Increased support for NZ deep tech startups
From next year budding New Zealand startups will have even stronger support to help turn technology and science into successful businesses. Four tech incubators have been selected for a new…
Read MoreNew three-storey building for Rotorua’s Fenton St to home regional council
A new multimillion-dollar, architecturally-designed, three-storey building is being developed on Fenton St as the new home of the Bay of Plenty Regional Council. The design of the building will have…
Read MoreBrian Gaynor: NZ’s best investor — is it BoP Regional Council?
Who is New Zealand’s best investor? Is it Graeme Hart, the Todd family, Sir Ron Brierley, Rod Duke or Sir Robert Jones? This is a difficult question to answer but…
Read MoreTauranga: Boom times in the bay
Built around New Zealand’s best-performing port, Tauranga is in buoyant mood, doing the business in horticulture, construction, tourism and technology. No longer a blue-rinse, Winston Peters-voting backwater, Tauranga finally gets…
Read MoreKiwifruit orchards will be Bay’s $30m legacy for future Maori generations
What was once a paddock of unwanted maize on an isolated Bay of Plenty island has become a key part of a $30 million investment into kiwifruit aimed at benefiting…
Read MoreOriens fund attracts more than $30m
Tauranga-based Oriens Capital has received investment commitments in excess of its initial minimum target of $30 million for its new regionally focused private equity fund. The fund will remain open…
Read MoreQuayside Holdings takes significant stake in HoneyLab
Deal gives Quayside a significant stake in the rapidly-growing BoP healthcare company. Quayside Holdings, has today announced that they have taken a major stake in the Bay of Plenty-based healthcare…
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