Business & Markets

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

VR forestry training tool unveiled

A forestry training program incorporating virtual reality simulations may soon be available, according to Scion, a Crown Research Institute. Scion has developed... Read More

Kiwifruit industry marks 25 years of Zespri succes

Over 400 of New Zealand's stalwart kiwifruit growers gathered in Mount Maunganui last week for a celebration to recognise three major milestones in the industry's... Read More

$20K support for BOP kidney patients

When retired Katikati orchardist Brian Thompson found out he had kidney disease four years ago, he knew nothing of the condition or what impact dialysis would... Read More

Tauranga firefighters take on challenge

On Tuesday October 29 the second annual Tauranga Firefighters Inter Station Relations event will bring together more than 50 firefighters, Hato Hone St John... Read More

Celebrating the faces of NZ’s energy future

The future of New Zealand's electricity supply industry (ESI) looks bright, with the country's top trainees recognised at an awards ceremony in Waikato. The... Read More

Port of Tauranga expects full-year profit in 2025

Based on improving cargo volumes in the first quarter of the 2025 financial year, NZX-listed Port of Tauranga expects full-year underlying net profit after tax... Read More

Kiwifruit growers celebrate industry achievements

The 2025 kiwifruit season is expected to deliver another record-breaking crop, with hopes of surpassing the 200 million tray mark in exports for the first time. Over... Read More