Business case studies and stories in our region
The Waikato is full of innovative leaders and businesses, read about them here.
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Two Māori ‘aunties’ are taking carpentry class to new levels
The ‘aunties’ are Miriama Wara and Ataneta Barakat and they signed up to the Māori Trades Training (MTT) scheme to learn to build.
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Raglan’s vibrant shared office-space turns one!
Raglan HQ, the high-end coworking space at 13A Wallis St, recently celebrated its first year in business. Workers at the shared office have enjoyed building an inclusive, dynamic culture in this bright and open space.
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Gallagher takes out International Innovation Award
Inspired by pure frustration, Murray Tones was sick of forever going around his farm looking for water leaks and was told by his wife that he’d talked about it enough and it was time to get on and do it.
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Fieldays Innovation Awards celebrating ideas
Judges commented that the quality of entrants this year was very high which made it difficult for them to make their decisions.
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Praising NZ’s primary industry
Fieldays 2019 was officially opened today with the Rt. Hon. Jacinda Ardern cutting the ribbon alongside New Zealand National Fieldays Society President Peter Carr to mark the occasion.
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NZ’s number one fishing show crosses the ditch. Fishing & adventure, breaks into the Australian television show market
It has been quite a journey, Scott Parry sold his assets in 2010 and quit his job as a Satellite TV Installer to give the Fishing Show business a crack.
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The Stars Shine Bright in the Waikato for a Fifth Year
Esther Burnett from Waikato Food Inc says, “each year the competition just gets better and better.” This year, fifteen eateries have put their best foot (or waewae) forward with dishes that will tempt and tantalise.
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Fieldays 2019
1,059 exhibitors will be spread across 1,559 sites featuring the latest machinery, technology, products, services and innovations covering all facets of our country’s primary industry.
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Cultivating the light of Matariki at Wintec
Wintec’s Matariki festival, Horahia Matariki 2019, promises a cultural, colourful and engaging experience with a stellar lineup of 20 events to celebrate the Māori New Year from 7 June – 28 July.
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Championing the Waikato Food Story
Local food producers and hospitality businesses are invited to join their peers alongside key regional stakeholders and exceptional guest speakers at the first Waikato Food Forum.
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People’s Choice winners steal the show at NZ Startup Bootcamp 2019
The winner of the ASB Best Startup catergory was agri tech team RH Innovation.
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A talented architect with deep technical knowledge
“Rachel immediately sprang to mind when we began discussing the Women in ICT Awards,” says Company-X director and co-founder Jeremy Hughes.