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Port of Tauranga picks up Christmas slack as Ports of Auckland operates at a third capacity 18 Dec, 2020 05:00 AM 4 minutes to read The Port of Tauranga is experiencing huge demand. Photo / File The Port of Tauranga is unloading an unprecedented number of containers in a bid to help retailers cater to the Christmas market. Some ships which would usually enter the country through the Port of Auckland are being diverted because it's only operating at a third of its crane capacity and ships are waiting up to two weeks to berth. Figures from the Port of Tauranga show the averag...

Christmas Appeal: Port of Tauranga gives $15,000 to foodbank 15 Dec, 2020 07:00 PM 2 minutes to read Tauranga Community Foodbank chair Larry Bilodeau (left) and Port of Tauranga chief executive Mark Cairns. Photo / George Novak Tauranga Community Foodbank chair Larry Bilodeau (left) and Port of Tauranga chief executive Mark Cairns. Photo / George Novak In the final week of the Christmas Appeal, the Port of Tauranga has donated $15,000, bringing the company's total support for the foodbank to $40,000. This is the final week of the annual six-week Bay of Plenty Times Christmas Appeal, in partne...

Northport-Auckland Christmas convoy smooths out the speed bumps 14 Dec, 2020 05:00 AM 4 minutes to read Trucks line up at Northport to load shipping containers bound for retailers in Auckland. Photo / Michael Cunningham Trucks line up at Northport to load shipping containers bound for retailers in Auckland. Photo / Michael Cunningham A smoother ride is expected for the big Christmas imports truck convoy heading from Northport to Auckland after communication potholes got it off to a rocky start. Trucking organisations, National Road Carriers and the Road Transport Forum have ...