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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...
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Upsel: An AI-powered platform designed to improve hospitality teams’ performance

Billy Emeny, co-founder of Upsel, at his inner-city restaurant, CBK. Years working in hospitality showed Tauranga entrepreneur Billy Emeny just...
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Electrify Your Business event: Improve energy efficiency, save money & reduce environmental impact

Sustainable Business Network (SBN), in conjunction with Priority One, is holding the free Electrify Your Business event on 29 April...

Marshmallows, marae and making connections: inside our Instep noho

By Instep Young Leader Indy Rhodes Last week the Instep Young Leaders' Forum had a noho at Paparoa Marae, and...