Business & Markets

Lessen the financial burden of tertiary education

Tauranga-educated students, who were born in New Zealand, can now apply for a 2025 tertiary scholarship from the Otumoetai Lions' Taiwan Education Trust. The... Read More

Supporting mental health among small businesses

Lessons learned from the late Sir Edmund Hillary will be shared with Ōmokoroa business owners in the lead-up to Mental Health Awareness Week. The famous... Read More

What's on: car boot market, orchid show, art

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 a mostly cloudy day... Read More

How much should your KiwiSaver balance be?

How does your KiwiSaver balance compare others your age? The retirement savings scheme has become a key part of many New Zealanders' financial lives since... Read More

Dairy products to be shipped to Tauranga

Some of Northland's dairy exports are now heading out of the area by sea in a trial involving Fonterra and Kotahi, New Zealand's largest containerised freight... Read More

Board solves the bored

A group of entrepreneurial students at Ōtūmoetai College has created a solution for parents looking for an alternative to kids' screen time in cars. The... Read More

Lower interest rates and the housing market

CoreLogic's Home Value Index (HVI) showed that the property market remained weak in August, with values down by another 0.5 per cent. That was the sixth... Read More

Mt Ruapehu life pass holders ‘devastated’

Ruapehu Skifields Stakeholders Association representatives said life pass holders are 'miffed” and turning away from the slopes this season. In addition,... Read More

Stiff penalties proposed for supermarkets

Competition in the grocery sector has not improved and the Commerce Commission says it's planning to ramp up regulation and enforcement, and recommending... Read More

Fur real! 10 wacky pet insurance claims

Southern Cross Pet Insurance has released 10 unusual claims from the last 10 years. The list featured palm spikes, a pup getting stuck into their owner's... Read More

New car boot market for Pāpāmoa

A new car boot market is set to launch in Pāpāmoa this Saturday. This exciting event, which starts at 8am to 12pm at St Paul's car park, located at 242 Dickson... Read More

Visa warning head of summer peak

Immigration New Zealand is expecting to receive more than 260,000 visitor visa applications over the summer peak processing period and is encouraging prospective... Read More