Last year Govt said it would give $8.42m towards PlantTech research institute.

Time to think about what you can offer new staff at your business.

Cancian said there was no physical money transferred and it was just paper transactions.

Over 18 million shares are held by people who have left the kiwifruit industry.

A luxury home building company has gone into liquidation.

Three Port workers worried about fumes took themselves to hospital on Thursday.

A mortgage broker estimates that parents loan their kids $50k to $80k on average.

New Zealand's most expensive sale in the last five years came in at $39m

A prominent block of CBD land in Tauranga has been placed on the market for sale.

National's new boss wants to win the next election and is on track to do it.

Tauranga's Mills Reef Winery has scooped top spot at Royal Easter Show Wine Awards.

Aquinas College's biggest fundraiser has added more than $200K to the school's profits.

Owners of a failed tyre recycling venture have been fined.

House prices in Waihi Beach have jumped 13.4 per cent year-on-year.

Greater pay transparency means less chance of conscious and unconscious bias says CTU boss

Farmers are demanding more information on the co-op's $756 million investment in China.

A Tauranga father stung by fake Bruno Mars tickets seeks family who came to the rescue.

Tax season is upon us - time to check for a refund.

Te Puke Engineering owner Paul Thomas has been sold, after more than 50 years.

Dean Waddell has been appointed board chairman for Foodstuffs North Island.

TECT and Trustpower are taking aim at each other over the contentious TECT cheques issue.

Tauranga City Council recorded nearly double the value of consents this month.

High humidity levels over summer have damaged green leafy vegetables.

Avoid tax myths this financial year, says Jeremy Tauri.

From ''desolate'' to no vacancy, the Historic Village has a ''new lease of life''.

Region stands to benefit from the launch of the Government's Provincial Growth Fund.

The Te Puke-based company reported a net profit of $3.7 million.

More than $26 million in claims has already rolled into insurers from the first storm.

Tourists spent an estimated $1.8 billion in the region over the last year.

The company said in October it had seen total container growth of 26.4 per cent