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November 2021 Edition

EDS attack on forestry ignores threat of climate change

The forest industry is calling a media statement from the Environmental Defence Society an ill-informed rant against forestry which ignores the threat of climate change. Forest Owners Association...

Nitro Circus is coming to Trustpower Baypark

Summer is on the horizon and Trustpower Baypark has just confirmed that Nitro Circus will be coming in February 2022. In the meantime, there are also other...

Lockwood attributes company success to “Keeping it local”

One of New Zealand’s most recognised and trusted brands, Lockwood Homes, now in its 70th year, believes one of the secrets to its longevity has been its...

Classic Group partners with NZ Super Fund to tackle housing shortage

A new land development company established by Tauranga-based developer Classic Group and the $58 billion NZ Super Fund aims to use its scale and capital to increase...

Eastern Bay in urgent need of housing

Karl Gradon, general manager for strategy at Toi EDA, noted that while the housing situation was bad in Tauranga and Rotorua, in fact the two worst towns...

Rotorua needs to boost 
its build rate

Bryce Heard, chief executive of the Rotorua Chamber of Commerce, said there was a definite shortage of houses in Rotorua. “We’ve got to build 6,000 houses in the...

Key items when preparing your business for sale

When preparing your business for sale it is important to identify the parts of your business that you have control over and which can have an impact...

Christmas entertaining and gifts: What’s tax-deductible

A wonderful Christmas season is almost here, and Christmas parties are being planned. For any business, these times are just as important as the busiest time of...

Metaverse: The new buzzword in technology

In October, Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg made the announcement that while the Facebook app might be the cornerstone of the company, the future of the company belongs...

Urban transformation needs to start now

Tauranga is growing quickly and that means we need to focus our efforts on the things that need to happen to accommodate growth and safeguard our great...

Luxridge Apartments update

The February 2021 Edition of the BOP Business News featured Luxridge Apartments, Tauranga’s newest and most luxurious apartment project. Eight months on we contacted the developer and...

The Bay grapples with critical housing shortage

The Bay of Plenty is by no means alone in facing a critical housing shortage – nationwide home buyers have been facing many of the same issues....

From the editor November 2021

One of the interesting reveals of our cover story this month on the region’s housing shortage woes, to me, was that I had not realised to quite what extent the region has been victim of its own success.

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