Business operators optimistic on commissioners’ appointment
Tauranga businesses are welcoming the professionalism and impetus the appointment of commissioners to the city are bringing after years of inertia.
Priority One chief executive...
Startup Weekend Tauranga | Wellbeing
Priority One is getting right behind this event and looking for community-minded people who want to improve the well-being of our community and work...
Farmer Autovillage leads electric charge in Bay of Plenty
The future of electric vehicle rapid-charging has already become reality at Farmer Autovillage with the installation of the very first 175kW DC fast charger...
Is it time to reset the Marine Precinct?
Tauranga’s Marine Precinct has seen more than its share of ups and downs since it was first conceived and then formally launched in mid-2018.
Even...
Super Yacht Coatings’ success
Super Yacht Coatings has been a key contributor to the success of Vessel Works’ Marine Precinct.
Super Yacht Coatings, created by ex Bay of Plenty...
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....
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...
Listen: Managing China’s theft of NZ’s SunGold kiwifruit
Our Bay of Plenty Business News writer Richard Rennie recently provided his take on Zespri's novel plan to combat theft by Chinese growers in...
New study links daylight saving time to fatal car accidents
Few people in New Zealand are unaware of the impact of Daylight Savings Time (DST) – especially as we begin to transition our body...
April 2021 – Recycling, Renovating and Advising
Businesses across the Bay of Plenty continue to grow in 2021. This issue features new appointments in vermiculture, housing renovation and corporate services. Please...
Kiwifruit looking to a record harvest for 2021
The kiwifruit sector is poised to break records this season, with an estimated crop volume of 177.5 million trays putting it ahead of estimates...
Tauranga’s complete package
Trustpower Baypark is Tauranga’s Premier Venue for conferences, meetings, entertainment and exhibitions. It offers a complete package in one convenient location that features state...
Te Whare Nui o Tuteata – Scion’s unique new wooden building
Crown Research Institute Scion has recently completed its new wooden building at its main campus in Rotorua, named by local iwi Te Whare Nui...
Transformational change for Tauranga
Bay of Plenty Business News is running a series in which we ask prominent Bay personalities for their views on business and life in...
Whakatane Mill likely to close
A worker at one of Whakatāne’s biggest employers has warned at least half of the 200 people being made redundant will struggle to find...
Government announces new housing curbs
The recent surge in new housing prices has triggered a response from the Labour Government. But the new policies, which aim to shift the...
Tauranga Port reports improved profits despite disruptions
New Zealand’s largest port and international freight gateway Tauranga Port in late February reported increased profitability for the first six months of the 2021...
Perfectly positioned as Tauranga’s premier venue
Trustpower Baypark has hit the ground running in 2021 with a busy calendar leading into the second quarter of the year.
Speedway
The speedway season is...
New Appointments March 2021
BBN’s guide to new people and new roles across business in the Bay. To feature in New Appointments email us at new.appointments@bopbusinessnews.co.nz
Brett Yeatman
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Growers settle on lower payment
The chief executive of the country’s largest kiwifruit operator has welcomed an out-of-court settlement with the Crown for Psa losses - with some mixed...