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'Devastating': How lockdown shattered hospitality's 'golden' run

Restaurant Association of NZ: The region recorded quarterly sales of $196.8m

Tighter mortgage rules could make it even tougher for first-home buyers

CoreLogic: Tauranga first-home buyers paying a median of $770,000 to secure a house.

Mark Lister: Land of opportunity, but also volatility

The Chinese economy has been slowing for much of 2021.

Business digest: Bay homes make Top 100 in 2021 House of the Year competition

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Don't retire poor: How to avoid hardship in your twilight years

Time is power when investing and people need to take control of their own retirement

The big kiwifruit opportunity that went bad - family and friends lose tens of millions

An ambitious Chinese kiwifruit venture has cost investors tens of millions of dollars.

Almost 90pc of Waikato businesses confident they will survive the Covid pandemic

Less than 10 per cent of Waikato businesses eyeing Government support schemes.

Waikato Inc shows most resilience in regional lockdown survey

Waikato most optimistic in survey of Auckland, Tauranga, Taupō commerce.

Lockdown 'déjà vu' for businesses: Caterer left with 5kgs of mesclun lettuce

'We're having to turn away customers and that hurts'

Covid lockdown: Wage Subsidy Scheme available nationally

Employers can apply if they expect a loss of 40% of revenue due to Covid restrictions.

Tauranga gets $1m tourism injection

Funds are from $26 million earmarked in the Tourism Communities Plan announced in May.

Business Digest: Kiwifruit Centre joint venture announced

Business bites from around the Bay of Plenty.

Gravy, pork bun, kūmara and meringue. The possible cancer-fighting sea sponges exciting scientists

They sound like the makings of a nice meal but these sea sponges could help fight cancer.

Whakatōhea Mussels' new $37m mussel processing factory officially opened

So far 42 staff have been hired with plans to recruit a further 66.

Our blue economy: Bay growing 'world-class' aquaculture industry

The eastern Bay, in particular, could become "a powerhouse" for New Zealand aquaculture.

Mark Lister: Get ready for an earnings bonanza

New Zealand's most recent economic growth report was much stronger than expected.