New Zealand to welcome the global avocado community
New Zealand’s growing avocado industry will take the spotlight in April 2023 when New Zealand hosts the World Avocado Congress for the first time.
With a global...
Port of Tauranga announces sponsorship of new Rescue Centre
Port of Tauranga today announced it is the new naming rights sponsor of the Port of Tauranga Rescue Centre which will serve as a...
New science recruits put myrtle rust in spotlight
A science-based Jobs for Nature-funded project recently launched at Te Waiiti Marae at Lake Rotoiti in the Bay of Plenty. It is a crucial...
As inflation bites, it pays to have a good grasp on...
With New Zealand’s annual inflation hovering around 7 percent – the highest it’s been in three decades and well outside the Reserve Bank’s target...
BOP student leaders get a jump start on University
The Waikato Management School (WMS) at the University of Waikato’s Tauranga campus was humming with aspiring leaders last week as more than 40 Year...
Embracing change – the environmentally friendly way
Architect Mark Wassung, Richard Drummond MD KiwiBus Tauriko West and Max Lewis, have combined to create a mode of transport which will reinforce the...
LISTEN: Taming the Gee ‘n’ T’s: Ash Gee
"We should open a bar" is a phrase that most people have said at least once in their lives.
But Ash Gee actually went and...
LISTEN: Taming the Media – Alan Neben
BOP Business News publisher Alan Neben was recently interviewed in the new BOP podcast series Taming the Ferrets.
This series from local startup WTF Productions...
R&D grants will help accelerate NZ tech exports
NZTech, the lead tech industry umbrella group in Aotearoa, is pleased the government has reintroduced grants for new research and development, chief executive Graeme...
University of Waikato jumps up global university rankings
The University of Waikato has been recognised as number one in New Zealand for research citations in the annual 2023 QS World University Rankings....
Trustpower Baypark – ‘Back to the Future’
The pace of events continues to increase and it is very much ‘Back to the Future’. It is exciting to see all the events...
Mega build for city
Tauranga City Council (TCC) has announced that its new headquarters at 90 Devonport Road could be the largest mass timber office building in New...
Uffindell takes up the post as National’s new Tauranga MP
Newcomer Sam Uffindell won Simon Bridges’ former seat as MP for Tauranga following the latter’s surprise resignation.
Uffindell won a convincing victory for the National...
Good Deeds Challenge fundraising for Grief Support Services
Grief Support Services will be running a peer-to-peer Good Deeds Challenge from 9 July to 24 July to raise funds for their organisation.
Participants can...
PlantTech moves to not-for-profit status
Independent research institute PlantTech has changed its status to a not-for-profit incorporated society to underline its breadth of scope and better reflect the growing...
More buyers – A great time to exit your business
While the economic upheavals of the last two years are not about to recede into the distant past any time soon, the second quarter...
App keeps cleaning simple
An app-driven home cleaning service based on the same model as Uber is poised for launch in Tauranga this month. NexDo has already been...
Surprise Tauranga by-election triggers cavalcade of candidates
One of the most startling elements of the Tauranga by-election that will take place later in June is the sheer number of candidates.
The inescapable...
Eliminating plastic waste “doable but difficult” says Scion report
Scion recently released a report on how New Zealand might reach the objective of zero plastic waste.
“It’s doable, but difficult, and will require aligned...
Property Brokers welcomes major player as it expands in Tauranga
Soon locals will see Property Brokers’ punchy branding and friendly local faces out in downtown Tauranga.
Property Brokers is delighted to announce that as of...