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Business & Markets

Zespri’s Kiwifruit charter departs for China

Zespri's first charter shipment of the 2025 New Zealand kiwifruit season has set sail from Tauranga bound for Shanghai. The vessel, Kowhai - which was named... Read More

Banks compete for home loans

Banks are competing for home loan business with offers of cash - and even some people who stay with their current banks are getting them, brokers say. Glen... Read More

Tauranga going green for inaugural Irish festival

When the strains of fiddle music sound and the first Guinness is poured at Tauranga's inaugural Irish festival, Laura McCabe will no doubt be thinking of the... Read More

Te Puke care home provider makes $17m commitment

Bupa Villages and Aged Care has announced a $17 million redevelopment of Te Puke Care Home. Bupa Te Puke will soon see construction crews and machinery on... Read More

Export Awards return with 1920s gala celebration

The ExportNZ ASB Bay of Plenty Export Awards will take place at Mercury Baypark on July 18. After a hiatus since the Covid-19 lockdowns, the event returns... Read More

$20m geothermal-powered tissue machine launches

The 'world's first” tissue machine operating entirely on geothermal steam instead of gas is being unveiled today at Essity's Kawerau paper mill. More... Read More

NZX opens down amid sharp falls in US stocks

The New Zealand stock exchange has opened weaker in the wake of a sharp slump on Wall Street. World financial markets have been volatile after Donald Trump... Read More

New funding to attract international business

The Government is investing an additional $3 million from the International Visitor Conservation and Tourism Levy to secure more international business events... Read More

More listings than sales: How to sell your house

New Zealand's housing market might have turned a corner, but it is still a tough time to be a seller. While activity and prices are picking up, there... Read More

Criminal charges filed against HelloFresh

The Commerce Commission has filed criminal charges against meal delivery company HelloFresh New Zealand for alleged misleading behaviour. The regulator claims... Read More

New Zealand to attract $6 trillion in investment

New Zealand will highlight its infrastructure projects and growth sectors to global investors managing $6 trillion in capital at next week's Infrastructure Investment... Read More

Grigg urges businesses to close gender pay gap

Businesses must use the Gender Pay Gap Toolkit to help address the 8.2 percent gender pay gap, Minister for Women Nicola Grigg said on International Women's... Read More