How horticulture is responding to a Covid-19 world
The horticulture sector is in a unique position to accelerate the economic potential of the primary sector and aid a post-Covid19 recovery, says Mike...
Managing the destination through partnership and innovation
“I think it’s easy to look back over the last several months and feel like we’ve been treading water but when you stop to...
Pioneering Bay impact investing fund raises $20 million
The Bay of Plenty-headquartered Purpose Capital Impact Fund (PCIF) has achieved its first close target of raising $20 million and is now ready to...
CEO of New Zealand Avocado to step aside
Linda Flegg, Chair of NZ Avocado Growers’ Association announced in May the resignation of their CEO Jen Scoular after 12 years in the role.
“Jen...
Bay impact fund’s inaugural investment goes to Ōpōtiki mussel farm
New Zealand’s largest impact investment fund, Bay-based Purpose Capital Fund, has announced its inaugural investment has been made into the country’s first deep water...
Rotorua Airport opens its new Business Hub
Rotorua Airport has recently formally opened its new Business Hub.
The Business Hub took five months to complete and the official opening was delayed by...
Western Bay Summer Students: Surveying, sampling and social media
Creating maps, taking water samples and filming TikToks with the Mayor are just some of the tasks Western Bay of Plenty District Council’s Summer...
2021 Waikato & Bay of Plenty Architecture Award winners
Here are some of the local winners of Te Kahui Whaihanga New Zealand Institute of Architects 2021 Waikato and Bay of Plenty Architecture awards....
CA ANZ Applauds Government’s Trust Tax Retreat
Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand (CA ANZ) is pleased to see the Government welcoming a recommendation from the Finance and Expenditure Select Committee...
Post-harvest company report looks at worker satisfaction
Bay of Plenty post-harvest operator Trevelyan’s Pack and Cool is taking worker wellbeing seriously. The company recently released a detailed report on how it...
Showcasing Kiwi Cleantech innovation to Silicon Valley
Twelve Kiwi ventures are a step closer to securing partnerships and a slice of around NZ$80 billion invested every year in cleantech startups after...
Human-based functions usurped by automation creating challenges
Industrial logistics and warehousing businesses are hurtling towards the wider use of automation and it’s a hot topic in the property world with implications...
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...
Seeka acquires Aongatete Coolstores for $25 million
Seeka has agreed to buy the kiwifruit orcharding, packing and coolstore business and assets of Aongatete Coolstores in the Bay of Plenty for $25...
POLAR PURSUIT: Conquering the Arctic in the quest for Peak Potential
This month, Bay Business News columnist Freddie Bennett is undertaking the world’s toughest, coldest ultramarathon.
Office extras prove worth
Bayleys’ global real estate partner Knight Frank recently released its (Y)OUR SPACE report, which drew on responses from almost 400 international businesses. It found...
UTF: Building a better future for Tauranga with new scholarship
Tauranga’s property and business industry advocates, Urban Task Force (UTF) recently announced the winner of their first annual Leader Development Scholarship intended to encourage,...
Agritech is unleashed at this year’s National Fieldays
Agritech NZ is continuing its momentum with a major presence at this year’s National Fieldays in Hamilton.
The agriculture and technical grouping will be launching...
NZ’s largest free STEM festival returns
Since 2018 STEMFest has been nurturing our region’s next generation of problem-solvers, innovators and leaders and this year the interactive festival is set to...
University campus officially opened in Tauranga
The new University of Waikato campus in Tauranga’s Downtown CBD was formally opened in a ribbon-untying ceremony led by university chancellor and former prime...