Business & Markets

What‘s on - surf courses, dachshunds and a ramble

Kia ora and welcome to Saturday. Today we are expecting cloudy periods and a few showers in the early morning and again in the evening. Also northeast breezes.... Read More

Bay of Plenty paradise for cruise ship passengers

With cruise season about to begin, Kiwifruit Country Tours owner Graeme Crossman is getting ready to welcome thousands of cruise ship passengers to his patch of... Read More

Guided art tours hit downtown Tauranga streets

There's art in mysterious places. Art writer and painter Pete Morris is paving the way for people to explore the 21 points of interest on the Downtown Tauranga... Read More

Hospice asking for more helping hands

Tauranga man David Charlton knows what it's like to lean on hospice services for emotional support. He says when his wife passed away seven years ago, Waipuna... Read More

Govt levels electricity playing field

Consumers will benefit from changes to the electricity market that will see a level playing field for smaller independent retailers. Minister Megan Woods has... Read More

Sprout Accelerator offering $500,000 to innovators

Sprout Accelerator is back and looking for registrations from both traditional agritech and future-food focussed start-ups from New Zealand and abroad. Innovations... Read More

New rules to help construction companies

New government procurement rules coming into force this week will help keep construction companies afloat by promoting better practises when awarding multi-million... Read More

Student investigates NZ’s Chinese tourism market

How to attract more Chinese tourists to Rotorua and what can the city's tourism operators do to help with this goal? Those were the fundamental questions... Read More

Chemist Warehouse to open in Bethlehem

Australian retail giant Chemist Warehouse has begun to hire for a new store at Bethlehem, Tauranga. The Chemist Warehouse has already opened 10 stores in Auckland. The... Read More

Test out the new-look Metservice website

The MetService are asking for feedback from the public for their new-look website which was launched in August. The refreshed site can be accessed by going to... Read More

What‘s on - pedals, baseball, choir and art

Kia ora and welcome to Saturday. Today we are expecting fine spells but with a few showers also, and northwest winds. It's a one-clothing-layer day with an... Read More

NZ wins bid to host next World Avocado Congress

The world's leading avocado growers and specialists will descend upon New Zealand's shores in 2023, for a once in a lifetime opportunity, after New Zealand won... Read More