Business & Markets

ASB to phase out use of cheques

ASB is the latest bank to start phasing out cheques, which it says now account for less than one per cent of its payments. General manager of retail banking Craig... Read More

Jobs offered in Bay of Plenty pest control

Will former air stewards, bar tenders and tour guides be lining up to shoot wallabies and fell wilding pines in the wake of Covid-19? In the Budget the government... Read More

Legal action started over air traffic control cuts

The chief executive of Rotorua Airport has launched "last resort" legal proceedings against plans to remove air traffic control services. Mark Gibb says concerns... Read More

COVID-19 changes job seeker demographic

The type of people needing government job seeker services has changed because of COVID-19 according to a new report. The impacted group are relatively younger,... Read More

Quest Tauranga welcome corporate travellers

A Tauranga CBD accommodation provider who housed vulnerable community members in lockdown, says they are ready to welcome corporate travellers into their apartments... Read More

Mainstreets unite to drive buy local campaign

Mainstreet groups are joining forces to drive a campaign of local business support and re-boot business under Level Two, Mainstreet Downtown Tauranga, Mount Mainstreet... Read More

Debt set to soar as govt looks to rebuild

Net core Crown debt is tipped to hit more than 50 per cent of gross domestic product over the next five years as the government expects to pump more than $60 billion... Read More

BUDGET 2020: Unemployment seen peaking at 9.8%

The New Zealand economy faces a relatively short and very sharp recession over the coming year, with unemployment peaking at 9.8 per cent, before massive government... Read More

Budget 2020: What Tauranga leaders want to see

Budget 2020 is being described as a budget for jobs. This is what Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says ahead of the announcement on Thursday. She says tomorrow's... Read More

Tauranga builder lends hand to essential workers

A Tauranga builder is offering a free day of labour to one essential worker in an effort to give back to those working hard amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Soul Carpentry... Read More

Police warning over fake online business scams

Police are warning the public to be aware of fake Facebook pages set up in the names of NZ companies. Dozens of people have been scammed and these victims have... Read More

Workers redeployed to biosecurity and conservation

Up to 160 redeployed workers are set to pick up jobs in 55 biosecurity and conservation projects to get the regional economy moving again, The new projects in... Read More