Business & Markets

NZ rental prices hit $610

Trade Me's Rental Price Index for May shows New Zealand's median weekly rental prices claim another record high for 2023. Three months after reaching $600... Read More

House of the Year builder wins trifecta in BOP

One builder took three of the top awards in the 2023 Bay of Plenty and Central Plateau Registered Master Builders House of the Year competition this weekend,... Read More

NZNO members to have historic say on pay equity

The New Zealand Nurses Organisation Tōpūtanga Tapuhi Kaitiaki o Aotearoa says its 35,000 or so members employed by Te Whatu Ora will start voting today on... Read More

NZ's fastest growing city has "dead vibes"

Has Tauranga really become a 'ghost town”? A sightseeing video by a visitor went viral this week for all the wrong reasons, after highlighting a city... Read More

What's on - Kiwi music, markets and cycling

Good morning and welcome to Sunday. Ko te ra tenei i hanga e te Ariki. Ka koa tatou, ka koa hoki ki reira. MetService is forecasting a fine day with southwesterlies. It's... Read More

Iconic telephone box destroyed in ATM ramraid

Tairua's iconic red telephone box has been destroyed in a ram raid theft overnight. Police responded to reports of a theft of an ATM from a phone box... Read More

What's on - winter racing, planting and the blues

Good morning and welcome to Saturday. Ko te ra tenei i hanga e te Ariki. Ka koa tatou, ka koa hoki ki reira. MetService is forecasting a mainly fine day with... Read More

Living lightly off the land

Shane Rush and Nicki Murray-Orr are living on six-and-a-half acres on the outskirts of the Karangahake Gorge near Waihi. Both are interested in taking responsibility... Read More

Humans harder to find in customer service

Chatbots and online messaging have taken over as the customer point of contact at many large organisations, making them less accessible for everyone, Citizens... Read More

Backlash to Countdown's $400m rebrand

Countdown's $400 million plan to reinvent itself in the midst of a cost of living crisis is being criticised by consumers, who have labelled the move 'ridiculous”... Read More

Tauranga civic precinct gets $21m grant

A $21 million dollar grant is being approved for Tauranga city centre's new civic precinct. TECT's announcement of the funding marked the largest-ever investment... Read More

Job seekers invited to join VR expo in Tauranga

Job seekers are being given the chance to test drive jobs via virtual reality. The Ministry of Social Development has joined forces with local employers to... Read More