Massive mandate for labour
Jacinda Ardern was expected to win the latest election. But the comprehensive scale of the Labour Party leader’s defeat of National caught most observers...
Trustpower Baypark is heating up over winter
It may be winter, but there is no excuse to hibernate. Head on down to Baypark where there is plenty to keep you and...
Top eateries win foodie festival challenge
A scotch egg dish and pyramid-shaped pasta have both proven a hit during the Coastal Bay of Plenty’s annual foodie festival.
The winners of the...
Success for Scion in latest funding round
Two innovative Scion research projects will receive investment funding totalling $1.9 million over three years through the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment’s 2022...
Goodman Fielder launches new sustainability campaign
Goodman Fielder has launched ‘Better Together’, an ambitious new sustainability strategy designed to help embed sustainability across the company’s business, culture, brands and products.
Developed...
Liquid gold looks to regain lost lustre
Manuka Honey is positioned for recovery despite recent climatic setbacks and continuing concerns over copycat competitors.
Manuka honey was being hailed as the new hort...
The New Year is well under way at Trustpower Baypark
At Trustpower Baypark we are bringing events back to life with 2022 well underway. Don’t miss out on some of these exciting events ahead.
Making a home with four words
The brief given to Stufkens + Chambers Architects for the award-winning Tauranga home affectionately known as the Pohutukawa House was “small, sustainable, simple and...
Focusing on Infrastructure
With the new government now installed and numerous local infrastructure projects at various stages of planning and completion, Bay of Plenty Business News’ David...
Cloud giants The Instillery and Origin merge
Leading cloud company The Instillery and nationally renowned managed IT and security services provider Origin have agreed to merge.
The Instillery established a presence in...
Log rules not welcome
Forestry minister Shane Jones’ desire to regulate log exporters and forestry advisors has the industry wary about the risk of greater intervention in the...
Seeka announces six month interim results
$30.8m net profit before tax – up 77% on six months to 30 June 2020.
Listed New Zealand produce company Seeka Limited, with operations in...
Kiwifruit in a growing queue for more workers
Bay of Plenty kiwifruit growers are nervously eyeing other fruit-growing sectors’ efforts as they wrestle with the potential impact of fewer seasonal workers for...
Trustpower Baypark introduces Virtual Meetings
When lockdown hit, it plunged Tauranga’s Trustpower Baypark into a strange new world. The Bay’s biggest events centre could no longer carry out anything...
Seeka releases Sustainability Report
Carbon footprint independently verified Targeting 30% reduction in carbon emissions by 2025.
Listed produce company, Seeka Limited released its first comprehensive Sustainability Report in June....
New kiwifruit labour co-ordinator appointed
NZKGI has appointed Gavin Stagg as a labour co-ordinator to implement initiatives to ensure the industry has the workers it requires for the 2019...
Life in the fast lane
Industrial leasing markets across the country are incredibly tight and tenants need to move quickly to secure space.
New Zealand’s industrial leasing sector is being...
Economic Prospects in 2023
Reserve Bank of New Zealand Governor Adrian Orr’s gloomy warnings late last year saw him talking up the prospects of a dismal 2023 economy...
University of Waikato launches full law degree in Tauranga
Te Piringa Faculty of law is delighted to announce the full suite of Law qualifications at the University of Waikato will be available at...
Award winning Tiaki Early Learning Centre changes hands
After 15 years of hard work and obtaining a unique status among early childcare services in Rotorua, award winning Tiaki Early Learning Centre changed...