NZ packhouse technology notches up firsts with asparagus producer
New Zealand fresh produce software provider Radford Software has onboarded leading Australian asparagus producer and distributor Raffa Fields to implement a packhouse system entirely...
Opotiki rangatahi – teens lead weekend Covid-19 effort
From last month weekend Rapid Antigen Tests (RATs) distribution in Opotiki was being led by three local rangatahi – Kanoa Rewiri (17), Trista Hudson...
New research reveals Kiwis look for bargains now more than ever
New research commissioned by The Warehouse reveals New Zealand is a nation of bargain hunters who love the feeling of finding a great deal...
No surprise a million Kiwi workers need more digital skills
It’s not that surprising to see New Zealand needs to upskill a million Kiwi workers with better digital skills, as covid has accelerated the...
Patchy price falls starting to appear across NZ suburbs
New Zealand’s housing market has reached a clear turning point, as stretched affordability, higher mortgage rates and reduced credit availability cause growth rates to...
Scion celebrates 75 years of forest science impact
Since it was established in 1947, the Forest Research Institute, which we now call Scion, has played a significant role in forest research for...
Directors’ Fees 2022 Commentary
2022 marks the 30th year of the annual publication of this survey, making it the longest running Directors' Fees survey in New Zealand. We...
Ballance award goes to Hawkes Bay Farmers
Evan and Linda Potter, of Central Hawke’s Bay hill country property, Waipapa, (sheep, beef and deer) are the new National Ambassadors for Sustainable Farming...
LISTEN: Taming the Chamber: Matt Cowley
As the Chief Executive of the Tauranga Business Chamber, Matt Cowley knows all about leadership in the public eye.
But what happens when the cameras...
Generation Homes joins the Plunket national sponsorship family
Generation Homes is proud to announce it has joined the Whānau Āwhina Plunket family of sponsors.
“Generation Homes’ purpose is to build homes for generations...
Kiwifruit industry hunts high and low for staff
Visa holders who may not have considered seasonal work as an option are among those being targeted by the kiwifruit sector as it scrambles...
Trustpower Baypark – we make it happen
Moving into Orange for Easter was a tremendous boost for Trustpower Baypark. Just in time for Speedway and the end of season Fireworks Display...
A Solution to Skills Shortages
Skilled British Workers - The Fast Track Way to Recruit from the UK
With closed borders for the last couple of years to all but...
Eastern Bay powers up project to grow mussel spat
The Eastern Bay of Plenty has been making steady economic progress in recent years with GDP up over 10 percent in Whakatane in the...
LawVu hits the trifecta for funding
It has been three in a row for Tauranga based software company LawVu with the company recently completing a $17 million capital fund raising...
Hunt is on for young problem solvers
Priority One called Western Bay of Plenty’s young, bright minds to attend the virtual launch of the 2022 Young Innovator Awards (yia!) in March.
Students,...
Toi Ohomai begins Te Pūkenga co-branding
Recently, Toi Ohomai Institute of Technology (Toi Ohomai), the largest tertiary education provider in the Bay of Plenty and South Waikato launched its new...
Enterprise Angels invests in 100 innovative NZ companies
Late January marked a great milestone for Enterprise Angels, which invested in its 100th start-up. The journey began in 2008 and since then EA’s...
Bay of Plenty business teams excel
Competition was tight in this year’s Aotearoa Bike Challenge with a number of Bay of Plenty workplaces taking out places in the national workplace...
Surging demand for sustainable packaging sees Contour International quadruple capacity
Contour International have serviced and supported the food production sector with packaging solutions for over 20 years. Despite the pandemic, the last two years...