Business & Markets

New crane moved into position at Port

Port of Tauranga's newest and largest container crane has been moved into position. The Port's ninth ship-to-shore gantry crane arrived in parts... Read More

Mayor calls for staged move out of lockdown

Tauranga Mayor Tenby Powell is calling on the Government to start the process of a staged move out of Level 4 lockdown to save jobs, livelihoods and shore up the... Read More

$3 billion tax break to help small businesses

Small businesses in New Zealand will get a $3 billion boost through tax breaks to help them ride out the worst of the impending economic crisis. The latest rescue... Read More

COVID-19: Business for Survival webinar

The co-founder of Weather the Storm NZ and author of Getting Through will be the guest speaker in the second of a webinar series hosted by Downtown Tauranga. Isis... Read More

Burger King goes into receivership

The owners of the Burger King franchise in New Zealand have been placed in receivership. Receivers, KordaMentha, say the fast food chain, which has more than... Read More

Tutors collaborate on inclusive employment website

A Bay of Plenty tertiary institution is helping with employment opportunities for people with disabilities in the by building a website. Toi Ohomai Institute... Read More

Competition increases as job listings halve

Stocking shelves at supermarkets for little more than the minimum wage has become a desirable job for airline pilots and tens of thousands of others desperate... Read More

Live COVID-19 updates: NZME to cut 200 jobs

Media company NZME says it is cutting 200 jobs - about 15 per cent of its total workforce. The company which owns the New Zealand Herald and Newstalk ZB as well... Read More

Wattie‘s setting production records

Wattie's is setting production records with the record output in a single 24-hour period being 1.6 million cans. End-on-end these cans would stretch for... Read More

Kiwis turn to horticulture amid Covid-19 changes

The number of New Zealanders working in horticulture is surging as the coronavirus outbreak reshapes the labour market. Overseas workers traditionally fill many... Read More

Kiwifruit Psa claim appeal rules in Govt’s favour

The Government can not be held liable for the damage caused by Psa, despite letting the disease into the country, the Court of Appeal has found. In 2018, a class... Read More

COVID-19 measures knock retail spending

Spending on eating out and accommodation plunged more than $300 million or almost one-third in March in the wake of measures to slow the spread of COVID-19, Stats... Read More