Fruitbowl - Fresh Ideas from Hawke's Bay

Did you know that Napier and the wider Hawke’s Bay  are about to show off their ‘best side’ to 150  i-SITE conference delegates from around the country? That’s because Napier i-SITE secured the bid to host the national annual conference ahead of some other worthy potential host cities. The three day conference begins on 12 September at the Napier War Memorial ...Read more

A couple of good articles with some perspective on todays events. http://www.stuff.co.nz/business/personal-finance/4080310/SCF-not-quite-a-Lehmans-moment http://www.nzx.com/news/economy/4080256/Keep-SCF-in-perspective-NZIER The fact is that SCF had lost its “investment grade” rating from Standard & Poors some time ago.  While the S&P ratings are not a 100% tool for accuracy ...Read more

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What a whirlwind it has been at EIT over the last week! There was plenty of excitement with the official opening of our new $8 million Trades and Technology Training Complex with the Right Honourable Prime Minister John Key on Friday. Then we had well over a thousand people come through the campus on Sunday to have a look at what we do and how we do it across the whole EIT campus! The growing ...Read more

It appears to me that that there a a number of businesses in Hawkes Bay that import goods, especially from China.  They either tend to fill up a container themselves by purchasing more than they need or lines that don’t really fit with their business.  Alternatively they pay a higher price to an agent to just ship a pallet or two.  What about a website where importers (and possibly ...Read more

I don’t know about you but at 6:55 most nights I get a little upset when I see this on the tele … It must have been 2 or 3 years ago when Tauranga made it to the big time and got inserted between Hamilton and Wellington on the big city run through. Now I have nothing against Tauranga, but WTF! Looking at Wikipedia, Napier and Hastings is bigger than Tauranga. Now maybe they ...Read more

This is one of the weirdest press releases I’ve read for a while… About 75 trees and 200 wetland plants recently planted alongside the Karamu Stream around Anderson Park in Havelock North have been stolen this week, spoiling the work of many school children and families. Schools including Flaxmere College and local primary schools, community groups and families worked hard over a ...Read more

Havelock North-based Upstart Magazine ‘The Kiwi Kids’ Mag With Everything!’ was named 2010 Magazine of the Year, Youth & Pop Culture category, at The Magazine Awards held in Auckland recently. Publisher and editor, Susan Hoyle, was named Editor of the Year in the same category. The judging panel described Upstart Magazine as: “Fresh, fun and lively. Punches above its weight. Serves ...Read more

Hi, I thought would share something from my life (outside work ) that the men might like. Over the last year I have been making a special boat for Duck Shooting with a flatter hull for use in shallow water. I set out trying to find a motor that we could use in about an inch of water and about 1 metre of thick soupy mud. Normal outboards and jet units dont like mud so this wouldn’t work. I ...Read more