Construction on new Ōmokoroa schools to begin in 2024
The future layout of Ōmokoroa continues to firm up with a 2024 construction start date for two new schools confirmed.
Education Minister Jan Tinetti has...
Best of Mercury and Trustpower to come together under Mercury brand
This winter the Trustpower brand will transition to Mercury, bringing the best of both brands together for customers, while continuing to be a supporter...
UTF raises red flags over infrastructure decisions at TCC
Tauranga’s Urban Task Force have presented a report which raises concerns with changes to the city council’s Infrastructure Development Code (IDC) highlighting the adverse...
Bleak weather punishes events organisers to the tune of millions, while...
As if the Covid response of lockdowns and restrictions imposed by the Government on the events industry wasn’t enough, recent severe weather events have...
Global thinking supports local causes
As this edition rolls off the press, I am somewhere between Paihia and Invercargill in a classic mini in the Pork Pie Charity Run....
Growing unicorns – NZ’s changing start-up and VC landscape
Entrepreneurs may be the commercial heart of New Zealand, with the start-up sector poised for hockey stick growth, but by international comparison, we still...
A home for sporting spectacles
Large sports events such as the Zespri AIMS Games and New Zealand Festival of Squash bring excitement, entertainment, joy, pride, and inspiration to the...
Good for the environment, good for the business:
Brother New Zealand has marked a significant achievement in its ongoing commitment to sustainability – installing a 76.44kW solar energy system consisting of 168...
Seeka, Perfectly Imperfect and Island Gelato collaborate to reduce food waste
New Zealand produce company Seeka has taken another step forward in its bid to minimise food waste, partnering with Perfectly Imperfect to rejuvenate cherry...
Tauranga-based Quentosity Group grows with acquisition of NZ agency Mantis Digital
The Quentosity Group has strengthened its presence in the New Zealand digital sector with the acquisition of Auckland based Mantis Digital.
The acquisition sees website design...
Doubling the intake of nursing students at Waikato for 2023
The University of Waikato has welcomed a record 211 new students into its Registered Nursing programmes for 2023, more than doubling the intake from...
NZ’s largest mass timber office building coming to town
The crane has arrived, and piling is underway – visible signs of progress in Tauranga’s city centre on what’s set to become the country’s...
Coastal visitor sector commits to greener practices
Tourism Bay of Plenty has launched the first Eastern Bay of Plenty intake of its free 12-week programme, The Green Room | Te Rūma...
Lodestone Energy begins construction at Edgecumbe site
Leading solar energy company, Lodestone Energy, has commenced construction of its second solar farm in Aotearoa.
The 32MW farm in Edgecumbe will generate enough electricity...
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...
Locally-made app tops New Zealand App Store charts
Tech entrepreneur Steph Kennard has launched a free app that in just three weeks has topped the New Zealand app charts beating out Google...
Making progress in tough times
Things are tough for everyone right now.
It’s hard to make ends meet with inflation levels just below a three-decade high, a cost of living...
Port jam likely to linger
Congestion at Port of Tauranga and beyond bought on by capacity limits, delays to expansion and a busy export season threaten the flow of...
Publisher challenges readers: ‘count them!’
In March Bay of Plenty Business News published its new annual magazine 100 People.
“It was really an idea that came from our readers,” says...
Taking better care of our city
Complaints about overlong grass and out-of-control weeds have been a consistent theme amongst the communications we have received from city residents of late.
The wettest...