Business & Markets

Fisheries NZ seeks input on catch limits

Fisheries New Zealand is seeking public input into proposed changes to catch limits and management measures for the Chatham Rise orange roughy fishery, said... Read More

Prices continue to slide in latest DT

Prices continue to drop in the latest Global Dairy Trade auction, held overnight, with a 4.1% decrease across the board. It is the largest decline this... Read More

NZ e-bike brand shines at Eurobike global showcase

Kiwi-led electric mountain-bike brand Velduro has hit the global stage, showcasing at a major European industry event just months after launching. Tauranga... Read More

Zespri teams up with Dame Lisa Carrington

Zespri, the world's largest kiwifruit marketer, has named Dame Lisa Carrington, New Zealand's most decorated Olympian, as its inaugural global brand ambassador. The... Read More

Thames gin crowned world's best

Gin made by a micro distillery in Thames has been named the world's best at this year's World Gin Awards in London. Coromandel Distilling Company, owned... Read More

Mount Maunganui parking issues back on the agenda

Parking in Mount Maunganui North is back on Tauranga City Council's agenda. It comes more than a year after the council put the brakes on controversial plans... Read More

BoP growers challenge council's water plan

Fruit and vegetable growers in Bay of Plenty don't want to be hit with more regulations on their geothermal water use. Bay of Plenty Regional Council released... Read More

Kinleith pulp and paper mill falls silent

The Kinleith pulp and paper mill in South Waikato was opened by Prime Minister Sidney Holland in 1954. This week, 71 years later, the last functional paper-making... Read More

Coffee prices falling? Don’t hold hope

Global coffee prices might have fallen but there's a warning that it might not mean you pay any less in your local cafe. RaboResearch data shows arabica... Read More

Mussel boats make homecoming at Ōpōtiki

A major milestone in Bay of Plenty's aquaculture journey has arrived, with mussel boats now docking regularly at the newly accessible Ōpōtiki wharf. After... Read More

$200K earners getting Super – time for rethink?

More than 9000 people aged over 65 earn more than $200,000 a year, and another 33,000 earn between $100,000 and $200,000 - and the Retirement Commissioner says... Read More

What's On: Crafting, poetry and plunges

Good morning and welcome to Saturday. Ko te ra tenei i hanga e te Ariki. Ka koa tatou, ka koa hoki ki reira. MetService forecasts showers developing into... Read More