The Executive Club: Surf link paved lasting friendships
A chance meeting in his early 20s with a fellow surfer on the way to the beach at Paihia led to Rogier Simon winding up…
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Companies doing great things in the Kiwi heartlandSimon puts bite on dental dilemmas
Failing his 11-plus examination in the UK played a key role in Simon McDonald becoming first a dentist, and eventually a…
The Executive Club: Developer keeps faith with dreams
Steve Short went to the US for six months on his OE and ended up staying 11 years. Eventually he launched one of Tauranga's…
1CommentsCity a magnet for electronics boffin
Electronics engineer James Graham left South Africa to settle in Tauranga in 2008, driven out by increasing violence and…
Zespri to back industry leadership programme
Zespri has renewed its support for rural leadership development and signed a new three-year partnership with the Kellogg…
Record turnout for Zespri referendum
Women will be primed to drive change
The biennial Tauranga Chamber of Commerce businesswomen's conference in May aims to expose women to inspiring influencers…
Specialist Hawkes joins Hobec
Tauranga's Holland Beckett Lawyers has announced that Ken Hawkes, pictured, will join the partnership from April 1. "Ken…
City firm appoints new partner
Tauranga accounting practice Young Read Woudberg has appointed Natalie Milne pictured, as a partner in the firm, a move…
More million dollar homes auctioned off
One in five Auckland properties have sold under the hammer for more than $1 million and only two of 55 properties were sold…
NZ dollar falls against euro
The New Zealand dollar declined against the euro after a positive survey of German business confidence bolstered investor…
Wall St slips as US durable goods orders drop
Stocks on Wall Street and in Europe slid after an unexpected drop in US durable goods orders bolstered concern about the…
Feb trade surplus smaller than tipped
New Zealand recorded a smaller-than-expected trade surplus in February, led by declining dairy exports, while the…
Tenby Powell: Big guns rallying for small firms
New Zealand operates on an international stage and as SME owners we forget that at times, writes Tenby Powell.
Your Business: Young entrepreneurs - Danielle Watt, Exposure
Can you tell me a bit about Exposure? The company got started last year through the Young Enterprise Scheme (YES), and…
Your Business: Young Entrepreneurs - Phil Thomson and Tom Batterbury, Eyedentify
How did Eyedentify come about and how has it developed so far? Tom: The concept for Eyedentify was born out of a Startup…
Your Business: Young Entrepreneurs - George Smith, Glassjar
Can you tell me a bit about Glassjar? Glassjar is a mobile app that allows roommates to automatically pay their bills…
Double whammy from Fonterra results
Expectations that a higher dividend from Fonterra would at least partly offset a low milk price went by the wayside yesterday…
Fonterra profits fall 16pc
Fonterra's unit price dropped by 3.5 per cent in early NZX trading after the co-operative lowered its dividend forecast…
Dairy sector tipped to deal with EU boost
The dairy industry can weather the prospect of increased production from the EU once quotas are lifted on April 1, says…
Fonterra expected to hold forecast
Economists expect Fonterra to stick with its $4.70 per kg farm gate milk price forecast for 2014/15 when it reports its…
NZ dollar up to 2-month high vs pound
The New Zealand dollar has risen to a two-month high against the pound after a report showed Britain had no inflation…
Wall St dips as data bolsters rate case
Wall Street moved lower overnight as an unexpected gain in new home sales as well as solid data on inflation and manufacturing…
ECB buys $37.6b worth of bonds
The European Central Bank says it has bought 26.3 billion ($37.6 billion) worth of bonds under its controversial quantitative…
ECB ready to restore Greek support
European Central Bank head Mario Draghi says the bank is ready to restore support for Greece's banks if talks between the…
Your Business: Outsourcing offshore - Adrian Falvey, Touchtech
Adrian Falvey is managing director of Wellington-based mobile and web app developer Touchtech.
Your Business: Outsourcing offshore - Aaron Muir, Argus Tracking
Aaron Muir is a director of Auckland-based firm Argus Tracking, which has had its mobile asset management hardware manufactured…
Kiwi-made cosmetic beats world's best
A small NZ beauty company has recorded a breakthrough in scientific tests.
Your Business: Outsourcing offshore - John Cochrane, NZ Trade and Enterprise
John Cochrane is a trade commissioner with New Zealand Trade and Enterprise based in Guangzhou, China.
Nasa CTO to speak at SkyCity summit
A Nasa IT chief technology officer is one of seven keynote speakers due to address the 2015 CIO Summit 'confronting disruption…
Business Leader of the Year: Simon Challies
An excellent communicator albeit with a quietly confident manner, highly successful but without any arrogance, an affinity…
CEO's reign saw turnover up
Ebos GroupTurnover at medical consumable and pharmaceutical products company Ebos Group has grown from around $8 million…
Moutter guiding telco's progress
Spark Telecommunications company Spark under the strong leadership of Simon Moutter has this year reclaimed the top spot…