Business & Markets

COVID-19 announcement overloads phone services

Spark is encouraging people to use internet based calling options to help reduce the load on voice calling services. Following the Prime Minister's COVID-19 announcement... Read More

Increased funding support for BOP businesses

The Tauranga Chamber of Commerce is expanding its resources, effective immediately, to help businesses affected by COVID-19. An additional $4m of funding has... Read More

Little Big Markets cancelled until further notice

Little Big Markets is cancelling all events until further notice. 'We're living in uncertain and unsettling times at the moment - but as a family owned... Read More

Zespri’s first shipment sets sail for Japan

The first of a planned 47 charter vessels carrying new season Zespri Kiwifruit to offshore consumers has left Tauranga Harbour bound for Japan. The Baltic Pearl,... Read More

Coronavirus impact on NZ’s financial sector

A leading New Zealand fintech expert says the coronavirus is significantly affecting the Kiwi financial sector and the economy. FintechNZ general manager James... Read More

$12.1b package to combat Covid-19 impact

Businesses will receive the lion's share of a $12.1 billion economic rescue package as New Zealand responds to the Covid-19 crisis. Beneficiaries will also... Read More

Union seeks a voice as Air NZ prepares to axe jobs

The E tū union has started meeting with members as it tries to influence Air New Zealand and save as many jobs as possible at the troubled national carrier. Yesterday... Read More

Surge in sex toy sales because of COVID-19

A New Zealand online sex toy retailer is reporting a surge in lubricant, vibrators and batteries in the wake of COVID-19 outbreak. The World Health Organisation... Read More

Gatherings of 500 or more people will not go ahead

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says Cabinet has agreed today that gatherings of 500 or more people in New Zealand - held outdoors or indoors - will not go ahead. Speaking... Read More

Port of Tauranga COVID-19 update

All cruise ships due to visit the Port of Tauranga have been cancelled. This follows the Government's temporary ban on cruise ships on Saturday. "This did... Read More

Emergency official cash rate cut announced

The Reserve Bank has cut its benchmark interest rate by three quarters of a percentage point, to support the economy against the impact of the Covid-19 virus.... Read More

Consuming for the better

The Consuming for Good event, which is being held at Basestation on March 19, is an event that focuses on business solutions to reduce single-use plastics in the... Read More