From being a beautician for 14 years to running a logging company, Chrystal Edmonds never thought she would end up a winner at the Māori Businesswomen’s Awards. Mrs Edmonds, 39, won the Te Tai Rāwhiti regional award at the Māori Women’s...
Season estimated to bring in up to $10 million to Gisborne this summer.
Economic pressures on households and businesses have been highlighted by BNZ bank’s chief economist Mike Jones. During a recent trip and public talk in Gisborne, Mr Jones pointed to inflationary and export pressures as being of most concern to...
EMPLOYMENT TODAY by Jannine O’Meara The Worker Protection (Migrant and Other Employees) Bill received Royal assent on July 6, 2023 and will come into force on January 6, 2024. Jannine O’Meara The Act is the result of the Government’s Temporary...
Gisborne Carpets is making a bold branding statement with the new mural on the side of its premises on Gladstone Road. “We’ve been planning it for a while and wanted to make the most of the exposed wall and the central location,” says owner...
Working full-time as well as starting a family didn’t stop Kate and Mark Richards from embarking on study towards their MBAs. It took a lot of effort and sacrifice, but they got there. They talk to Kim Parkinson about the journey . . . In 2020...
NETWORK EFFECTS by Tessa Allan Tessa Allan Seven months on from Cyclone Gabrielle, do we have grounds to feel optimistic with where we are at? Many in our community are still reeling from the effects of cyclones Gabrielle and Hale as well as other...
Alex Cochrane Navigating through challenges posed by high interest rates, severe weather events, the pandemic and market changes can be daunting for our community. Now, more than ever, it is crucial to review your banking arrangements and ensure you...
Māori businesses in Tairāwhiti that work with whenua are looking at ways to do things differently, says BDO Gisborne managing partner Kylee Potae. Ms Potae has a specialist focus in whenua Māori, and a personal passion for strategic planning...
A Gisborne car dealership is celebrating 40 years of selling Nissans. Enterprise Nissan is Gisborne’s oldest locally owned new-vehicle franchisee. Business founder Fred Lewis always had a relationship with cars before setting up one of the...
A space and technology company founded by an East Coast entrepreneur is now eyeing expansion into India, after already opening in New Zealand and Australia. StardustMe provides space memorial flights to celebrate life. Ashes are launched into orbit...
A pioneer in the field of pultrusion manufacturing technology, Gisborne-based Pultron Composites Ltd has dedicated over four decades to revolutionising structural materials with composites and last month was recognised as “exporter of the year”...
An inventive “evergreen fund” concept is backing Maori entrepreneurs in the Tolaga Bay area with start-up loans and mentoring. Right now, Tolaga Bay Innovation is seeking eight entrepreneurial individuals with a focus on service businesses, to...
Bouncing out of a loss-making year and a share value slump, medicinal cannabis company Rua Bioscience has started the new financial year with two new international deals and a vision to expand Tairawhiti residents’ access to subsidised medical...
Eric Sandtmann has come a long way since he sneakily planted spuds in his mum’s rose garden to see what he could grow. These days he juggles a full-time job in horticulture for the Dods family with his growing Knock Knock Organics business. Knock...
The excitement in the voices of Henry and Nicky Hansen is palpable as they bubble over with the latest news from Wisewool – the company they created to drive a renaissance for New Zealand’s flagging wool industry. The latest public recognition...
Jannine O’Meara March 27, 2023 marked the first approval by MBIE of an application under the Fair Pay Agreements Act 2022. The Act came into effect on December 1, 2022. The first approved application (by First Union) covers inter-urban, rural and...
New efforts to purchase two Gisborne forests could be good for business and the planet, investment company MyFarm says. “Essentially we are looking to buy four properties for long-term reversion to native,” MyFarm Investments chief executive...
Workers at New Zealand produce company Seeka’s Gisborne pack-house are the new beneficiaries of a National Collective Agreement. Amalgamated Workers Union NZ (AWUNZ), the union at the forefront of representing horticulture and viticulture workers...
Gemma Hogg We acknowledge the ongoing challenges of ensuring compliance with legislation across all facets of businesses. Employment compliance is becoming increasingly topical, with legislative changes becoming more regular. Here is an update of...
Building privacy into businesses not only meets obligations under the Privacy Act 2020, but also builds trust with customers — that’s the message from the Office of the Privacy Commissioner’s latest Insights Report. At the end of 2022, the...
A state-of-the-art timber handling solution has been developed for the ports of Tauranga and Gisborne by Liebherr Maritime Cranes, working with port logistics company ISO Ltd, a Qube company and Piener Smag Lifting Technologies. Liebherr says the...
The Government’s research and development tax incentive (RDTI) has supported more than $2 billion of New Zealand business innovation — an increase of around $1 billion in less than nine months. “Business expenditure on research and development...
Business partners Bronwyn Kay and Rod Sheridan believe they have hit on a New Zealand-first — a one-stop shop for all property needs. The pair have rebranded the BK Agency real estate company, which is now The Agency, after moving to new premises...
The Government has launched a new tool to help small business owner-operators manage and improve their mental wellbeing. Small Business Minister Ginny Andersen said the Brave in Business e-Learning series was another tool the Government had...
Cyclone Gabrielle heavily disrupted the Tairāwhiti economy over the first quarter of 2023 and while this hampered usual activity levels, economic consultancy Infometrics says various indicators show the regional economy had been able to maintain...
Eastland Port has handled more than 215,000 tonnes of logs so far in May and the tally should climb by another 60,000 tonnes by the end of the month. A port spokesperson said there have been eight log ships call here so far in May. “There are...
The Sunrise Foundation has appointed Whaimutu Dewes to its board as its newest voluntary trustee. Whaimutu joins an existing board of eight dedicated trustees who provide robust governance, led by Sunrise Chair Rob Dymock. Of Ngati Porou and Ngati...
Eastland Port exported 206,000 tonnes of wood across eight ships last month. “May is shaping up to be a good month with seven log ships having already been and gone,” said an Eastland Port spokesperson. The coastal container ship, Rangitata has...
Gisborne and Wairoa businesses have been given a helping hand as they continue to work through the impacts of Cyclone Gabrielle. Business Mentors New Zealand is supporting the ongoing recovery of those affected, with $20,000 worth of mentor...
Corson Grain have started on a replacement plan for the mill in Cochrane Street that was badly damaged in a blaze on March 3. In an advisory letter to their growers, chief executive Brett Thompson has said the fire compounded the impact of the...
IT has been two months since Cyclone Gabrielle wreaked havoc on Tairāwhiti and many in the tourism and hospitality sectors are still doing it tough as the recovery continues. In the immediate aftermath of the cyclone, Trust Tairāwhiti, as the...
Cyclone-hit businesses here have received less than half the amount of damages they wanted because a government compensation scheme was “oversubscribed”. Approved applications for the Government’s business support grants, managed through Trust...
Tairāwhiti and Hawke’s Bay export successes will be celebrated at the region’s eighth export awards in August. Details of the ExportNZ ASB Export Awards were announced today by ExportNZ Hawke’s Bay executive officer Amanda Liddle, who said...