Business & Markets

Black Clash returns to Bay Oval next year

The clash of New Zealand‘s sporting titans returns to Mount Maunganui this summer. Tickets are on sale for the 2026 Hot Springs Spas T20 Black Clash,... Read More

Entries open for Tauranga Business Awards 2026

Nominations are now open for the 2026 Tauranga Business Awards. And next year's awards have a refreshed selection of categories available for people to enter,... Read More

Recall of Deep brand Green Garlic product

New Zealand Food Safety is supporting Vimms Enterprise Limited in its recall of a batch of Deep brand Green Garlic due to the possible presence of Salmonella. Deep... Read More

Which sectors pay more than a median $100,000?

It used to be that once someone's salary hit six digits, they would be considered highly paid. But there are now about a dozen sectors paying at least... Read More

Economic scoreboard: BoP star performer

Bay of Plenty has taken the top spot in ASB's latest regional economic scorecard for the first time in almost a decade, but Wellington has slumped to the... Read More

A bumper avocado crop pushes prices down

It's a great time for avocado lovers, but not so much for growers of the fruit, as prices reach as low as 19 cents in parts of the country. A Woolworths spokesperson... Read More

Toi Ohomai reverses proposal to close campuses

Two campuses are set to be saved from closure, but more than 150 jobs will still go at a tertiary training institute in the Bay of Plenty and South Waikato. Toi... Read More

Worker critical after workplace fall in Tauranga

WorkSafe New Zealand is investigating how a worker was injured in a three-metre fall at NZ Car Parts in Mount Maunganui on Monday. Hato Hone St John said it... Read More

BOP Climate art contest launches

A new visual arts competition launching this spring is inviting artists to imagine a future where people and planet thrive. Titled Climate Canvas: Art for... Read More

Expert tips for managing puppy teething woes

The time has come, the 'terrible twos” of puppies… the teething stage. The teething stage is when puppies lose their baby teeth and grow an adult... Read More

'Hour of free power' not a magic bullet

Struggling to manage the costs of rising electricity, some consumers may be finding the free 'hour of power' is not the cost-cutting magic bullet they... Read More

Cherie Metcalfe releases third cookbook

A Bay of Plenty foodie who started out selling spice pastes and salts at markets and grew a 100,000-strong online following has her sights set on making her... Read More