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MEMBER PROFILE  •  DISCOVERY MARINE LIMITED Based at Mount Maunganui, Discovery Marine Ltd has become one of the country's leading providers of specialist hydrographic...

MEMBER PROFILE  •  FULTON HOGAN Established in 1933 by Jules Fulton and Bob Hogan, Fulton Hogan has been building communities for over 80 years across the transport infrastructure,...

MEMBER PROFILE  •  SHARP TUDHOPE Sharp Tudhope is Tauranga's oldest business, established in September 1896 when Henry Sharp set up his law practice in Spring Street. ...

BEST WISHES for a safe and happy festive season and successful 2014 from the Priority One team. Please click here to read the rest of the November...

MEMBER PROFILE  •  TAURA NATURAL INGREDIENTS LTD Established in 1973 originally as a citrus growers’ cooperative, Taura Natural Ingredients is a leading global...

MEMBER PROFILE  •  BLUELAB CORPORATION LTD Tauranga-based exporter, Bluelab Corporation Ltd, has been one of the standout businesses that Priority One has profiled through...

MEMBER PROFILE  •  HIGGINS CONTRACTORS Established in 1958 by Irish immigrant Dan Higgins, Higgins Contractors has grown from a small contracting business based in the Manawatu to...

FUNDING DECISIONS WILL BE GAME CHANGERS FOR REGIONAL ECONOMY Priority One is thrilled with the recent announcement by the Bay of Plenty Regional Council to provide a funding contribution to four...

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT MINISTER VISITS TAURANGA Over 230 business and civic leaders attended a Priority One event on 18 July with guest speaker, the Hon Steven Joyce.  Mr Joyce is the Minister...

Avocado Oil New Zealand CEO, Brian Richardson, has been thinking about how to use the by-product of the avocado oil manufacturing process for around nine years.  Over the last few months the...

MEMBER PROFILE  •  BAY OF PLENTY CLINICAL SCHOOL It is well known that the world is ‘ageing’, and in New Zealand there will be 60% more people aged over 65 than...

MEMBER PROFILE  •  LOCUS RESEARCH Mount Maunganui-based product development company, Locus Research, has put together a team of talented product developers that focus on...

EDUCATION & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT "Skills have become the global currency of the 21st Century.  Without proper investment in skills, people languish on the margins of society,...

MEMBER PROFILE  •  DISTILLERIE DEINLEIN Nestled near the top of the Minden, Distillerie Deinlein is a family owned distillerie that can trace its origins back 80 years to a small...

www.taurangabusinesscase.co.nz ‘The Tauranga Business Case’ marketing campaign continues, with the goal of strongly positioning Tauranga/Western Bay of Plenty as the business destination...

Best wishes from the Priority One team for a safe and happy festive season and successful year ahead. Please click here to read the December...

MEMBER PROFILE  •  SBS BANK You may have noticed the construction works being undertaken in Red Square in Tauranga’s city centre over the last few months.  The...

An innovative new work space has opened in Tauranga’s city centre to support early-stage entrepreneurs.  Established by Priority One, Ignition aims to foster innovation by providing a...