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Full-steam tourism planning for Labour Day

GISBORNE'S wineries are finalising plans for Labour Weekend festivities as Activate Tairawhiti, prepares to market a series of package holiday deals involving wine and train excursions, Rolls Royces and the 2018 national surfing...

#shop normal, no need to panic the message

The “don't panic” message has been reinforced when it comes to food and groceries. Gisborne shoppers cleaned out shelves of stock at the city's two major supermarkets over the past two days as panic buying for a possible self-isolation period...

Service to help businesses connect with govt support

Businesspeople and aspiring business owners have a new way to learn about and access support available from government agencies. Set up in August 2020, the Connected service links New Zealanders to support available throughout government for...

Let’s not waste water

The Chamber of Commerce’s core role within the business community is advocacy. Since the last Business Quarterly we have been busy completing a case study — supported by funding from our economic development agency Activate Tairawhiti — on the...

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Equity fund raises $69m for SunGold kiwifruit

On the job

Labour force surge, unemployment drop

Launching into opportunities

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...

Engineering firm doubles in size with Eastland aquisition

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...

‘Living soil’ for better plants

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...

Out of forestry school and straight into work

Ready, willing and able

Free online Climate Action Workshop to help local businesses reduce carbon footprint

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...

Disability-confident employers can gain numerous benefits

People’s views about an organisation are influenced by the people who work there. An organisation’s success may depend on its ability to draw on diverse skills and experience of all people who work there. This includes supporting and celebrating...

Community Trust appoints its CEO

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...

Workforce plan to fill regional skills shortage

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...

ECT's equity up by $21m

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...

Biorefinery venture and food innovation strategy added to economic action plan

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...