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Hawke’s Bay Job Market Update
By Rohan Bowyer, March 9th, 2010
We continue to receive a lot of mixed signals regarding ongoing employment factors & demands. What can we expect to see in 2010 for the Hawke’s Bay labour market? Firstly, we need to understand the national employment market, and what trends are emerging. What has been obvious to all of us has been the impact of the global credit crunch and recession. The Department of Labour indexes ...Read more
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Black Barn Summer Series
By Rod Drury, March 8th, 2010
The final event of the Black Summer Series went off on Sunday with thankfully no rain. Events in the BB amphitheater are one of my favorite things to do in the Bay. Sundays event was Ladi 6, Little Bushman and Fat Freddys Drop. It was such a fun afternoon with plenty of crowd antics to watch as things heated up. Ladi 6 warmed up the crowd nicely. No Seek no more though. Julien Dyne was ...Read more
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The Profits out!
By Damon Harvey, March 5th, 2010
Last night the Profit was launched. Hastings mayor Lawrence Yule opened the first box of magazines and feedback so far has been fantastic. From Monday the magazine will be sent out to all local businesses and it’s also going to over 2000 property investors throughout New Zealand ...Read more
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Some of us live by this creed
By Michael Holding, March 3rd, 2010
Well worth a click for an instant morale boost for any self acclaimed Geek/Dork out there (even if you only let your inner Geek out over weekends!). http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rbs-gBEgIrs ...Read more
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Be Inspired!
By Ben Deller, March 3rd, 2010
Do you have problems with motivation? Hastings local Shelley Hanna is pushing her dislike of running to the limit, by taking part in the New Plymouth marathon on 6 March. “I joined the local Multi Sport Club several years ago to keep fit and take part in their duathlons and triathlons,” she says. “But my running is lousy. I’m always at the back.” After failing dismally to ...Read more
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2010 Tremains Corporate Triathlon
By Ben Deller, March 3rd, 2010
Dont forget to get your team together for this years tri, Airnet are once again proud to be a sponsor… Full details are available here http://www.tremains.co.nz/index.php?pageid=80&cs=Y I look forward to seeing you there! ...Read more
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Grape fun – support Project K this weekend!
By Amanda Sye, March 2nd, 2010
Why not spend this Sunday wandering through the vines and doing something wonderful for your community too? No 9 is excited to be one of the Corporate Event Sponsors for Project K, a very special charity that helps young people right here in Hawke’s Bay. Project K programmes are designed to inspire 13 to 15 year olds to reach their potential, through building self-confidence, promoting good ...Read more
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Social Media – is it the future or is it now?
By Damon Harvey, March 2nd, 2010
Just watched this very interesting you tube clip on the impact and pace of social media as a communications tool. Things are a changing… http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sIFYPQjYhv8&feature=player_embedded ...Read more
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First Hawke’s Bay business to gain carboNZeroCertTM certification
By Fruitbowl, March 2nd, 2010
Hawkes Bay Document Technology (HBDT) is a specialist provider of Ricoh multi-functional devices, printers and document solutions. There is no denying it; they have a range of core products that consume vast quantities of trees in the form of cut sheet paper. So many of you may question, how has HBDT become the first business in the Hawkes Bay to achieve carbon neutral ‘small enterprise’ ...Read more
Latest Articles
- New Dork
- Hawke’s Bay Job Market Update
- Black Barn Summer Series
- The Profits out!
- Some of us live by this creed
- Be Inspired!
- 2010 Tremains Corporate Triathlon
- Grape fun – support Project K this weekend!
- Social Media – is it the future or is it now?
- First Hawke’s Bay business to gain carboNZeroCertTM certification
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Ben Deller on 2010 Tremains Corporate Triathlon
No I can have a laugh at my own expense (clearly Matt does)… But I would...
George Miller on 2010 Tremains Corporate Triathlon
Why – do you have some name suggestions for us?? (def asking for...
Ben Deller on 2010 Tremains Corporate Triathlon
Nice one Paul, one of the suggestions we got was the “Fatal Exception...
Paul Thompson on New Dork
very clever!
Paul Thompson on 2010 Tremains Corporate Triathlon
We have at least 2 teams this year – the “Sting Arrays”...
Gareth Pearce on The Profits out!
Great first up effort Profit team. Really impressed with the look, feel and content.
Nigel Watkin on The Profits out!
Enjoyed the 1st issue and look forward to future issues.