Grow Wellington - Latest News [Page 1]
Grow Wellington, Govt continue business support partnership
Monday, 14 December 2015, 4:37 pm | Grow Wellington
Grow Wellington, part of the Wellington Regional Economic Development Agency, will continue its partnership with Government to provide support to businesses for another five and a half years. More >>
Screen production celebrated in film-friendly Wellington
Wednesday, 11 November 2015, 12:52 pm | Grow Wellington
New Zealand's top film and TV producers will gather in Wellington this week for the annual Screen Producers (SPADA) Conference as the region’s film office celebrates its 20th birthday. More >>
Thunderbirds Are Go writer to share experiences at AnimfxNZ1
Wednesday, 4 November 2015, 12:58 pm | Grow Wellington
Some parents may not equate watching TV with building a career, but for writer Rob Hoegee it led to a dream job. More >>
ICT Grad School will fuel growth in Wellington
Thursday, 15 October 2015, 1:14 pm | Grow Wellington
The New Zealand Government announced today the Wellington ICT Graduate School, scheduled to open in 2016, would be a partnership between Victoria University, Wellington Institute of Technology and Whitireia Polytechnic, with involvement from Wellington ICT businesses ... More >>
Economist gives Wellington vote of confidence
Thursday, 20 August 2015, 4:40 pm | Grow Wellington
Wellington offers good opportunities for investors, first home buyers, and people looking to free up cash outside Auckland according to BNZ’s chief economist Tony Alexander. More >>
New Zealand craft beers impress US connoisseurs
Wednesday, 22 July 2015, 2:07 pm | Grow Wellington
United States craft beer distributors, retailers and media got a taste of Wellington’s finest brews and food at an exclusive trade event in Oregon last night. More >>
EdTech conference keeps NZ in touch with $121 bil industry
Wednesday, 3 June 2015, 9:31 am | Grow Wellington
Entrepreneurs from one of the fastest-growing tech sectors will have the opportunity to learn from a global investor, an international industry analyst as well as local success stories at the EdTech for Export (eT4e) conference in June. More >>
Wellington region will benefit from LVR adjustments
Wednesday, 13 May 2015, 2:54 pm | Grow Wellington
Grow Wellington, part of the new Wellington Regional Economic Development Agency, has welcomed the Reserve Bank’s decision to apply a regional distinction to its Loan to Value Ratio (LVR) policy and in particular the easing of the policy outside ... More >>
Wellington screen capital gets set to grow
Wednesday, 8 April 2015, 4:30 pm | Grow Wellington
Official figures released today show Wellington remains the country’s film capital, with businesses in the region earning $645 million from feature film revenue in the last financial year. Wellington’s share of post-production and digital effects ... More >>
Wellington companies make the cut in Hi-Tech Awards
Thursday, 26 March 2015, 3:49 pm | Grow Wellington
Wellington’s economic development agency is thrilled to see a strong result from the region’s high-tech businesses with eight Wellington-based companies named as finalists in this year’s Hi-Tech Awards. Grow Wellington CEO, Gerard Quinn, says ... More >>
New business accelerator to focus on product startups
Monday, 9 March 2015, 4:47 pm | Grow Wellington
In a first for New Zealand, the Wellington region will host a business acceleration programme designed to give startups with a physical product the opportunity to grow their companies faster through the combination of seed funding, intensive mentoring ... More >>
Golden weather for manufacturing summer internship
Tuesday, 24 February 2015, 2:54 pm | Grow Wellington
A pilot manufacturing student internship from the Summer of Tech programme is proving mutually beneficial for a Lower Hutt business and a Wellington university student. The Summer of Tech programme, which connects tertiary students with technology companies ... More >>
Australian buyers have Wellington foods in their sights
Thursday, 19 February 2015, 2:53 pm | Grow Wellington
Food and beverage buyers from Sydney are talking export deals with Wellington producers after having their taste-buds tempted at the Visa Wellington On a Plate Supplier Showcase. More >>
Wellington pitched as top choice to expat talent
Wednesday, 26 November 2014, 11:24 am | Grow Wellington
Economic development agency Grow Wellington is heading to Sydney’s New Zealand Jobs Expo this week to pitch the Wellington region as the leading choice for skilled New Zealanders and Australians thinking of re-locating across the ditch. More >>
Disney’s Pete’s Dragon Lands in Wellington
Friday, 21 November 2014, 2:55 pm | Grow Wellington
Wellington’s screen industry will receive a further boost over the next six months from Disney’s production of the film Pete’s Dragon. The big-budget feature film production will create approximately 400 jobs for Wellington-based cast and crew. ... More >>
Nanogirl admits gaming habit at Wellington FX
Friday, 14 November 2014, 3:54 pm | Grow Wellington
Scientist and self-proclaimed nanogirl Michelle Dickinson says she is proud to admit she is also a gamer. More >>
Animation and digital entertainment stars in Wellington
Tuesday, 4 November 2014, 3:59 pm | Grow Wellington
Writer and director of How to Train Your Dragon joins line-up of animation and digital entertainment stars in Wellington this month More >>
Wellington tech stars continue to shine
Friday, 24 October 2014, 11:02 am | Grow Wellington
Wellington’s status as New Zealand’s high tech capital has been confirmed with the release of this year’s TIN100. More >>
Grow Wellington releases high tech manufacturing strategy
Friday, 19 September 2014, 1:27 pm | Grow Wellington
Regional economic development agency Grow Wellington has published its regional manufacturing sector strategy aimed at developing high value manufacturing. The strategy focuses on improving manufacturers’ knowledge of product design and development, ... More >>
Grow Wellington seeks ICT businesses to join talent search
Monday, 15 September 2014, 12:47 pm | Grow Wellington
Grow Wellington is offering Wellington businesses a free seat on board an upcoming campaign targeting ICT talent in Australia. The regional economic development agency’s General Manager for Business Attraction, Melissa Davies, says there are more than ... More >>