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2019 Best Design Awards finalists
Stark Property’s Panama Square and The Riverbank Lane have been named finalists in the 2019 Best Design Awards. The Best Design Awards is an annual showcase of excellence in graphic, spatial, product, interactive and motion design, brought to you by The Designers Institute of New Zealand
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Te Waka granted funds to accelerate region’s access to Provincial Growth Fund
Te Waka has been successful in securing Economic Development Agency Capability Funding at $200,000 per year for two years.
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How will Te Waka’s Economic Development Agency Capability Funding benefit Waikato organisations?
Funding will be used to assist organisations to develop PGF applications. Te Waka is aiming to achieve the following outcomes for Waikato organisations.
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Waikato Hospitality Champions Celebrated at Regional Awards
The festivities were hosted by The Restaurant Association of New Zealand and local food group Waikato Food Inc at The Atrium, Wintec. The highly anticipated awards recognised everything and everyone that is hospitality – from front of house teams, kitchen crews and baristas to bar stars, restaurants, and top industry personalities.
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Raglan Coconut Yoghurt becomes NZ’s first carboNZero certified yoghurt company
Global headlines are increasingly highlighting the urgency of the climate crisis, and in the small town of Raglan (population 3,500), a local yoghurt company decided it was time to take action. “It’s easy to sit back and think ‘well, the problem is too big, what can I possibly do about it’, says co-founder Tesh Randall (aka Mrs Coconut), “But unless businesses start taking responsibility for the emissions they create, things will never get better.”
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How this Design Junkies contestant gets to do what she loves every day
Utilising her creativity and learning practical skills is paying off for this Wintec interior design graduate who is now an apprentice builder and developing an exciting business of her own.
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Shaping a ‘slice of heaven’ for Waikato
Land opportunity, lower traffic congestion, and being on the doorstep of Auckland’s International Airport are huge advantages for the Waikato, according to a panel discussion hosted by Deloitte and Waikato Economic Development Agency, Te Waka.
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Waikato showcased in Tourism NZ global campaign
Abseiling into one of New Zealand’s deepest caves, visiting our world-famous movie set and experiencing our magical glowworms are just some of ‘The Mighty Waikato’ attractions featuring in Tourism New Zealand’s new global campaign.
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Boon After Dark injects light into Hamilton
On Saturday 3 August, Boon After Dark will launch a temporary light sculpture installation in Garden Place for the public to interact with over the next four months.
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The Tunes of Waikato
“To showcase and promote the rich musical talents of the Youth from Waikato Region through selecting, mentoring, recording, showcasing and making it easily accessible to anyone from anywhere in the world”.
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Science thrives in the Waikato as Kudos Awards names finalists for 2019
This year’s Kudos Awards finalists continue to prove that science thrives in Hamilton and the Waikato.
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Te Waka appoints new Strategic Partnerships and Projects Manager
Waikato’s regional economic development agency Te Waka has appointed a new Strategic Partnerships and Projects Manager, Michelle Hollands.
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