Business

25 Sep 2024

Burke to leave LeaderBrand after 30 years

Gisborne horticultural business LeaderBrand has announced Richard Burke will be leaving his chief executive role at the end of the year. LeaderBrand chairwoman Susan Huria said Burke had been “an integral member of the LeaderBrand whānau” for...

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06 Sep 2024

Buyer sees potential in Gisborne apples: German company plans to upgrade its new fruit property

by James Pocock A foreign interest that sees potential in the future of Gisborne’s apple industry has purchased 61 hectares of land for an orchard. Che Charteris German-owned company Beehive Demetra Ltd bought the property at Lavenham Rd and Judd...

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Gisborne vineyard a tourism wine award finalist: ‘We were totally blown away’

Wrights Vineyard & Winery missed out on the top gong but still ranked among the country’s top three wine tourism vineyards at the Altogether Unique 2024 Awards. Wrights was a finalist in the inaugural Qualmark New Zealand Tourism Wine Award...

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03 Sep 2024

Third kiwifruit shipment of season leaves Gisborne by sea

The refrigerated cargo ship Cool Royal joined the logger Atlantic Spirit alongside the Eastland Port wharf on Monday to load the third kiwifruit shipment of the season to leave Gisborne by sea. The logger sailed for Tauranga yesterday to load...

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17 Apr 2024

Ready for take-off at Te Araroa

New aerodrome at Te Araroa will ‘unlock the tourism and general economy of the . . . area”.

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Murray Robertson

16 Mar 2024

‘Inspire Inclusion’ encouraged on International Women’s Day

A small group of Gisborne Business and Professional Women (BPW) members marked International Women’s Day by laying flowers on the Margaret Sievwright monument. March 8 was International Women’s Day (IWD) — a day to mark a collective action and...

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13 Mar 2024

All 26 resource consents granted for port extension

Project a ‘significant opportunity for different sectors of trade’.

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Andrew Ashton

12 Mar 2024

A steady-as-she-goes February at the port

Eastland Port had a “steady” February shipping-wise. Eight log ships took over 178,000 tonnes of logs out of the region and it was another good cruise ship month with five vessels visiting. Hundreds of passengers and crews explored the region in...

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Participants encouraged to bring entrepreneurial spirit to Startup Weekend Tairāwhiti event

Under the banner of Rise Up, Start Up!, this year’s event will inspire people to overcome challenges, seize opportunities and bring their ideas to life.

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17 Apr 2024

Porou Miere honey extraction facility opens at Te Araroa

A new state-of-the-art honey extraction facility opened at Te Araroa early in February bringing together Ngati Porou people, landowners and resident apiculture businesses across the mānuka honey value chain. The partnership between Nati Growth...

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Kim Parkinson

06 Mar 2024