Business

SAS: Your building specialist

SAS Builders was created by Shaun Spillane with a simple but deliberate goal: to build a company clients could genuinely trust and enjoy working...

Pukekohe High students turn coffee grounds into gold

Innovation Franklin’s AUT Youth Shark Tank has proved to be an amazing event for the region’s young entrepreneurs. Pukekohe High School students Hannah Baillie, Hayley...

Eat Street a treat

Back and buzzing with collaboration, Kai Franklin’s latest Eat Street was a total delight. Run by The Kitchen Project, Eat Street traded its intimate Chef’s...

Slippery street strikes again

While options are being explored with a view to improve King Street’s slippery surface, soon after the Times raised concerns, the hazardous footpath claimed...

Award win 20 years in the baking

July 1 began much like any other day at Your Local Bakery in Pukekohe – another batch of Sourdough 29 was completed. However, this loaf...

CRL previews ready to run

While two of Franklin’s new stations are now online, Auckland rail travel is set to take an even greater step forward when the City...

Unemployment rises – 171,000 Kiwis out of work

New labour market statistics show why the National Party’s long-term plan to grow the economy and create jobs matters, party finance spokesperson Nicola Willis...

A clearer future for Pacific eye care

A quiet but remarkable change is taking place across the Pacific, bringing hope to thousands of people at risk of losing their sight. Among those...

FBT and Company Vehicles 2026 and changes in 2027

Businesses claiming the government's 20 per cent investment boost on new vehicles must now use new Fringe Benefit Tax (FBT) valuation rates. Although the investment...

Investments sustainable – the money and the power

ASB in banking on Counties Energy to deliver sustainable solutions. By taking on a Sustainability-Linked Loan (SLL), the power provider has committed to meeting...