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Auckland s imports stacked high at Port of Tauranga
7 Apr, 2021 05:00 PM
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Import containers intended for Auckland stacked high at Port of Tauranga. Photo / Supplied More than 5000 containers of imports, most of which would normally have been unloaded at Auckland s port, are stacked at the Port of Tauranga, which desperately needs more trains to rail them north, says chief executive Mark Cairns. We are absolutely chocker in the (container) terminal at the moment, trying to do our best to assist with the congestion problems at Ports of Auckland. As of today (April 7) we are operating at 101 per cent of terminal capacity with 19,727 TEU (containers) in the yard, Cairns said.
Gone: $125m wiped from Rotorua GDP as businesses pivot for future
5 Mar, 2021 07:00 PM
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Hard times continue for Rotorua as it continues to suffer from the loss of international tourists. Photo / Getty Images
Hard times continue for Rotorua as it continues to suffer from the loss of international tourists. Photo / Getty Images
Rotorua s soaring house market has not sheltered the city from a stiff economic decline as tourism continues to struggle and $125 million is shaved off the district s GDP. But business leaders say despite the knocks other primary industries are performing well and companies had pivoted to make the most of every opportunity.
Top marks: $10 billion GDP makes Western Bay one of strongest regions
5 Mar, 2021 07:00 PM
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Tauranga and the Western Bay are one of the top performing regions in the country. Photo /File
Tauranga and the Western Bay are one of the top performing regions in the country. Photo /File
The Western Bay s GDP has tipped $10 billion again despite Covid-19, with the region s primary sectors continuing to drive job creation. A report from Infometrics on Tauranga and the Western Bay sub-region, which compares 2020 to 2019, highlights an unemployment rate of 3.9 per cent compared to the national rate of 4.6 per cent and a 2020 GDP of $10 billion only .06 per cent behind figures in 2019.
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