Business & Markets

Stores banned from selling alcohol for two days

Dozens of FreshChoice supermarkets across the country will pay the price for breaching alcohol laws. Thirty-eight stores that are part of the chain will each... Read More

Initiative aims to welcome more women into trades

More Kiwi women are taking up building trade apprenticeships, and a new campaign aims to ensure work sites are ready for them. It has the backing of a self-employed... Read More

Eastern BoP kiwifruit grower wins award

Eastern Bay of Plenty kiwifruit grower and harvest contractor Brett Wotton has won the 2025 Kiwifruit Innovation Award for his work to support lifting fruit... Read More

Solera receives prestigious food award

Bay of Plenty restaurant Solera has become the first in the region to receive 'two hats' in The Cuisine Good Food Awards. The recognition is a welcome... Read More

Ikea 'creates huge opportunities'

Prime Minister Christopher Luxon says Ikea's entry to the New Zealand market will be good for local businesses. Luxon visited Tauranga's Mainfreight branch... Read More

$300m Kawerau wood pellet plant to cut coal use

Construction of a $300 million wood pellet plant in the Eastern Bay of Plenty is expected to start next month, with hopes it could reduce coal use. Kawerau... Read More

Govt to act after Port of Tauranga plan halted

The Government will be 'sorting” an issue that caused the Port of Tauranga's expansion plan to be halted by a judicial review, Minister Chris Bishop... Read More

Art gallery to reopen after $9m redevelopment

Tauranga's Art Gallery will reopen in November after closing two years ago for a major revamp. Toi Tauranga Art Gallery sits in the city's future civic... Read More

Auckland to Coromandel ferry service is back

The Auckland to Coromandel ferry service is set to return this summer after a three-year hiatus. The ferry service, launching on October 24, is a two-hour... Read More

Air Chathams welcomes Government support

The Government's announcement of a $30 million loan fund for at-risk regional airlines is being welcomed as a lifeline by Air Chathams to maintain its Whakatāne... Read More

International visitor numbers and spend on rise

Fresh data released today shows international visitor arrivals and spending are continuing to climb, giving a boost to our tourism sector and economy, Tourism... Read More

Take the 5+ A Day Spring Vegetable Challenge

Can you add fresh New Zealand grown spring vegetables to your day? That's the call going out to all New Zealanders, who can win boxes of spring vegetables to... Read More