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Opposition says regional package ignores rail

LABOUR and the Green Party say Gisborne needs regional development but both describe the Government’s package, announced yesterday, as insufficient and lacking in vision. The two opposition parties have criticised the lack of commitment to...

Growing the construction supply chain

Just 12 months from conception, a locally-owned and operated construction company is filling out major government contracts while helping to boost the region's sub-contracting supply chain. Set up by Alex Hawea, Rob Pokoati and Ringahuia Turei-Wall...

Pastoral care the key to success

In October this year the Government announced a $940,000 investment into a two-year horticulture training programme run by Four Seasons in Gisborne. Andrew Ashton speaks to the man in charge of making it work. Four Seasons managing director Elliot...

Steady increase in Gisborne credit card spending

CONSUMERS here are increasingly using their debit and credit cards to make purchases, new data shows. The latest figures from Paymark, which processes more than three-quarters of all electronic transactions, show monthly year-on-year consumer...

New cool stores at port a boost for kiwifruit industry

Gisborne's kiwifruit industry was recently given a boost, when Eastland Port handed over the second of two newly refurbished cool store facilities to tenant NZ Fruits. The new cool stores started life as one meat freezer in the 1970s. In 2018...

Proposed sale of network on annual meeting agenda

A successful sale of the region's electricity network will help fund new community facilities, Trust Tairāwhiti chief executive Gavin Murphy says. Mr Murphy was speaking ahead of the annual meeting of the trust, which is also the regional economic...

Export awards finalists

Two Gisborne businesses have been nominated for the final stage of the nation's top export business awards. Gisborne finalists and nominees in the New Zealand International Business Awards 2022 are Pultron, in the Excellence in Innovation category...

Make the Mahi Matter

Omicron is proving a challenge for businesses faced with staff absence and supply disruption. Andrew Ashton looks at what those challenges mean for business continuity and why it's more important than ever for businesses to focus on core functions...

Gold medal double for orchard’s juice, limes

A Gisborne orchard is in the running for supreme honours after winning two gold medals in the Outstanding NZ Food Producer Awards. Over 300 products were entered by 126 producers from all over New Zealand and 69 gold, 91 silver and 63 bronze medals...

Regional bounceback in December quarter

The Tairawhiti economy bounced back in the final quarter of last year, with provisional estimates from Infometrics showing annual growth of 7.2 percent compared with 2020. The Quarterly Economic Monitor for December 2021 puts Tairawhiti economic...

Local economy ticking along despite ranking

Gisborne's economy is still in good stead, two new economic reports show. The latest ASB Regional Economic Scorecard shows rising value in most major indicators over the second quarter of the year, with retail sales bringing in $165m — up 28.1...

Cheers to Lindauer as Rosé wins Champion Bubbles

Gisborne grapes are again the toast of the town. The Top 50 wines in the New World Wine Awards have been named and they include three with Gisborne roots, as well as the title of Champion Bubbles for Lindauer's Special Reserve Rosé.“A few factors...

Covid-19 cases with employment authority

The recent Alert Level 3 lockdown in Auckland has once again shown that businesses need to be prepared, at short notice, to make significant changes to the way they work if required to move to Alert Level 3, or 4. As a result, it’s important to...

Wrights Vineyard and Winery win gold again

Methode Traditionnelle 2012 sparkling wine gets top honour at NZ Organic Wine Awards

A culture of co-opetition

For those who bristle at blend-words such as hangry, mansplain or masstige, look away now.“Co-opetition” is the buzzword for the concept of businesses working together, as in a cluster, while keeping some business interests private. Co-opetition...

Commercial property scene here thriving

Gisborne’s commercial property scene is increasingly being revitalised with new investment coming into the city, and Colliers International says that could help encourage existing building owners to modernise further. In the past demand for...

Industry urged to make the most of support

The forestry slowdown to hit the district is a timely reminder of what a commodity market-driven industry it is, says Eastland Wood Council chief executive Kim Holland. Ms Holland's comments come as the council welcomes a positive rebound across the...

Design agency a regional success story

The pull of the regions has remained strong for Reuben Woods, founder of Woods Agency. Known to hit the waves when the surf is running, Woods grew up in Gisborne but later branched out to the Bay of Plenty where he founded his creative design agency...