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New economic development agency leader up for the challenge – Lucy Laitinen

The Regional Economic Development agency has appointed Lucy Laitinen as chief executive. Lucy comes from a CE role at Anglican Care Waiapu and has also had several roles with World Vision. The Regional Economic Development agency is another reincarnation of the region’s many approaches to boosting the economy, attracting and supporting businesses. It is charged with delivering on the Matariki...

Local businesses tap into major water project – Strata Group

Strata Group was the structural engineer for the Waiaroha Discovery Centre and landscaping features, becoming involved in mid 2020. Strata’s team led by Duncan Bruce, Nigel Grant, Fred da Silveira, Sam Stanton was responsible for the Construction Monitoring for the items it designed and also the structural elements that Stantec designed for the water treatment plant building at both Frimley and...

Strong cultural emphasis influences design – DGSE

When it comes to a favourite part of Waiaroha for DGSE as architectural designers, it’s the simple things that standout. Ezra Kelly was the Project Principal from concept design onwards and he says the fins attached to the large water storage tanks are a stand out for himself and the DGSE team, which also included Alex Heperi as Cultural Lead...

Is your business performance meeting your plan?

While completing a business plan clarifies and outlines your goals and objectives for the future, the key to making sure you are achieving your goals is to effectively measure and monitor your performance. We like to think all Businesses, regardless of size or industry have a Business Plan (and if you don’t then now is a great time to work...

Addressing staffing gaps with a virtual CFO

Staffing has been a major talking point for many of our clients in the past few months, and we know businesses right across Hawke’s Bay are having similar issues. The market is tough, and businesses are having to manage competing priorities for their time and resources. A permanent staff member might not be a priority, or the scope of the...

Local businesses to the fore in local water masterpiece

Hawke’s Bay businesses played a vital role in the nearly $100 million investment to ensure Hastings District residents have safe drinking water. Just seven years on from the Havelock North water crisis in 2016, Hastings District Council has delivered a major infrastructure project that includes two major water treatment stations, four large water storage tanks and seven small community drinking...

Innovation positions Hawke’s Bay as premium apple hotbed – PREVAR

When you think of Apple and innovation, you’re probably thinking of Steve Jobs and the iphone, but Hawke’s Bay is the home of another apple innovator, but of the eating kind. Prevar developed the PremA96 apple variety (cultivar) that has become a global sensation under the brand name Rockit™, a pint-sized apple that has rocked the conventional snack food category...

Semiconductors: The AI beneficiary

Artificial Intelligence, or AI, is a global fixation – one that has driven the Nasdaq to outperform every other major world equity index this year. AI is having its moment, and a knock-on effect of its popularity is that semiconductor companies have reemerged in the spotlight as one of AI’s crucial initial beneficiaries. Semiconductors are the elements that conduct electricity...

The beauty of a well-run meeting

Well-run meetings are an amazing thing but when poorly executed, they can be extremely frustrating. Meetings are a key touchpoint for our teams, and they provide an overt and visual display of our leadership. However, few people feel they are time well spent. Meetings are often poorly planned and ineffective and get in the way of work done. Research suggests...

Benefits of buying an established business

Buying an existing business is like running a marathon which has already been half-run for you by another athlete! Starting a business can be a difficult and risky endeavour. However buying an established business can provide the new owner with a much more secure and viable option. The key reasons for buying an existing enterprise as opposed from starting from...