Economic Development
Join our sessions and have your say on the future of Economic Growth in Whanganui This is the 2nd of Whanganui and Partners (W&P) Q&A sessions. These sessions will provide an opportunity for the business community to highlight any issues/concerns and raise ideas directly with Whanganui and Partners. There will also be updates from W&P boards. We realise that …
As Kiwis, we like to think we’re a resilient bunch, thriving in a world of uncertainty, but can the same be said for our workplaces? Businesses can be affected by different levels of disaster, from localised short term disasters, to extended periods of disruption, to the permanent loss of a building. Resilient Organisations (www.resorgs.org.nz) has some great tips to help …
The Manawatū-Whanganui Regional Growth Study is an independent report commissioned by the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) and the Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI), in conjunction with the region. The Study was released in July 2015. It is one of a series of regional growth studies. Read more about it here.
Whanganui Regional Museum – a magnet for visitors and locals alike – has earned Qualmark recognition for best practice in the tourism sector. This year the Museum scored a rare 100 per cent for the Qualmark independent assessment of its service, facilities, safety and operating systems. It also boasts two Qualmark Enviro Gold awards for environmental leadership after being evaluated …
Builder Jamie O’Leary says the commercial and lifestyle advantages that have kept him in Wanganui are now attracting new residents and businesses to the district. Locals who’ve done their OE are also returning to raise their families and put their entrepreneurial skills into new ventures, many of which harness the power of the citywide ultra fast broadband fibre network. Two …
Wanganui aims to complete a major redevelopment of its iconic Sarjeant Gallery – the star among the city’s important heritage buildings – in time for the 1919 centenary celebrations of the striking white domed building that sits on Queens Park hill overlooking the city centre. Mayor Annette Main says the Sarjeant Gallery Te Whare o Rehua Whanganui is one of …
Whanganui celebrated the completion of its urban ultrafast broadband rollout last month and is only the second city in New Zealand to be able to offer all businesses and residents access to the game-changing technology. The district council was able to convince government to give it priority in the national fibre rollout because it’s serious about providing the conditions to …
Milk powder shipments leaving Wanganui by rail are set to double in a few months as Open Country Dairy commissions a second spray dryer at its Imlay plant in time for the start of the new dairy season. Open Country, New Zealand’s second largest dairy processor, draws on quality milk from dairy farms in the Wanganui, Manawatu and Taranaki districts. …
Flexible processes and innovative design help keep Whanganui-based Pacific Helmets at the forefront of global safety helmet design and manufacture with exports to more than 80 countries. But founder and managing director David Bennett also credits much of the company’s success to the ease of doing business in Whanganui, its collaborative networks and skilled, long serving staff. Pacific Helmets grew …
Whanganui success story Paige’s Book Gallery is happily defying global trends that have taken their toll on many independent bookstores around New Zealand. It’s also doing business in the Middle East with a growing publishing arm based in the UAE capital Abu Dhabi. Proprietor Lesley Stead says the corner store, in a leased heritage building in the city’s Guyton St …
