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AI is moving fast – does your business know where to start?

In Priority One's recent Business Sentiment Survey, 85% of businesses identified AI or automation as likely to impact their organisation over...
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The Western Bay’s crossroads: how do we build a more resilient energy future?

As costs rise, supply tightens and demand grows, energy is becoming one of the most critical challenges facing our region....

Why young people need to be part of conversations about investment

Investment is often framed as something that happens far away from young people. It can sound like a conversation for...
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Spotlight on intrapreneurship: Your next big idea is already inside your business

While startups often get the spotlight, plenty of the real innovation is happening within existing organisations, driven by people like...
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The gap no one talks about: when entry-level no longer means ready

There is a quiet shift happening in the way employers are thinking about hiring rangatahi. It is not being driven...
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Opinion piece from Downtown Tauranga: rise in city centre revenue

By Genevieve WhitsonManager Mainstreet Tauranga  The increase in revenue we have been seeing, and tracking over the past 12 months...

From orchard to global stage: the thinking behind Robotics Plus

From left to right: Dave Courtney, CEO Priority One, Nolan Paul, CEO at Yamaha Agriculture, Mahé Drysdale, Mayor of Tauranga,...
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Our take on council: Instep Young Leaders step into local government

By Keana Rolleston, Te Puke High School, and Indy Rhodes, Tauranga Girls’ College Last Thursday we attended the first official...
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Could geothermal be the next big opportunity for Western Bay business?

$50m on the table: Is there a geothermal opportunity for your business? The Government has recently released a national geothermal strategy, alongside $50m of new...

Student growth affirms property expansion at University of Waikato

Students attend a welcome pōhiri at the Tauranga campus, which has a 9% increase in student numbers compared with 2025....
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Energy in transition: How the Western Bay is planning its next 30 years

Priority One is currently undertaking a programme of work that seeks to ultimately develop a regional energy strategy to drive...

When was the last time you came into town?

There’s something quietly shifting in Tauranga’s city centre. Not in a big, flashy way, but in the steady arrival of...