Business & Markets

Tga budget services stretched

Hundreds of people are flooding to Tauranga Budget Advisory Service for help. The organisation has already surpassed its previous yearly record of 742 new clients... Read More

Japanese buy Seeka kiwifruit

Japanese produce logistics company Fresh MD Holdings will buy an 18 per cent stake in Seeka Kiwifruit Industries Limited, worth $8.5 million. 'Fresh MD Holdings... Read More

Greerton icon nears end

Greerton will mark the end of an era when Tony Fahy pours his last pint later this month. Fahys... Read More

$80m development proposed for Tauranga

A proposed 12 storey development costing $80m for central Tauranga will help alleviate burgeoning student numbers. ... Read More

Paengaroa health company grows revenue

Paengaroa health care company Comvita grew its total revenue by 26.4 per cent over the last 12 months, but will not be declaring a dividend, says company chairman... Read More

Tauranga public must comment on ward voting

Public submissions are being called for on Tauranga City Council's decision to remove ward voting in council elections. At present Tauranga city councillors are... Read More

Funding boost for Tauranga s Eastern Corridor

Budget funding for the proposed Tauranga Eastern Corridor will help create jobs and future-proof the city, said Tauranga MP Simon Bridges this week, who approved... Read More

Tauranga bank besieged

Customers protested today outside the ANZ Tauranga Branch in Spring Street. Protestors outside the ANZ in Tauranga. 'Ripped off big time,” is how Bruce... Read More

Steady as she goes

First item of business for new Western Bay Mayor Ross Paterson is choosing a deputy mayor, whom he will announce on Monday, March 16. ... Read More

Draft plan highlights short-fall

Tauranga Mayor Stuart Crosby wants central Government to provide a financial life-line to cover the budget short-fall highlighted in the Draft Ten Year Plan audit. ... Read More

Huge rise in student numbers

Industry leaders believe the upsurge is being fuelled in part by the recession, which has seen a decrease in job opportunities nationwide. The 500 new students... Read More

Local export boost from trade deal

Tauranga export companies are forecasting big financial gains thanks to New Zealand and Australia's new trade deal with 10 Asian nations. ... Read More