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Purpose Capital Wins Best Impact Investment Fund Award
At the annual Mindful Money Awards in Auckland, the Purpose Capital Impact Fund won the 2022 Best Impact Investment Fund award. The judges commended Purpose Capital for their investments and…
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Applications open for scholarships to support
creative arts in the Bay
Applications for three Acorn Foundation scholarships to support creative arts practice in Tauranga and the Western Bay opened on Monday 4 July. Applicants for all scholarships must either reside here or…
Read MoreTauranga gets behind the Wednesday Challenge
With over 10,000 participants now signed up to the Wednesday Challenge and businesses across the city actively participating the programme is gaining momentum and on track to reach it’s target…
Read MoreWe See Tomorrow First – Empowering local tech businesses on an international stage
Early July saw Priority One host a New Zealand Tech Story workshop, run by NZTech, NZStory and NZTE, to introduce local tech businesses to the We See Tomorrow First initiative.…
Read MoreInstep Young Leaders’ Forum | A Cucumber Breakfast
Last week, Cucumber hosted the Instep Young Leaders for an insiders look at what a future career in technology looks like. Sarah Bacon, Marketing & Design Specialist at Cucumber, gave…
Read MoreInstep | Holland Beckett Law Careers Seminar
Instep inspires our young people about career and training opportunities and prepares them to thrive in a world of change. Our goal is to provide opportunities and experiences that will…
Read Moreyia! is back! 600 registered participants – let’s go!
In 2022, we are celebrating our 12th year of delivering the Young Innovator Awards. For those unfamiliar, yia! is an awards programme for students undertaken in conjunction with schools across…
Read MoreMassive support as AIMS athletes set to flock back to Tauranga
The Zespri AIMS Games is set to make a triumphant return to Tauranga after two years of pandemic-related heartbreak. Registrations have now closed for the 2022 edition of the intermediate-aged…
Read MoreSharp Tudhope Lawyers launch law scholarship for students
Students in the Western Bay of Plenty region keen to explore a career in law will have the opportunity to apply for a new annual law scholarship announced today (20th…
Read MoreNew report highlights local freight sector needs
A report released today by Te Waka brings together perspectives from major freight and logistics industry players in the Waikato and Bay of Plenty on the actions needed to support…
Read MoreExplore, plan, connect, succeed – Career Connect
Introducing… Career Connect — a new online resource hub to support international secondary school students to pursue tertiary education and employment opportunities in the Bay of Plenty and Waikato regions.…
Read MoreUniversity of Waikato jumps up global university rankings
The University of Waikato is proud to be recognised as number one in New Zealand for research citationsin the annual 2023 QS World University Rankings, released Thursday, 9th June. The…
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