Business & Markets

Trustpower posts $97.6m profit for year

Trustpower says it has made solid progress in a challenging year. The electricity company profit after tax for the 2020 financial year is up five per cent... Read More

Taupo tourist operators hopeful

Taupō tourist operators have appreciated the first week of more open trading under Alert level 2 and are looking ahead with cautious optimism. Operations manager... Read More

Mainstreets launch Buy Local video series

Tauranga businesses will now feature in a series of videos as part of the Buy Local Buy Tauranga campaign. The first of the ‘Buy Local. Buy Tauranga' videos... Read More

Tauranga families to receive food parcel surprise

A textile production business will give Tauranga Foodbank clients a reason to smile this winter, as they prepare to print about 500 fabric board games for food... Read More

PSA fight helps kiwifruit company through pandemic

Confronted with the challenge of harvesting 15 million trays of class one kiwifruit during a global pandemic, one Bay of Plenty company has discovered they were... Read More

Nearly $1m given to support BOP businesses

Nearly $1 million worth of business support vouchers have been distributed to businesses across the Bay of Plenty region during Alert Levels 3 and 4. The vouchers... Read More

Retail spending in New Zealand dives

Consumer spending fell through the floor as the economy went into lockdown and is expected to be subdued for the foreseeable future. Retail sales volumes for... Read More

Macandmor at your door

The Macandmor Art Space collective has closed its doors but can still park a picture at an afficionado's front door. 'We've made the decision to close our physical... Read More

Dairy farmers preparing for drop in milk prices

Dairy farmers are preparing to tighten their purse strings with milk prices likely to drop next year. Yesterday Fonterra announced it is forecasting a drop in... Read More

Potato prices reach all time high in April

Rising prices for potatoes, soft drinks (large bottles), capsicums, and fresh eggs saw overall food prices up 1.0 per cent in April 2020, Stats NZ said today. Stats... Read More

Excitement builds as bars prepare to open

The glasses are being polished and the beer barrels tapped as New Zealand's pubs and bars prepare to reopen today. Venues which primarily serve alcohol have... Read More

Coffee at a click in Tauranga

A Tauranga ordering app is free for cafes and eateries to use until June 15. The app, called Coffee Nexus, is a start-up business by Sarky Oh and Ben Knowles,... Read More