Staff shortages have long been an issue in Gisborne but one company is ready to help while also growing itself. Recruitment and human resources company People Plus has operated out of Trust Tairawhiti's co-working space Launch! for the past 12...
THE stars aligned for returning Gisborne couple Ellyce and Alan Hemmings who decided to start up their own engineering firm in the middle of Gisborne’s construction boom. The couple came back from Dunedin and started Supreme Engineering in...
A gold medal for GroCo's 2019 Gisborne Sauvignon Blanc awarded at the World Bulk Wine Exhibition in Amsterdam at the beginning of the month was nothing short of a “game changer” for the regions wine industry, an industry spokesman said. While...
The Gisborne Chamber of Commerce has a familiar face ready to drive forward a unified regional business agenda. Following the resignation of chamber chief executive Terry Sheldrake, after he was elected to Gisborne District Council, Lena Bevan will...
AN INFORMATION technology firm seeking to provide a national umbrella service for small and medium-sized businesses’ IT support needs has established a foothold in Gisborne with the acquisition of Strategic IT. New Zealand Technology Group, an...
KAWERAU — A group of Maori organisations has partnered with Japanese food company Imanaka to develop a milk processing plant to make high-value niche products in Kawerau. Kawerau Dairy is a collaboration between 11 Maori Bay of Plenty entities...
Innovative New Zealand apple company Rockit Global Limited is expanding into Gisborne. The company is planting 20 hectares of its miniature Rockit apple variety this year and says this will create at least 20 jobs. Rockit Global Limited (RGL)...
A REPORT prepared for the next ratings revaluations shows Gisborne residential homeowners can expect a valuation increase of at least 20 percent, and the horticultural and pastoral sectors are likely to see increases of about 30 percent. Contractor...
THE region’s tourism organisation hopes a new conference for local tourism operators will become an annual event, aimed at boosting Tairawhiti’s share of the booming New Zealand tourism market.“Our aim is to support our operators, and to grow...
Focusing on what is put in the soil can help improve the quality of the plants, animals and environment, Respond founder Dugald Hamilton says. Mr Hamilton presented during the final day of TechWeek 2021 here in Tairawhiti, where he spoke about work...
Tairawhiti businesses looking to reduce their carbon footprint are invited to attend a free online Climate Action Workshop tomorrow. Trust Tairāwhiti is partnering with the Sustainable Business Network (SBN) — a membership based social enterprise...
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THE man charged with the big job of leading plans to boost the region’s economy says he now has a chance to pay back the community for the way it opened its arms to him 13 years ago. Following an extensive search, Eastland Group business...
Children are leaving school here as young as 11 years old and that is causing issues for the region's workforce, new research shows. The findings form part of a new regional Workforce Plan, aimed at improving the region's skills shortage.“Some...
JUST days after investing $4.7 million to bring a new wood processing facility to Gisborne, Eastland Community Trust’s latest financial figures show the trust grew by more than $20 million last year. The ECT annual report for the financial year...
Two new actions have been added to the region's recently-refreshed Tairawhiti Economic Action Plan (TEAP) to create high-value jobs here. At its August meeting, the TEAP Steering Group endorsed the preparation of a food innovation strategy for...
COMMUNITY trust-owned company Eastland Group last year collected a record $76.2 million in income, along with a $14.8m profit, allowing the company to give back nearly $10m to the community that owns it. Eastland Group owns Eastland Port, lines...
Police have been busy over the festive season visiting businesses in Gisborne, up the East Coast and at Mahia and down to Raupunga, as part of their work to keep the various communities safe. On a trip up the East Coast Gisborne Constables Baven Kemp...
FOLLOWING a review of the Government’s Regional Business Partners (RBP) Programme, joint-funders New Zealand Trade and Enterprise (NZTE) and Callaghan Innovation will lift their investment on the East Coast and fund a second person to act as...
Tairawhiti shared top spot with Hawke's Bay for best, regional economic performance in the December 2020 quarter, figures show. According to new data released by the economic data collection and analysis company Infometrics, Tairawhiti recorded a 3.7...
A NET 27 percent of Gisborne and Hawke’s Bay households expect their regional economies to strengthen over the coming year, according to the Westpac-McDermott Miller Regional Economic Confidence survey for the December quarter. The confidence level...
HONEY produced in the hills of Te Urewera could soon be exported around the world, creating sustainable jobs in the isolated region well into the 22nd century. Over the past six years, helped by Business Mentors New Zealand, Ruatahuna-based Manaw...
GISBORNE property values shot up last year by an average of about $45,000, new figures show. The latest monthly QV House Price Index shows regional residential property values here rose 16.7 percent last year to $269,266 at the end of...
TOURISM Board president Penny Shaw has told the board that this region has enjoyed a three percent growth in visitor expenditure. She said after 30 years as the regional tourism organisation, it was crucial that previous hard work continue to achieve...
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After launching on the New Zealand stock exchange, Gisborne-based medicinal cannabis company Rua Bioscience is still 20 percent owned by people in Tairawhiti, shareholders were told this week. Speaking at the company's annual shoreholders meeting in...
An international group planning a network of solar power developments across New Zealand has ruled out setting up in Gisborne. Helios Energy, a collaboration of renewable energy developers from the United States and New Zealand, has been quietly...
A crop farmer, a wife who specialises in business administration and a son with a passion for flying have capitalised on their skills to create and run a business in aerial imaging using drones. The seed of an idea was planted when Nick Archdale...
If ever there is a time for someone to return to Gisborne it is now, says Activate Tairawhiti general manager economic development Steve Breen. A recent survey of 40 local employers by Activate identified 400 jobs that need filling over the next six...