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Export awards invite entries from local businesses

Gisborne businesses can again go up against those in Hawke's Bay to compete in the ExportNZ ASB export awards.“Companies can compete for the T&G Global Best Established Exporter Award (those with a turnover of more than $5 million a year), the...

New homes coming onto Gisborne market

GISBORNE recorded the largest percentage increase in new home listings in November, compared to the same month in the previous year, according to figures released by realestate. co. nz. Eighty-eight new properties were listed in November, up 20.5...

International visitors behind tourism boost

A $4m increase in spending by foreign tourists is a reason for 2015 being a bumper year for the region’s $135m-a-year tourism industry. The latest Monthly Regional Tourism Estimates released by the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment...

Pros at traffic management

In the traffic management game, the goal is to be seen often and not talked about. Tessa and Kurt Allan started ProTraffic back in 2015 after coming the long way home to Gisborne from Australia — where Kurt was building concrete swimming pools —...

Uncertainty should be short-lived

A Chamber of Commerce survey of businesses in the Northern Region (which includes Gisborne) indicates that business confidence has fallen dramatically. When questioned on their view of the New Zealand economy in the next six months, only 19 percent...

Eastland Group appoints interim chairman

EASTLAND Group has announced company director Tony Gray as an interim replacement for outgoing chairman Nelson Cull. After eight years as chairman of Eastland Group, Mr Cull stepped down at the company’s annual meeting yesterday. Eastland Group...

Eye on employment law changes

In the rush of business, it is easy to take our eye off the ball when it comes to employment law compliance. The beginning of the year is a good time for many businesses to take stock and review changes to employment law, and how they may impact on...

Rua Bioscience internships chance to join team

Medicinal cannabis company Rua Bioscience has launched an inaugural internship programme and is seeking two people to join its 30-strong team with both a winter and summer internship. Rua Bioscience chief executive Rob Mitchell said He Ara Ahumahi...

Ovation works for wellness

A GISBORNE meat processor is the first business in the district to receive accreditation in a national workplace wellness programme. Ovation got on board with WorkWell, a nationwide initiative developed by Toi Te Ora Public Health Service, in May...

Three accountants awarded top honour

THREE Gisborne accountants and business leaders Charles Rau, Aaron Snodgrass and Mike Torrie, have been awarded a top accounting honour recognising outstanding service to their profession and the community. They are among 212 Chartered Accountants...

Key to recovery

Workforce plan calls for support from range of sectors

Matawhero's 2017 pinot gris strikes gold

GISBORNE wineries and vineyards have taken out a host of medals at one of the nation’s most influential awards. Matawhero Wines was the big winner, claiming gold for its pinot gris. The Matawhero Single Vineyard Gisborne Pinot Gris 2017 was awarded...

Busy on mortgage front

Gisborne mortgage advisers say they have been busier than ever since the first lockdown of the Covid-19 pandemic. Mike Pero Gisborne franchise owner and mortgage adviser Kirsten Morris said when the pandemic started experts had predicted that the...

New FPAs — what do they mean for me?

On May 7, 2021 the Government announced that it will be delivering on its pre-election commitment to implement Fair Pay Agreement (“FPA”) legislation. It is expected that this legislation will be drafted and introduced in late 2021, with a view...

Honey market in a state of flux

An average volume of manuka honey and a drop in quality is the message Gisborne beekeeper Barry Foster has been getting from beekeepers and honey producers. A slump in honey prices has probably been caused by the international problem of fake and...

New opportunity with NZ Business Number register

For the first time, Maori businesses can identify themselves as such on the New Zealand Business Number register. By registering as a Maori business, they will benefit from the opportunities provided by the government-run NZBN register — which are...

Female founders offered acceleration opportunity

THE region’s female entrepreneurs are to be given a chance to work with some of New Zealand’s top businesswomen, by applying for the country’s first kick-start programme aimed at fast-tracking women-led companies. Lightning Lab XX is a free...

Tourist spending in Gisborne climbing

TOURISTS to Gisborne spent $146 million for the year ended January 2018, up eight percent from the same period last year. The Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) released the latest figures. MBIE manager of sector trends Mark Gordon...