Businesses at Gisborne’s newest commercial development are just weeks from opening their doors, developers say. Aerodrome Business Park at Aerodrome Road is an 18.5-hectare development consisting of 28 building sites ranging in size from 3360...
Gisborne’s newest gym is “remixing” fitness. Last year Gary and Keriana Nepe decided after a decade away, it was time to move home. The pair had been living all over New Zealand and Australia. Mr Nepe spent that time perfecting his one-on-one...
A YEAR after the launch of the Hawke’s Bay economic development action plan (Matariki), the people behind it say Gisborne will benefit from Wairoa’s location, straddling two regional action plan areas. The Matariki programme was launched in July...
AGRISEA’s Gisborne plant has shut down after the company decided to move all of its operations back to Paeroa. The family-owned business turns seaweed into fertiliser and soil-conditioning products. AgriSea director Jill Bradley said it was with...
The region’s economic activity remains strong as we head towards Christmas. New vehicle registrations are still high, average house prices have continued to rise and consented new building activity has seen an overall 11 percent increase in...
A trial into the viability of solar as a power source for local commercial buildings is under way in Tairawhiti. Eastland Network recently installed solar panels on the roof of its Carnarvon Street premises.“As the operator of the region’s lines...
POSSIBLE job losses at Wairoa’s second largest employer have been labelled an “unpleasant” necessity. Quality Roading and Services Wairoa this week proposed a new, "significant" restructure to its operations to help the raoding company win...
The national economy bounced back in the second quarter of 2022, but an even stronger recovery was prevented by the capacity challenges facing regional economies, Infometrics' latest Quarterly Economic Monitor showed. However, further Infometrics...
Rocket Lab Mahia launches earned the NASDAQ-listed company $NZ38.24 million, the company's third quarter results show. For the third quarter of the year, United States-based Rocket Lab, which operates two launch pads at its Mahia space port, reported...
Rocket Lab yesterday announced record revenue of $55.5 million on the back of three more successful launches from its Mahia space port. The figures were announced in the US-based company's financial results for its second fiscal quarter of 2022...
A first-of-its-kind BDO New Zealand study investigating the link between business performance and wellbeing, which includes sector-specific insights, has found that business owners and leaders who identify as Māori are still feeling the strain...
BOB Proudfoot, chairman of the council's fully-owned subsidiary Gisborne Holdings, will report on a successful year to Gisborne District Council tomorrow. Gisborne Holdings' distribution will be $1.2 million larger than its statement of intent. Among...
THE January throughput of cargo through Eastland Port achieved a record log tonnage for the month in what was the busiest January for wood export since Eastland Port was created. As was reported in brief on Saturday more than 178,000 tonnes of logs...
ABOUT 20 years ago, Riversun managing director Geoff Thorpe had an epiphany. He was on honeymoon with his wife Anna in a little German wine village. Geoff was jet-lagged and unable to sleep, so took a pre-dawn stroll. He stopped outside an old door...
The region is now well and truly back to work and back to business. High sunshine hours mean strong performance continues for our primary industries. Alongside this, the surge in tourism activity also contributes to a sense of regional...
Eastland Port and ISO Limited are tracking well to meet the public health order requiring all border-facing port workers to have their first Covid-19 vaccination by September 30. Earlier last month Eastland Port reported all of its seven front-line...
The general election in October saw a landslide for the Labour Government and this region went from blue to red. Jacinda Ardern’s strong leadership through many challenges earned Labour the greatest support it has seen in almost 50 years. Despite...
The former Far East sawmill at Matawhero should be back in operation by the end of next month, employing 45 people. The mill was closed down during the Covid-19 lockdown and bought back by Prime SPV, a subsidiary of Trust Tairawhiti. The trust had...
Despite more than 200 hours of loading time lost due to weather delays Eastland Port still managed to export 286,000 tonnes of cargo last month.“That's the largest amount we've seen in July for a number of years,” Eastland Group chief operating...
Even before he bought Kaiti Mall from former owners Meng and Richard Foon, Fortitude Property principal Georg Winkler saw potential in the shopping complex and community hub. He talks to Mark Peters about his vision to bring out the best of the mall...
GISBORNE students got some real life experience when they took their products to market as part of the Lion Foundation Young Enterprise Scheme (YES), where students set up and run a real business. YES regional coordinator Lena Bevan from the Gisborne...
Hopeless at English and maths, Gisborne girl Renee Carmody dropped out of school at 15, went on to drop out from an AUT design and fashion technology course, and by the time she was 21 and working for Vodafone Australia, discovered she was...
IT entrepreneur and business analyst Phil Kupenga is tired of people thinking the only way to build capability in Tairawhiti is to outsource or bring talent into the region. He believes the potential already exists here, and is adamant this district...
Skill shortages are still the main issue facing New Zealand companies. Automation and digitisation may deliver many opportunities for growth, but only for those businesses that are ready and have invested in the skills and infrastructure to thrive...
GISBORNE Christmas shoppers loosened their purse strings in December, but not by as much as most New Zealanders. Figures from Westpac New Zealand CashNav app users show Gisborne shoppers spent $970 in December, only 9 percent, or $78, more than last...
A NATIONWIDE roadshow aimed at providing small businesses with face-to-face access to Government departments and information on new tax and health and safety rules, yesterday attracted droves of local business owners. Minister for Small Business...
WHAT do you know about your online footprint? When you google yourself, what do you find? Increasingly our lifestyles are being digitalised and our information that was once private is now in the global public domain. What are the risks of living in...
The Government's Māori Employment Action Plan — Te Mahere Whai Mahi Māori will fill a big void for Māori businesses wanting to build capacity, says Amotai-Supplier Diversity Aotearoa's general manager. Te Mahere Whai Mahi Māori was launched by...
Mark De Costa's relationship with Eastland Port goes back a long way — 16 years in fact, when his business De Costa Enterprises used to cart bark out of Eastland Port. He has enjoyed watching the port grow while his own business has expanded and...
Tairāwhiti-based Rua Bioscience intends to buy a fellow medicinal cannabis company for $10m. NZX-listed Rua entered into an agreement to acquire 100 percent of Zalm Therapeutics Limited, a New Zealand-based medicinal cannabis company, which has...
Navigating your way through the early stages of business ownership can be no easy feat these days. Whether it is your first business venture or start-up journey, there are definitely certain “i’s” that should be dotted and “t’s” crossed...