Wheels keep turning
New Zealand’s annual rate of inflation has fallen to its lowest level in three years and now sits just outside the Reserve Bank’s target...
First cut the hardest
The Reserve Bank of New Zealand’s (RBNZ’s) recent decision to cut the official cash rate (OCR) by 25 basis points has been generally welcomed...
Bay of Plenty Business News team changes mark a new era
Bay of Plenty Business News director of sales Pete Wales takes up a new role directing the group’s publishing operations and sales from 1...
Some light at the end of the tunnel
Last month’s 25 basis-point relaxation of the Official Cash Rate (OCR) by the Reserve Bank, the first reduction in interest rates since late-2021, provides...
New radiology clinic provides capacity and choice in the Bay
The opening of a new radiology clinic in Fraser Cove, Tauranga will bring much-needed capacity and choice to the Bay of Plenty region, giving...
Mum and Dad investors say grass is greener overseas
Chartered Accountants ANZ’s latest investor confidence survey shows mum and dad investors are increasingly downbeat about New Zealand’s capital markets and listed businesses but...
Tech leaders applaud Biotech Regulator
Technology industry leaders say the government’s decision to set up a biotech regulator will prove a major boost for industries using gene technologies while...
Parking camera trial in Katikati and Te Puke
Roving parking cameras are being trialed in Katikati and Te Puke, to see if they would be of benefit to the Western Bay District.
The...
New disc golf course at TECT Park flies into action
Disc golf enthusiasts are invited to ‘putt’ their skills to the test at a new nine-hole course at TECT Park.
Disc golf, or frisbee golf,...
Te Puke accounting expert welcomes closer ties
One of Te Puke’s oldest professional service firms, Bennetts Proactive, has embarked on a new chapter at a time when Bay businesses need a...
Hot Springs and Spa finalist for World Architecture Awards
Just 12 months after its official opening and having already won numerous design awards, Rotorua’s luxury lakefront spa, Wai Ariki Hot Springs and Spa,...
Office workers encouraged to ride like Jason Momoa
Tauranga office workers are being encouraged to ride like Jason Momoa and beat the traffic using Vallkree e-bikes endorsed by international celebrities including Momoa,...
Taking home the gold
Former Olympic double gold medallist rower, and now business adviser, Mahé Drysdale, recently cruised to an easy win as mayor in Tauranga’s first democratic...
Call for government to unlock the Western Bay’s potential
Priority One, the Western Bay of Plenty’s regional economic development organisation, is calling on central government to lead discussions with local decision-makers and business...
Global facilitators to help NZ businesses tackle sustainability
New Zealand companies who believe they can’t afford to operate sustainably in today’s tough economy are being offered help to tackle one of the...
Democracy returns to Tauranga City
Tauranga has elected a new, 10-person Council, with Mayor Mahé Drysdale now going through the process of determining positions of responsibility, including the deputy...
Prestigious Pride In Print award acknowledgement of business publisher’s...
At a planning meeting in September 2023 the Bay of Plenty Business News team decided it was time for a change – they got...
Golden glow returns to kiwifruit
At a time when business news in New Zealand seems predominantly bleak, BOP Business News discovers there is a bright light on the economic...
Holland awarded Companion of NZ Order of Merit
Tauranga lawyer and philanthropist Bill Holland was awarded the Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit (CNZM) in the King’s Birthday Honours List.
The...
SeaPhos: Bridging chemistry and biology
Pioneering New Zealand companies AgriSea and Fertco have joined forces to launch SeaPhos – a farm fertiliser born from the ocean meeting innovation on...