Bay of Plenty business news
Zespri receives $24.1m payout for mice-damaged kiwifruit shipment
Zespri CEO Jason Te Brake said the settlement was a positive outcome for the industry.
Dug down, walls now rising for $400m Mount Maunganui retirement village
A giant sandpile sits at the centre of the site where perimeter walls have been built.
Opinion: Why NZ's interest rates may stay below US levels
The Federal Reserve is likely to keep rates unchanged next week.
Seeka joins court action against oil company Olivado
One of the country’s biggest agribusinesses wants to see Olivado liquidated.
Port pricing the remedy for ‘alarming’ decline in sector’s returns on capital: Forsyth Barr
Most ports are owned by local councils suggesting "public good" thinking over performance.
QV figures: How much has your home lost since the market peak?
We can't say 'peak to trough' because we don't yet know if we have hit rock bottom.
Tauranga-based e-motorcycle maker Ubco tipped into receivership, ex-boss fires shots
All staff terminated as bad year for tech continues.
Port of Tauranga CEO sees big potential for economic 'golden triangle' in 2025
North Island hubs show big promise, stability is vital from world leaders to aid shipping.
Growing optimism for the 2025 avocado season
The avocado industry is holding on to hope for a good season in 2025.
'Rollercoaster year': Entrepreneurs share their highs and lows
New products and international expansion are on the cards for the two businesses.
Whakaari White Island tour company owes $8.5m, liquidators say
Just $53,000 in assets as liquidators work to sell what they can.
Port of Tauranga’s container operations expansion clears another hurdle
Long-awaited resource consent for the project is also on the fast track legislation list.
BNZ CEO admits denying sex toy brand an account was wrong call
'We didn’t get it right and we need to fix it.'
Zespri to expand offshore gold kiwifruit growing after affirmative producer vote
Vote goes Zespri's way this time.
Spark's 40% plunge: What went wrong for the telecom giant?
OPINION: Spark removed from global index, share buyback questioned as debt rises.
'Prohibited': Kiwi sex toy company denied BNZ business account
'I would argue that gambling does more harm to society than selling vibrators.'
Mark Lister: Santa rally in 2024? US stocks soar as optimism builds
OPINION: US shares rise 27% in 2024; Santa rally expected amid strong earnings.
Couple in their late 50s empty their KiwiSaver to buy their first home
“It means we will still be paying off a mortgage in our early 80s."
Why Waihi’s mine wants to keep digging
Canadian company thinks it could mine for another decade, if it's allowed to expand.
Shelling out: How taxpayer spent $52m buying into a loss-making mussel farm
Shane Jones defends Crown investments into struggling Ōpōtiki aquaculture firm.
Ryman result: Australasian business has 1156 empty retirement homes
A new phenomenon: increasing vacancies being declared in our retirement villages.
Tauranga Business Awards finalists revealed, voting now open
The industry change makers and inspiring role models that are up for an award.
'It hurts a lot': Locals react to potential closure of iconic pie business
"It's part of our life here."
Business news around NZ
Fed Chair Powell says no hurry to adjust rates
'We're going to wait and see,' central bank boss says in response to Trump economics.
‘Open season on renters’: No-cause eviction rules spark debate
No-cause evictions are reinstated, allowing landlords 90 days' notice.
Work to start on NZ's biggest solar farm in 2025
It would create enough power to supply the equivalent of about 35,000 homes.
'Massive revitalisation’: The new builds changing the face of Tauranga
Tauranga's city centre is seeing a massive revitalisation for private and public projects.
Mood of the sales leader: ‘Still bad but light at the end of the tunnel’
A survey of New Zealand's leading sales people shows economic optimism is growing.
Where it all began: The origins of forestry, NZ’s third-largest export
Kaingaroa lies at the heart of New Zealand's forestry sector.
Property Insider: $244k bill for Gulf Harbour Country Club’s owner; Here comes Santa Claus
It's the most wonderful time of the year, especially when Precinct goes tree generous.
Kiwifruit exports again sweeten merchandise trade, help reduce deficit
Exports to all the biggest markets up last month, as new data reveals star performers.
Students 'in tears': Proposal to axe 'invaluable' apprenticeship
The Waipā campus in Rotorua is 'the only facility of its kind in the Southern Hemisphere'.
Opinion: Beware, not all mortgage rate drops will follow OCR cuts
OPINION: Mark Lister warns: 'Not all rates will fall equally' despite recent OCR cuts.
Marine precinct sale stopped after interim injunction granted
The council has also been served with judicial review proceedings.