Port of Tauranga container volumes grow in March quarter, boosting BoP economy

Port of Tauranga container volumes grow in March quarter, boosting BoP economy
Rebecca Howard
By Rebecca Howard May 8 (BusinessDesk) - Port of Tauranga, New Zealand's biggest port company, registered strong growth in container volumes in the first quarter, helping boost the Bay of Plenty economy, Westpac Banking Corp said in a report.  In the three months to March 31 economic conditions in the Bay of Plenty improved marginally from the prior quarter as the horticultural, agricultural and forestry sectors benefited from higher commodity prices, said Westpac New Zealand industry economist Paul Clark in the bank's latest quarterly ro...