Business & Markets

Beware of your Christmas parcels being pinched

We're heading into the busiest time of year for postal deliveries and Police want to remind everyone to do what they can to stop parcel theft, said police sergeant... Read More

National Art Accolade for Bay of Plenty designer

Multi-award-winning fashion designer and Bay of Plenty resident, Donna Dinsdale, has earned national recognition once again with her work, Pakanga - The Heat... Read More

Woolworths Greerton set to become new FreshChoice

A new supermarket will open in place of Greerton's soon-to-close Woolworths store, the Bay of Plenty Times can reveal. News of the November 17 closure... Read More

The Sands New World opens in Pāpāmoa East

Madeline Troup-Paul, who just celebrated her 5th birthday, had the privilege of cutting the ribbon to open Pāpāmoa's newest supermarket on Tuesday, as 100... Read More

Nurses stop work across the country

New Zealand Nurses Organisation Tōpūtanga Tapuhi Kaitiaki o Aotearoa (NZNO) members employed by Te Whatu Ora are alarmed by Health New Zealand's plans to pause... Read More

Charity accused of greenwashing over booklet

Mike King's mental health charity I Am Hope is being accused of greenwashing after handing out a pamphlet to children presenting a trucking company and a... Read More

What will the US election mean for your KiwiSaver?

You might think the US election is something that is happening (perhaps mercifully) far away. You might hope that the result could have little impact on your... Read More

Individual letterboxes to go?

New Zealand Post could eventually stop delivering mail to individual letterboxes and instead require clusters of boxes under proposed changes, and the Postal... Read More

Charity store left with huge mess to clean

'This is the worst I've ever seen it.” Those were the words of Salvation Army volunteer Melissa Marshall, who arrived for her shift about 8.45am on... Read More

Cruise tourism brought $1.37 billion into NZ

Cruise tourism injected $1.37 billion into New Zealand economy last financial year, according to a new report. Two industry bodies commissioned the report... Read More

What's on: festival, speedway and fashion

Good morning and welcome to Saturday. Ko te ra tenei i hanga e te Ariki. Ka koa tatou, ka koa hoki ki reira. MetService is forecasting increasing cloud with... Read More

New campaign has tourists dreaming of BOP visits

A series of new Bay of Plenty destination videos and their specially composed soundtrack have been viewed nearly 80,000 times since their release 12 days... Read More