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CEO hones skills learned as a teacher
Gary Dawson says his dozen years as a teacher in Tokoroa's Forest View High School gave him a fantastic foundation for his career.
![Bus tickets 10pc of cost of airfares](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=796)
Bus tickets 10pc of cost of airfares
Bus fares from Tauranga are a fraction of the price of a flight, a bus operator says.
![Business confidence high despite slip](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=796)
Business confidence high despite slip
Business confidence may have dropped slightly, but it is still relatively high in the Bay of Plenty, despite falling confidence nationwide.
![Alan Clarke: Beware of following the group](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=796)
Alan Clarke: Beware of following the group
Over the past four weeks, we have looked at the main issue around forecasting and whether we can predict a boom or a bust, writes Alan Clarke But, what about next week ?
![Seven-year rule could do with tweaking](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=796)
Seven-year rule could do with tweaking
Every year, our letters are met with surprise. "Do I really have to keep all my records for seven years?" They ask me this like they hope the rule has changed, writes Jeremy Tauri.
![Entrepreneur flourishing in start-up mode](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=796)
Entrepreneur flourishing in start-up mode
Paul Symes is back in start-up mode. After almost two decades building his previous CAD design firm 4D into a global company with 200-plus staff, he sold his stake.
![Dairy fall may cost Bay $390m](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=796)
Dairy fall may cost Bay $390m
Continual falls in Fonterra's dairy payout forecasts could wipe $390 million from the Bay economy and business leaders say the impact will be felt across most sectors.
![Record numbers in fight against Bay booze store](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=796)
Record numbers in fight against Bay booze store
Bethlehem residents have gone on the warpath against a proposed new bottle store, saying the area needed a new liquor outlet like a hole in the head.
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High hopes for reform of RMA
The return of a National-led govt has been welcomed by local Tauranga developers who hope to see prompt action to push through proposed amendments to the RMA to speed up the consenting process.
![Alan Clarke: A bust often follows the good times](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=796)
Alan Clarke: A bust often follows the good times
In an ideal world, we would be able to predict the top of a boom, and then we could alter our investments and assets accordingly, writes Alan Clarke.