Venture Taranaki - Latest News [Page 3]
Venture Taranaki Announce Six New Curious Minds Projects
Thursday, 2 February 2023, 2:32 pm | Venture Taranaki
Te Puna Umanga/Venture Taranaki, the regional development agency, has announced six new community-based science projects have secured funding through the Curious Minds Taranaki programme. This brings the total number of projects funded to 72, ... More >>
Venture Taranaki Launch Taranaki Trends Summer 2022/23 - Taranaki Economy Steady Against Inflationary Headwinds
Friday, 13 January 2023, 6:43 am | Venture Taranaki
Taranaki regional development agency, Te Puna Umanga/Venture Taranaki, have launched today the Summer 2022 edition of Taranaki Trends. The six-monthly publication explores how our regional economy is tracking and includes facts and figures on the annual ... More >>
Venture Taranaki Working Behind The Scenes To Attract Visitors To Region
Wednesday, 11 January 2023, 3:26 pm | Venture Taranaki
The last two years has seen a huge boost to the usual visitor attraction promotion spend from regional development agency Te Puna Umanga/Venture Taranaki, thanks to external funding from the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE). ... More >>
Venture Taranaki Reactive Statement To The Renewables Announcement
Friday, 16 December 2022, 11:08 am | Venture Taranaki
"Venture Taranaki welcomes the release of the consultation document on the development of offshore renewable energy infrastructure by the Minister today. Offshore renewable energy presents a significant opportunity for the Taranaki region, and ... More >>
Taranaki Schools Welcome Plans For New International Education Opportunities Post-COVID
Tuesday, 6 December 2022, 11:20 am | Venture Taranaki
Strong interest from Taranaki education institutions is set to reinvigorate the region’s international education offering from 2023 onwards. In late October, regional development agency Venture Taranaki hosted an international education sector ... More >>
Venture Taranaki Branching Out Initiative Receives Funding Boost To Commercialise Food And Fibre Opportunities
Friday, 2 December 2022, 10:43 am | Venture Taranaki
Agriculture Minister Damien O'Connor has announced today that Venture Taranaki/Te Puna Umanga will receive a $975,000 boost to progress its Branching Out project to commercialise food and fibre diversification opportunities identified by the Regional ... More >>
The Waikato To Taranaki Way Launched Today, A Mighty Road Journey - Like No Other
Thursday, 1 December 2022, 2:33 pm | Venture Taranaki
Venture Taranaki/Te Puna Umanga, the regional development agency, and Hamilton & Waikato Tourism have launched today ‘The Waikato to Taranaki Way’ road journey to encourage visitors and road trippers to discover new experiences while travelling ... More >>
Venture Taranaki Win Innovation And Primary Research Categories At Economic Development NZ Awards
Friday, 14 October 2022, 6:07 am | Venture Taranaki
Last night, Venture Taranaki was acknowledged for excellence in Economic Development, taking out two categories; Best Practice for Innovation, for their PowerUp programme, and Best Practice for Primary Research for the agency’s Branching Out initiative. ... More >>
Venture Taranaki Are Calling For Applications For New Curious Minds Research Projects
Thursday, 15 September 2022, 11:31 am | Venture Taranaki
Applications are now open for community groups to apply for up to 20 thousand dollars of funding to undertake locally relevant research projects through Curious Minds Taranaki. "The core objective of Curious Minds Participatory Science Platform ... More >>
Offshore Wind Opportunity - Venture Taranaki Media Comment
Wednesday, 24 August 2022, 5:47 am | Venture Taranaki
23 August Kelvin Wright, Venture Taranaki, Chief Executive, regarding BlueFloat Energy, Energy State and Elemental Group annoucement today: We welcome this announcement and the prospect of offshore wind in Taranaki to support positive economic and social ... More >>
R&D Experience Grants Set To Support Students And Enterprises This Summer
Monday, 22 August 2022, 10:42 am | Venture Taranaki
Venture Taranaki, in partnership with Callaghan Innovation, is pleased to announce the return of R&D Experience Grants for 2022. The R&D Experience Grant is a New Zealand-wide programme run by Callaghan Innovation, and aimed at connecting ... More >>
Border Milestone For Education Sector Sees Taranaki Welcome Over 70 New International Students
Friday, 5 August 2022, 11:30 am | Venture Taranaki
Taranaki educational institutions are celebrating with the arrival of over 70 international students in region as New Zealand’s borders reopen for offshore education in time for schools’ third term and universities’ second semester. Tertiary institutions ... More >>
Venture Taranaki Appointed As Regional Business Partners For Taranaki Region For 11 Years Running
Monday, 18 July 2022, 5:17 pm | Venture Taranaki
Venture Taranaki have again been appointed the Regional Business Partner for the Taranaki region and look forward to continuing their valued partnership with MBIE and Callaghan Innovation as a part of the Regional Business Partner (RBP) network ... More >>
Venture Taranaki Announce Six New Curious Minds Taranaki Projects
Tuesday, 12 July 2022, 12:14 pm | Venture Taranaki
Venture Taranaki, the regional development agency, has announced six new community-based science projects have been funded through the Curious Minds Taranaki programme. Led by Venture Taranaki and funded by the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment ... More >>
Venture Taranaki Launch New Food And Fibre Investment Blueprints
Wednesday, 6 July 2022, 9:46 am | Venture Taranaki
Taranaki regional development agency, Venture Taranaki, have launched nine new food and fibre value chain opportunities focused on diversifying the region’s existing food and fibre offerings, with more to come. This inspirational mix of ventures has ... More >>
Venture Taranaki Business Survey Results Show ‘cautious Optimism’
Thursday, 30 June 2022, 5:45 pm | Venture Taranaki
The results of the latest 6-monthly Business Survey by Venture Taranaki indicate that respondents are cautiously optimistic about business conditions within their own industries, but less optimistic about prospects for New Zealand. Of the 186 respondents, ... More >>
Venture Taranaki PowerUp Kickstart Winner Tokaora Diagnostics Takes Home $10,000
Thursday, 30 June 2022, 9:57 am | Venture Taranaki
Frey and Pam Livingston and their startup Tokaora Diagnostics have taken out the top spot in the 2022 PowerUp Kickstart Finals Night, and have won $10,000 to help take their idea to the next level. The mother and son duo are developing a type of ... More >>
Venture Taranaki Branching Out Project Looks Towards The Region’s Food And Fibre Future
Wednesday, 1 June 2022, 6:29 am | Venture Taranaki
Taranaki regional development agency, Venture Taranaki, are set to launch 10 new food and fibre opportunities focused on diversifying the region’s existing food and fibre offering. The opportunities have been explored and validated over the period ... More >>
Taranaki Trends Winter 2022 Edition, Released By Venture Taranaki, Focuses On Cost Of Living
Wednesday, 18 May 2022, 8:12 pm | Venture Taranaki
The Winter 2022 edition of Taranaki Trends, produced by Venture Taranaki, explores how our regional economy is tracking, including an in-depth and on the rise look at the cost of living in Taranaki, covering key indicators such as house prices, ... More >>
Venture Taranaki Announce Five Taranaki Entrepreneurs In The Running To Win $10,000 With PowerUp Kickstart
Monday, 2 May 2022, 3:11 pm | Venture Taranaki
Regional development agency, Venture Taranaki announces today the five Taranaki entrepreneurs chosen to go through the next on-ramp of PowerUp Kickstart, a business capability building programme and ideas competition, with one idea ultimately winning ... More >>