Reinventing applied and vocational education and training in Aotearoa
The applied and vocational higher education and training sector in New Zealand is in a state of much-needed change. However, the most significant shake-up...
Port of Tauranga invests in the future
Port of Tauranga is embarking on its next stage of capacity growth to enhance New Zealand’s connectivity with the world. After a year and...
Invested in our future
Clear, targeted and intergenerational investment asset management is the cornerstone of Quayside Holdings’ commercial returns. With a majority share of the Port of Tauranga...
Lessons of 2021: What can small businesses take into the New...
At the end of 2020, we felt somewhat confident in where the country was going. Covid cases were nil and Aotearoa was opening up...
Workplace law update
Many of us thought 2020 was the year of Covid, not realising just how much Delta would up the ante. The impact on workplaces...
The upskilling imperative
‘Uncertainty’ is perhaps the most appropriate way to describe the year 2021. Every company that has survived the last two years, including Stratus Blue,...
2021: A YEAR IN REVIEW
At Bay of Plenty Business News we constantly have an ear to the ground to discover what topics are trending at any point in...
Farmer Autovillage 30th Year Celebration Grants drive future generations in the...
As Farmer Autovillage celebrates 30 Years this November, the company marks the milestone by giving back to the Bay of Plenty with three community...
Council’s credit rating remains strong
Western Bay of Plenty District Council has retained its strong AA credit rating.
International credit rating agency Standard & Poor’s (S&P) says that despite a...
Suburban desk talk
The way we access and use workplaces was already undergoing change prior to the pandemic outbreak, but the global health crisis accelerated some of...
New Kiwifruit Breeding Centre launches to boost innovation
Healthier, better tasting and more sustainability-focused varieties are the goals of the new 50/50 joint venture Kiwifruit Breeding Centre that opens its doors this...
Tower releases new tool revealing Kiwis’ residential flood risks
Tower has invested in detailed modelling showing the risk of flooding from rivers and rain for residential addresses across New Zealand. As of today,...
Flooding maps updated for Western Bay of Plenty
Newly updated flood hazard maps for rural areas and small settlements in the Western Bay of Plenty have been published recently.
The new maps have...
Rock project boosted with Terminator
Bay of Plenty raised innovator and entrepreneur Angus Robson is proud of his latest creation’s link to the region, and what it is contributing...
Inspired circuit breaker welcomed by home builder
“Inspired” is how leading national home builder Platinum Homes describes the Government’s announcement on freeing up urban land for housing.
“We desperately need a circuit...
EDS attack on forestry ignores threat of climate change
The forest industry is calling a media statement from the Environmental Defence Society an ill-informed rant against forestry which ignores the threat of climate...
Nitro Circus is coming to Trustpower Baypark
Summer is on the horizon and Trustpower Baypark has just confirmed that Nitro Circus will be coming in February 2022. In the meantime, there...
Urban transformation needs to start now
Tauranga is growing quickly and that means we need to focus our efforts on the things that need to happen to accommodate growth and...
Pets in the pandemic open opportunities for Bay of Plenty producer
A Te Puke-based pet food producer is preparing for an influx in demand for its products as the pandemic puts pressures on global supply,...
Council backs community projects with funding
Thirty five community groups from across the Western Bay of Plenty have been granted a share of $140,000 from Council’s Community Matching Fund. To be...