Business & Markets

Road changes hurting Cameron Rd businesses

Businesses on Tauranga's Cameron Rd say confusion over parking and bus lanes is putting pressure on customer access, with one worker saying it is helping to... Read More

Women share lessons from business journey

Inspiring, collaborative and energising. This is how broadcaster Toni Street describes this year's Business Women's Network Speaker Series event, hosted on... Read More

Seafood awards now open

Entries for the New Zealand Seafood Sustainability and Innovation Awards 2025 are now open. Fisheries New Zealand is seeking nominations from people and organisations... Read More

Horticulture: IRD finds $45m in undeclared tax

Inland Revenue has found $45 million of undeclared tax in the horticulture industry in just the last 10 months. Spokesperson Tony Morris said they were seeing... Read More

New kiwifruit season forecast revealed

Kiwifruit marketer Zespri has updated its indicative forecasts for the current kiwifruit season, as its 2800 growers examine how well licensed varieties will... Read More

Regional Infrastructure Fund backs solar energy

A Bay of Plenty project is one of three solar projects in regional New Zealand which will receive loans of up to $28.1 million combined from the Regional Infrastructure... Read More

What US attacks on Iran mean for KiwiSaver, petrol

Escalation of the conflict in the Middle East poses a major threat to New Zealand's economy, commentators say - as well as households' KiwiSaver balances... Read More

Te Puke's new hub for kiwifruit heritage

The Kiwifruit Capital of the World Te Puke Heritage Visitor Centre has found a home in the Capitol Theatre, it was confirmed recently. Stuart Whitaker sat... Read More

Rotorua’s Lakeview Golf Club reborn after fire

A new and improved clubhouse has emerged at the Lakeview Golf and Country Club five years after fire ripped through the building. The devastating fire on... Read More

NZ unlocks access to $200m China cosmetics market

Trade and Investment Minister Todd McClay and Commerce and Consumer Affairs Minister Scott Simpson have welcomed a new certification scheme, announced by the... Read More

Bid to reopen Maungatapu bar divides community

A Tauranga couple's plan to reopen the Maungatapu Sports Bar has divided the surrounding community in Tauranga. A neighbouring Maungatapu Rd business and... Read More

Matakana Island hosts blueberry pioneer

A remote blueberry grower on Matakana Island off Tauranga's coast says a visit from one of the industry's biggest players was a 'game-changer” for its... Read More