bayfair expansion

Bayfair Shopping Centre has named Tauranga company Marra Construction as the contractor to carry out its $15 million expansion this year. The construction company... Read More

Recovery is it out there?

The market is providing a mixed picture as the reporting season gets fully underway. Results shown so far are mixed with some genuine unknown factors still hampering... Read More

Bay braced for RWC by CEO

Rugby World Cup 2011 CEO Martin Snedden stopped in Tauranga on Tuesday to prepare the region for the biggest sporting event New Zealand has ever hosted. Martin... Read More

World Cup CEO in Bay

Tauranga business will hear from Rugby World Cup 2011 CEO Martin Snedden at the Sebel Trinity Wharf Hotel on Tuesday night. Martin will talk to representatives... Read More

Western Bay visitors rise

The Western Bay of Plenty experienced one of its highest increases in international guest nights in December 2009, according to Tourism Bay of Plenty. Figures from... Read More

Bay house sales down

The volume of house sales in the Western Bay of Plenty is down in January according to the latest Real Institute of New Zealand figures. The number of sales in... Read More

Luxury lodge expansion starts

Fantail Lodge and Garden in Katikati has secured the necessary funding to begin its Villa Project and construction work is now underway. Fantail owner and operator... Read More

Kopu Bridge boosts economy

The Kopu Bridge project is already boosting the regional economy - two years before it is expected to be completed. The $47 million project to replace the ageing... Read More

Signs of market improvement

Australia's removal of the wholesale government guarantee for the wholesale fund is a big step that is likely to have a positive impact on the New Zealand market.... Read More

Capitalising on cruise ships

Tauranga and Western Bay of Plenty businesses are capitalising on the large influx of tourists into the region on Wednesday with two cruise ships in port. 'The... Read More

Market calm with RBA hold

The Reserve Bank of Australia has surprised the market by not changing its 3.75 per cent official cash rate. IRG Bay of Plenty's Jonathan York says this has worked... Read More