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...
Monster Truck & FMX Spectacular
The Monsters are coming New Zealand! Four spectacular monster trucks will stun the crowds at Trustpower Baypark Stadium on Saturday 25 February as part...
Kiwifruit season progressing well
New Zealand’s kiwifruit industry is known for its collaboration and amidst the uncertainty of COVID-19, this season’s efforts have been no different.
The Great Resignation marks significant change in employment landscape
Tauranga based Strategic Pay consultant Dayna Mears has a wide range of remuneration experience including Job Evaluation, Benchmarking and organisational wide remuneration solutions.
In late...
LawVu receives fund injection
An industry-leading Tauranga start up has crowned off a major earnings surge with a capital injection of $17 million from a New York venture...
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...
Leading journalist provides diagnosis as Rotorua business pulse is taken
Around 50 members of Rotorua’s business community attended a breakfast to launch a report on the findings of the Rotorua Business Pulse at Te...
Trustpower Baypark moves into the new year with a great line-up
It started well – then the restrictions mandated with the Government Protection Framework Red Traffic Light at the end of January changed the way...
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...
Election Uncertainties
There is little perceptible unanimity about the September elections, except for a general feeling of relief that we seem to have usurped our Tasman...
Tauriko – Positioned for further growth
Tauriko Business Estate continues to experience high growth and demand, says Bryce Donne, Director of Element IMF, which has been developing the site since its...
Mental Health & Wellbeing Symposium
Rhubarb and Priority One have invited you to a Mental Health and Wellbeing Symposium.
A year on from Covid the working landscape has changed considerably....
Long-term chair of Bay Venues to step down
Peter Farmer will step down after six years as chair of Tauranga’s largest council controlled organisation Bay Venues at the end of April. He...
Craigs Investment Partners appoints new chief executive
Tauranga-headquartered Craigs Investment Partners has announced the appointment of a new chief executive officer, Simon Tong, to replace his outgoing predecessor Frank Aldridge.
Craigs’ chair...
Tauranga consent delay means port could face container constraints
The country's biggest port here at Tauranga risks running out of capacity if it doesn't get the green light very soon for a long-mooted...
From the Editor – December 2020
It is with great pleasure and pride in the Bay that we bring you our annual Westpac Business Awards coverage for both Tauranga and...
Summer Concert Season released
Trustpower Baypark is excited to showcase and demonstrate the multi -purpose capabilities of the park in the current line-up of events. There is a...
BOP apartment developments: When is enough enough?
As the housing crisis continues to bite, in this edition we are spotlighting the rapidly emerging, and relatively recent phenomenon of apartment living for...
Muller contemplates life after parliament
One of the most interesting political trajectories Bay of Plenty citizens have seen in local politics has been Western Bay of Plenty MP Todd...
Bluelab takes out top national award
As the world wakes up to the significant challenges presented by feeding a growing global population, CEA (Controlled Environment Agriculture) is gaining traction as...