Fruitbowl - Fresh Ideas from Hawke's Bay

Congrats to David an the team Kennedy Park Top 10 Resort in Napier has been named a finalist in the 2010 National Tourism Industry Awards announced on Friday by the Tourism Industry Association (TIA). Kennedy Park Top 10 Resort is one of three national finalists under the ‘Accommodation Holiday Parks’ category. The theme for this year’s awards of ‘Innovation and Creativity’ has a ...Read more

I was part of another event at the new BNZ Partners office in Hastings Street tonight.  I’m really impressed with the facilities in the BNZ Partners offices. They are very generous in providing space for business and community events. It’s a great idea for banks to provide good spaces in the regions for businesses to connect.  It’s certainly appreciated. It’s also great ...Read more

“Fantastic, awesome, you beauty” say local MPs Craig Foss and Chris Tremain. We also congratulate the Apple Access to Australia Group and local growers on their success (finally), at the WTO. “This victory is huge for the Bay. We grow the best apples in the world and soon Aussies will realise just what they have been missing.” says Craig Foss. “This opens a large ...Read more

Entries are open for the Westpac Hawke’s Bay Chamber of Commerce Business Awards. There’s a full range of categories but one that may be of interest to fruitbowlers is the Xplore Online Award. It’s open to any business that shows in excellence in customer service, marketing and sales via the web. The benefits of entering the awards are not to be underestimated. Attn! has been ...Read more

Skyline Aviation managing director Mike Toogood was presented with the highest Civil Aviation Award for Safety by the Director of Civil Aviation, Steve Douglas at the Aviation Industry Association Awards dinner held in Palmerston North recently. Skyline Aviation is based at the Hawkes Bay airport and is the specialist provider of air ambulance services to the region and also operates the rescue ...Read more

Furnware is one of our iconic Hawkes Bay companies.  It was a delight to find this video tonight … For new companies, this approach of being a case study for a larger company is a great way to get known.  We do a few. It’s worth approaching some of your big suppliers if you think you have a good story to tell. Well done Hamish and the team from Furnware.  Nice one ...Read more

Ahuriri was featured in The New York Times Travel section describing it’s tranformation from “Gritty Port to Hip Enclave”. Check it out – http://www.nytimes.com/slideshow/2010/06/29/travel/20100704-surfacing.html ...Read more

Tuckbox is a fantastic range of kids clothing for 4 – 12 year olds – and it’s designed and distributed by local sisters right here in Hawke’s Bay. Sisters Amy Nilsson and Soph Hansen come from Hawke’s Bay retail royalty – anyone remember Stitches (THE place to get your Holiday T back in the 80′s)? And Bob’s Jeans? And 95mph? That was their dad ...Read more