Recent stories
We are pleased to bring you the latest from around the Taupō & Tūrangi communities. Reporting local, supporting local.
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Finance: Machinery and Equipment – lease or buy?
It’s the age-old question and the answer is – it depends!
Seismic shift in earthquake rating
OPINION: New Zealand’s proposed new earthquake-rating framework is set to reshape the commercial property landscape, altering how buildings are valued, financed, and insured — and offering a possible lifeline to one of the country’s most iconic heritage structures, the Chateau Tongariro.
Change of ownership for Ford dealership
Ingham Group has bought two Ford dealerships in Rotorua and Taupō.
Change of guard for tourism businesses
Taupō Moana Group Holdings has hired tourism identity Andrew Husheer to the position of general manager for Chris Jolly Outdoors and Taupō Parasail.
Insights with Infinance - Commercial property mortgages
In New Zealand’s dynamic property market, commercial property mortgages continue to play a crucial role in supporting business growth and investment.
Trade Finance and short-term business funding
As peak season approaches, many businesses face the familiar cash flow crunch — suppliers demanding upfront payment while customers take weeks to settle their accounts.
Taupō sausage sizzles at national awards
Heritage Meat butchery manager Jayme Elliott (left) and apprentice butcher Leila Adamson receive their bronze award in Great NZ Sausage Awards in Auckland.
A powerful performance by TLC
The Lines Company’s (TLC) line mechanic team placed third at last week’s Annual Connection in Christchurch and then stayed on down south to help clean up the mess left by damaging storms.
The people-first plumbers
The Volcanic Plateau Master Plumbers Awards in Rotorua earlier this month saw success for Taupō.
Business start-up and expansion
Starting and running your own business is the dream of a lot of people - the thrill of being your own boss, doing it your way and the freedom to create what you want – it’s exciting and scary all in one and when you finally achieve success you wonder why you didn’t do it years earlier. Speaking from experience here.
Refinance for cashflow easing
In the current economic climate it may seem like its taking forever for the economy to get going with echoes of ‘survive to 25’ long faded in the distance, it’s a slow train coming.
The heart and soul of business
When Marina Biddle opened here.for.it in July 2024, she made an unusual move in today’s business climate by opening a physical store, in the Tūrangi Mall.
Business and housing confidence with OCR at 2.5%
Since the start of this year, we’ve said that 2025 will be all about easing while everything settles down, setting us up for a recovery starting late 2025, through 26 and into 27.
Invoice Finance – the smart way to control cashflow
Kicking off our sector on business finance is Invoice Finance, also known as factoring. While popular overseas, it’s a highly underutilised facility in NZ.
Insurance and moral risk
While it’s great to have access to insurance facilities and indeed essential to many parts of our lives, there are guidelines we need to adhere to in order to protect our access to it.
Woolworths opens to much fanfare
It’s now down to the business of shopping after hundreds gathered for the opening of Taupō’s new Woolworths on Thursday last week, nearly 64 years after the original Woolworths Taupō store opened.
A rapid ascent to the finals
Tongariro River Rafting is a finalist in two categories of the 2025 New Zealand Tourism Awards.
Key Person Insurance
In business, people are often the most valuable asset.
Site chosen for ‘supercritical’ geothermal exploration
A site at Rotokawa, north of Taupō has been chosen for the country’s first supercritical geothermal exploration well.
Packaging insurance
As there are many facets to insurance it’s easy to get bewildered about what you need and don’t need and what’s even available out there. That’s where your licensed insurance adviser is qualified to provide the cut through you need.
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