Business & Markets

Digital initiative boosts Good Neighbour

Good Neighbour has been able to keep up its work supporting our community and meeting people's needs with help from Zespri's digital operations team. Taking... Read More

Food prices: Smallest increase in over five years

Food prices in New Zealand increased 0.2 per cent in the 12 months to May 2024, the smallest increase since September 2018, according to figures released by... Read More

Big Buddy volunteers show up and come back

Building confidence and resilience can be difficult for young boys who grow up without their fathers. Big Buddy Mentoring Trust alleviates that by finding... Read More

Fieldays 2024: Spending dip expected this year

The gates are open and the crowds are streaming in for the 56th annual Fieldays - but there's concern this year could be quieter with farmers a little cash-strapped. About... Read More

Support Tauranga baker's next Ukraine tour of duty

The Rotary Club of Ōtūmoetai has swung into action to hold a charity quiz night to support club member Harriet Campbell's next humanitarian ‘tour of... Read More

The people being hit the hardest by cost of living

Households are struggling to save or cope with an unexpected bill because of the high cost of living, according to a Kiwibank report. The bank's first... Read More

Consumer NZ calls for more action on scams

Consumer NZ is launching a petition calling on the government to step in and force banks, digital platforms, and telcos to do more to stamp out scams. Over... Read More

Biofuel shipping trial docks at Tauranga

FCC, one of the international shipping partners of Zespri, has successfully completed a trial using biofuel in a charter vessel operating between Hong Kong and... Read More

Highly sensitive details about scam victim shared

A scam victim who lost $300,000 to criminals was 'horrified” to learn highly sensitive details about her case were mistakenly sent to a third party in... Read More

Govt to reverse oil and gas exploration ban

Removing the ban on petroleum exploration beyond onshore Taranaki is part of a suite of proposed amendments to the Crown Minerals Act to deal with the energy... Read More

'Hopeless' avocado season puts pressure on growers

Avocado growers are hopeful for a better season after two unprofitable years. Bad weather in 2023 meant a lot of the fruit was not good enough to export -... Read More

Construction costs slowly building

The latest QV CostBuilder figures have hit the nail on the head when it comes to rising building costs. They show that the average cost of building a standard... Read More