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...
Zespri Red to become Zespri RubyRed™
Zespri has confirmed that its current red kiwifruit will be named Zespri RubyRed™ Kiwifruit for the first year of sales of commercial volumes in...
Charging ahead
Just as the Autovillage premises have evolved, so too are the vehicles offered to Autovillage customers.
Mike Farmer says electric vehicles are among the most...
As inflation bites, it pays to have a good grasp on...
With New Zealand’s annual inflation hovering around 7 percent – the highest it’s been in three decades and well outside the Reserve Bank’s target...
Taking the first hydrofoil e-bike to the world
Manta5 asked Company-X to design and develop four e-commerce websites simultaneously.
When you’re launching the world’s first hydrofoil e-bike you need multiple websites internationally that...
New labs for Zespri harvest test
Two Te Puke-based laboratories are among the six labs chosen to re-commence Zespri’s valuable taste profile testing on this season’s crop.
Pinpoint Laboratory Services and...
The perfect mix of city and coast at your doorstep
Set to further enhance Tauranga’s growing inner-city, Vantage is a new premium mixed-use, seven storey development at 359 Cameron Road. The enviable location will...
Equity markets surged as year-end approached
Investment market update (for the quarter ended 30 Nov, 2020)
After three months or so of global equity markets generally bouncing sideways, they surged in...
Opotiki mayor wins excellence award
The Eastern Bay was the only region in the Bay to pick up an award in the annual LGNZ Excellence Awards in Wellington in...
Pilkington retires as Port of Tauranga chair
Long-serving Port of Tauranga chair David Pilkington has announced his retirement for later this year after nine years in the role and nearly 17...
Robotics Plus appoints chief executive
Tauranga-based Robotics Plus has appointed Dr Matt Glenn as the company’s chief executive.
The move follows a period of accelerated growth for the agricultural robotics...
The hub of entertainment this summer
As the Hub of Entertainment in the Bay of Plenty, Trustpower Baypark has a huge line-up of events this summer for locals and tourists...
PMG to acquire Bethlehem Town Centre and property in Wellington
PMG Property Funds Management Limited (PMG), with conservative bank borrowings, is acquiring an industrial property at 11-13 Gough Street in Seaview, Wellington, and the...
BOP company aims to get green gold from region
A new sort of green gold may soon rival SunGold kiwifruit as a high value crop option for Bay of Plenty orchardists.
Tauranga-based company MediCann...
Folly of the native forest carbon solution
The Farm Forestry Association claims anthropologist Dame Anne Salmond’s recently publicised view, that planting native forests offers the best solution to the climate crisis,...
Autonomous vehicle launched for sustainable production
Autonomous modular vehicle platform for agriculture automates a variety of tree crop tasks, including intelligent spraying to improve efficiency and alleviate labour challenges.
Bay of Plenty-based...
Help at hand for small businesses facing economic effects of Covid-19
Help is at hand for New Zealand’s more than 480,000 small businesses grappling with how to keep afloat during the changing economic environment caused...
Give Back and Get Back Before March 31 2024
Did you know that charitable donations made before 31 March 2024 qualify for a 33.3% tax credit this year, up to the amount of...
Impact investing could improve community outcomes
Early stage Bay of Plenty/Waikato investing group Enterprise Angels is expected to launch a pioneering new fund in June aimed at bringing the growing...
How To Increase A Company’s Value
There are many contributing factors to a business’s success and finding ways to increase your company’s value could help you obtain a better price...