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Sawdust in Larsen's veins

ONLY three New Zealand mills export milled redwood to US company Woodplay Playset, and one of them is Gisborne business Larsen Sawmilling. Milled redwood for the American company’s demand for wooden swing sets and play sets is a little...

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Mayor issues challenge to fill void for businesss after R&V postponement

Port commits to safe movement of goods

Eastland Port has joined an international port authorities' global initiative for safe and efficient movement of goods and shipping during the Covid-19 crisis. Worldwide, 56 port authorities have agreed how they will work together facilitating...

Gisborne roading networks split opens door for smaller contractors

Gisborne roading networks have been split into four regions to encourage more local businesses to bid on district council maintenance contracts. Gisborne District Council's Council Roading Maintenance Contract Procurement Plan includes breaking up...

New partner for regional development

ECONOMIC development strategies for this region could find easier access to national funding and resources from now on. The Economic Development Agencies of New Zealand (EDANZ) has just formalised a partnership with professional services firm...

ThinkSafe seeks growth with new sales roles around the North Island

A membership-based health and safety company is looking to grow nationwide as well as expand its global operations, all supported from its Gisborne base. Just five years after starting up, ThinkSafe has recruited five new regional sales...

Whaitiri focuses on opportunities for development

NEW cabinet minister Meka Whaitiri says she can help the region take advantage of the Government’s annual $1 billion regional development (Provincial Growth) Fund. Ms Whaitiri is the Minister of Customs, and Associate Minister of Agriculture, Local...

More funding available for business training

WHILE it is not known yet if the Budget announcement to provide an $8 million boost to the Regional Business Partner programme will further Gisborne’s Business Capability Voucher programme, Activate Tairawhiti says it has already seen the amount...

Saddled up to career working leather

All he wanted to do was change his school subjects. Now Kaiya Hape, 17, is a fulltime saddlery apprentice at Easts Outdoor Work and Leisure — the only saddlery apprentice on the East Coast. Halfway through 2017, as a Year 11 student at Gisborne...

Chamber to unlock ‘war chest’ of funds

SPEAKING at the chamber’s annual meeting on Wednesday, vice-president Gavin Murphy said the chamber’s management of its regional business partner role was due to end at the end of this year. He said over the past five years it had amassed “an...

New directors for Eastland Group

TWO new directors have been appointed to the Eastland Group board of directors. Keith Sutton and Fiona Mules have been appointed to replace Nelson Cull, who stood down at Eastland Group’s annual meeting in August, and fill another seat added to the...

Licence to Work gained

Over 250 secondary school students, teachers and employers from around Tairawhiti came together last month to celebrate success in attaining employability skills. Completing its third year, the Trust Tairawhiti Licence to Work programme acknowledged...

Get It Done Mum podcast hits No.1

A GISBORNE woman and her business partner have reached an online milestone after they launched free podcasts to help time-strapped mums build profitable businesses alongside a great family life. Jo Foster, and mum of eight-month-old Freddy, has...

NZ first for Rua: licence approved for German market

Rua Bioscience Limited (Rua) has received its narcotic licence for distribution and marketing of its first product for the German medicinal cannabis market. The Tairāwhiti-based company is the first medicinal cannabis company from New Zealand to...

December port figures looking ‘very positive’

Eastland Port exported just over 280,000 tonnes of logs in November despite weather delays that cost 63 hours of loading time, and 50 hours of anchor testing. The December shipping throughput looks very positive.“It's looking like the port will be...

Workshop upskills LTW facilitators

Licence to Work facilitators got the chance to upskill at a training workshop in Gisborne. Run by Community Education Trust (COMET) Auckland youth employability director Shirley Johnson, the workshop was attended by 22 current and potential Licence...

Prue Younger named FICA chief executive

GISBORNE woman Prue Younger has been named as the new chief executive of the Forestry Industry Contractors Association (FICA) but will continue in her role with the Eastland Wood Council in the interim. Mrs Younger has been the chief executive of the...

Eastland Port ‘humming’: 11 log ships so far booked for this month

Eastland Port handled more than 192,000 tonnes of logs in October on board eight ships that came to call. A port spokeswoman said with 11 log ships so far booked for this month the team at ISO Limited will have a busy few weeks ahead of them.“Next...