Posts by Melissa Mae
Priority One’s Summer Open Lab kicks off this week
This year will mark half a decade for Priority One’s Summer Open Lab (SOL) programme. Designed to support businesses who are hosting summer students, the programme offers weekly workshops around…
Read Moreyia! Teacher Workshop
We were stoked to be able to go ahead with our yia! Teacher Workshop last week, hosted again by our sponsors at the University of Waikato in Tauranga. A small…
Read MoreCelebrating 30 years of Farmer Autovillage
As Farmer Autovillage takes a few moments to enjoy 30th anniversary celebrations this month, it’s also keeping a focus firmly on the future. Not only the rapidly evolving automotive industry…
Read MoreShowcasing Sustainability – Basestation
So far, we have shared four case studies for our Showcasing Sustainability project. The efforts these local businesses have shown are inspiring other local businesses to understand how they can reduce their own…
Read MoreNewsletter | 3 November 2021
Priority One Newsletter | 3 November 2021 Read the newsletter here
Read Moreyia! finalists focus on prototyping
Our yia! Finalists’ Workshop has provided an opportunity for our 56 student finalists to hone their skills in testing and prototyping ideas. Working together, groups had to ideate on one…
Read Moreyia! creating tomorrow’s innovators
For the eleventh year in a row, the Young Innovator Awards (yia!) have provided local students from across Tauranga Moana the opportunity to develop a unique innovation to make the…
Read MoreAra Rau’s GIB Industry Open Day – The search is on to fill 100 permanent roles
Ara Rau is excited to be running the next Industry Open Day in partnership with Winstone Wallboards (the manufacturers of GIB) and the Solomon Group. We will have speakers from…
Read MoreNew Zealand’s new aviation tertiary training provider takes flight
JNP Aviation Training (JNPAT) is a newly registered and one-of-a-kind tertiary training provider here in Mount Maunganui, Tauranga. In February and July 2022, students will be able to enrol in…
Read MoreOnline signing ceremony supports partnership with Education Tauranga and Chinese sister-schools
Four local primary schools recently participated in an online signing ceremony with their new sister-schools in the Qiaokou Distict of Wuhan, China. This partnership agreement was facilitated by Education Tauranga…
Read MoreToi Kai Rawa: Engaging Business Support Services Workshop
Last week Toi Kai Rawa held a workshop with representatives from key organisations, both Māori and non-Māori, that provide support to our business community here in the BOP. For many…
Read MoreShowcasing Sustainability – Comvita
Caring for our environment means we will be caring for our people. Our environment provides us with the resources we need to thrive in society. Our Showcasing Sustainability project encourages businesses to…
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