Business & Markets

FlyBuys to come to an end

Major loyalty scheme FlyBuys will come to an end later this year. The scheme allows customers to redeem points for items in its loyalty shop, get petrol discounts... Read More

Budget 2024 highlights: 10 key points

Tax cuts Tax cuts from $4 - $40 a fortnight for all workers on more than $14,000 after the Budget delivered on National's election campaign promise. The $3.7... Read More

Over $20,000 raised at Pink Ribbon Lunch

Crayfish, bejewelled bras and high-end packages for auction show how a community can come together when it counts to support a good cause. What started as... Read More

Finance Minister unveils cover of Budget document

Finance Minister Nicola Willis says her Budget will be about substance and results instead of 'snazzy covers”. The cover of the Budget was often... Read More

Kiwifruit head excited for big returns this coming

Kiwifruit growers are the most positive ever seen at the start of the season, according to the head of the kiwifruit grower group New Zealand Kiwifruit Growers. Chief... Read More

Local brewery wins big at beer and cider awards

Mount Maunganui brewery Mount Brewing Co has taken two wins in the prestigious Top 30 at the 2024 New World Beer & Cider Awards. This means their beers were... Read More

Budget 2024: Tauranga reveals spending wish lists

Tomorrow, the coalition Government will deliver its first Budget, with Prime Minister Christopher Luxon and Finance Minister Nicola Willis promising 'good”... Read More

Tauranga programme connecting youth to careers

A major reason young people often struggle to secure their first job is a lack of experience or qualifications, notes a community-focused trust. Limited... Read More

Sky high wild kiwifruit surveillance scheduled

Local growers and residents are advised routine aerial surveillance looking to locate wild kiwifruit vines will be taking place in Te Puke in June. Kiwifruit... Read More

How to feed your whānau for $40 per person a week

When it comes to meal planning, Jordan Hammond, a 21-year-old student nurse, takes thrift to the next level. She's in her final year of study and has... Read More

Robotics Plus' Prospr is a Fieldays finalist

Tauranga-based agritech company Robotics Plus has been named a finalist in the Growth & Scale Category of the 2024 Fieldays Innovation Awards for Prospr, its... Read More

King's Birthday: What's open, what's not

For more than 70 years, the first Monday of June was known as Queen's Birthday. This year, New Zealand will be celebrating the King's Birthday on Monday... Read More