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NZ's creative heart perfect getaway for the young at heart
Monday, 8 April 2019, 9:56 am | WREDA
Wellington’s clever tech people might not yet be able to reverse the ageing process but WREDA’s new tourism campaign – The Wellington Effect – suggests a short break in the Capital may do just that More >>
Summer’s over but the fun never stops in Wellington
Monday, 11 March 2019, 11:21 am | WREDA
Summer may have ended but the fun hasn’t with Wellington’s hot line-up of music, comedy and festivals set to continue thrilling locals and visitors alike. More >>
Wairarapa tourism matures with a new online tourism campaign
Monday, 11 March 2019, 11:17 am | WREDA
Wairarapa is being increasingly recognised by tourists as an undiscovered gem and a new video tourism campaign targeting Australians aims to further boost visitor numbers to the region. More >>
Hidden Advent: Popular 2018 moments in digital calender
Friday, 30 November 2018, 9:59 am | WREDA
Wellington’s favourite feline, Mittens’, fame is about to grow with the fearless cat featuring in the 2018 edition of the popular Wellington Advent Calendar. More >>
Chinese influencers help promote Wellington
Tuesday, 2 October 2018, 3:33 pm | WREDA
Tapping into the power of Chinese social media platform WeChat, four key opinion leaders have helped launch a campaign to attract Chinese creative and digital students to Wellington. More >>
Ghost in the Shell an economic bonanza for Wellington
Monday, 3 April 2017, 1:22 pm | WREDA
Turning Wellington into a stylised version of Hong Kong for Paramount Pictures and DreamWorks Pictures’ Ghost in the Shell , starring Scarlett Johansson, has paid big dividends for the city, with the film’s production pumping about US$60 million ... More >>
Focus on services & digital exports a boost for Wellington
Friday, 24 March 2017, 1:15 pm | WREDA
Wellington Regional Economic Development Agency (WREDA) welcomed the refreshed trade policy strategy Trade Agenda 2030 – Securing our place in the world, launched by the Prime Minister today. More >>
Tech capital of NZ recruiting talent
Monday, 20 February 2017, 4:31 pm | WREDA
LookSee Wellington , a new global talent search initiative that aims to address the city’s IT skills shortage and position the industry for further growth, is now accepting registrations from talented tech professionals from around the globe. More >>
Inspirational digital creatives at Wellington conference
Tuesday, 16 February 2016, 9:56 am | WREDA
Wellington Regional Economic Development Agency (WREDA) Chief Executive Chris Whelan hailed last week’s annual Webstock conference, which celebrated its 10th ‘birthday’ in Wellington, as a great success. More >>
ND’s entrepreneurial culture attracts South African CEO
Wednesday, 29 July 2015, 8:46 am | WREDA
New Zealand’s entrepreneurial and innovative business culture was what attracted the current CEO of business think-tank, Accelerate Cape Town , to his new role as chief executive of the Wellington Regional Economic Development Agency (WREDA). More >>
WREDA Board appoints Chief Executive
Friday, 15 May 2015, 9:08 am | WREDA
Mr Whelan is currently CEO of business think-tank Accelerate Cape Town in South Africa and will take up his role in Wellington on 7 September. More >>
Top Wellingtonian to chair economic agency
Tuesday, 21 October 2014, 9:31 am | WREDA
Marketing heavyweight and cultural entrepreneur Peter Biggs has agreed to be inaugural Chair of the board that will oversee the new region-wide Wellington Regional Economic Development Agency (WREDA). The new agency brings together Greater Wellington Regional ... More >>