Venture Taranaki - Latest News [Page 5]
Venture Taranaki Covid-19 media comment
Friday, 20 August 2021, 3:50 pm | Venture Taranaki
With Alert Level 4 extended until midnight Tuesday 24 August for all of New Zealand, complying with public health recommendations to be safe and minimise community impact is critical so we can return to lower alert levels as soon as we are able. Please ... More >>
Venture Taranaki receives boost to progress visitor sector
Tuesday, 17 August 2021, 11:34 am | Venture Taranaki
Venture Taranaki will receive $1 million in additional funding from the Ministry of Business, and Innovation and Employment’s (MBIE) Tourism Communities: Support, Recovery, and Re-Set Plan 2021/22, Tourism Minister Stuart Nash announced today. More >>
Taranaki Enterprises And Students To Collaborate On R&D Projects This Summer
Friday, 6 August 2021, 11:17 am | Venture Taranaki
Venture Taranaki, in partnership with Callaghan Innovation, is pleased to announce that R&D Experience Grants are back for 2021. The R&D Experience Grant is a New Zealand-wide programme aimed at students studying technology, science, ... More >>
Taste Of Taranaki Takes Over Taste Buds At The Auckland Food Show
Thursday, 15 July 2021, 2:36 pm | Venture Taranaki
This month, Venture Taranaki is working with seven local food producers to showcase Taranaki produce at the upcoming Auckland Food Show, to parade the increasingly diverse and delicious food products Taranaki has to offer, and to share the region’s proud ... More >>
Venture Taranaki’s Branching Out Initiative Explores Trees And Their Value Chain
Tuesday, 13 July 2021, 3:52 pm | Venture Taranaki
This July, Venture Taranaki will host their third Branching Out event to explore trees and their value chain. Wood and fibre products are of increasing value and interest worldwide, and are a worthy consideration for further investigation in Taranaki. ... More >>
Soil, Undies, And Litter Duty Announced As New Curious Minds Projects
Friday, 9 July 2021, 1:31 pm | Venture Taranaki
Venture Taranaki has announced a further two new Participatory Science Platform (PSP) Curious Minds Taranaki community science projects, bringing the total number of projects in the region to 59 since 2015 and the funding amount distributed in ... More >>
Venture Taranaki Says The Future Of Taranaki Tourism Is Now
Monday, 5 July 2021, 6:02 pm | Venture Taranaki
In the future visitors to Taranaki could be discovering our region with the help of personalised virtual assistants and digital tools, according to work led by Venture Taranaki and some of Aotearoa’s leading design-thinkers. This insight, along with ... More >>
Venture Taranaki Release June 2021 Business Survey Results
Thursday, 17 June 2021, 3:33 pm | Venture Taranaki
The results of Venture Taranaki’s latest 6-monthly Business Survey indicate an overall positive outlook and show an increase in business confidence post pandemic; however new challenges are growing with concerns about increasing wage rates, cost ... More >>
Venture Taranaki’s PowerUp Ideas Competition Winner Sol+Sea Takes Home $10,000
Thursday, 17 June 2021, 5:27 am | Venture Taranaki
Shaan Davies (Venture Taranaki Enterprise Adviser), Zoe and Glen Stephens from Sol+Sea (2021 PowerUp Ideas Competition winners) and Michelle Jordan (Venture Taranaki GM Enterprise) Glen Stephens and his startup Sol+Sea have taken out the top spot in ... More >>
Venture Taranaki Launches Taranaki Story
Friday, 28 May 2021, 6:01 am | Venture Taranaki
This week marked the launch of the Taranaki Story, as Venture Taranaki made available over 400 assets and resources to support Taranaki enterprises. "We are extremely pleased to be launching the Taranaki Story today, making a suite of promotional tools ... More >>
Techweek 2021 Is Back In Taranaki
Wednesday, 12 May 2021, 3:23 pm | Venture Taranaki
New Zealand’s technology and innovation event Techweek 2021 returns to Taranaki for its fourth year from 22 - 30 May, with a dozen events on offer showcasing and celebrating Taranaki and Aotearoa innovations. An annual nationwide festival of innovation, ... More >>
Taranaki Cheeses Win At New Zealand Champions Of Cheese Awards
Tuesday, 11 May 2021, 12:13 pm | Venture Taranaki
The New Zealand Champions of Cheese Awards has recognised over 27 winning recipients with products produced in Taranaki’s cheese capital town of Eltham taking centre stage. Comments below attributed to Anne Probert, Venture Taranaki General Manager ... More >>
Data From Latest Taranaki Trends Places Taranaki Back In First Spot For GDP Per Capita
Thursday, 22 April 2021, 4:08 pm | Venture Taranaki
The Winter 2021 edition of Taranaki Trends, produced by Venture Taranaki, explores how our regional economy is tracking, including some of the medium-term impacts from the COVID-19 pandemic, a year on from the Level 4 lockdown in 2020; particularly ... More >>
Five Taranaki Entrepreneurs In The Running To Win $10,000 Seed Funding With Venture Taranaki’s PowerUp Ideas Competition
Monday, 12 April 2021, 3:34 pm | Venture Taranaki
Venture Taranaki’s PowerUp Ideas Competition moves into its final stage with five Taranaki enterprise ideas chosen to go through to the second phase of the Competition with one ultimately winning the grand prize of $10,000 to spend on developing their ... More >>
Venture Taranaki Hosting Regional Business Partner Network Conference
Friday, 9 April 2021, 9:43 am | Venture Taranaki
This week, more than 100 delegates from around the country will be in Taranaki for the Regional Business Partner (RBP) Network conference. The RBP Network is a nationwide programme, of which Venture Taranaki is a part of, that connects and supports New ... More >>
Tapuae Roa And Taranaki 2050 Roadshow To Give Community Progress Update
Friday, 9 April 2021, 9:14 am | Venture Taranaki
Tapuae Roa and Taranaki 2050 Roadmap lead group Ngā Kaiwhakatere o Taranaki, and programme coordinator Venture Taranaki, are hitting the road this April for a regional roadshow, to share progress updates on, and provide a chance to ask questions about ... More >>
Taranaki To Play Critical Role In A Zero-Carbon Gas Future For New Zealand
Monday, 29 March 2021, 6:07 am | Venture Taranaki
Taranaki Regional Development Agency Venture Taranaki welcomes Firstgas Group’s findings from their recent Hydrogen Trial report, commending the very substantive piece of work they have completed. "It is evident Taranaki will continue to ... More >>
Taranaki Is Back On Top As Number 1 For GDP Per Capita
Thursday, 25 March 2021, 5:41 pm | Venture Taranaki
Comments attributed to Justine Gilliland, Venture Taranaki CE. Stats NZ have released Regional GDP data today. The data relates to YE March 2020 (i.e. pre COVID-19). Taranaki is back on top as number 1 for GDP per capita with a good growth rate of 5.1 percent ... More >>
Venture Taranaki Hosting Regional Business Partner Network Conference
Tuesday, 23 March 2021, 2:19 pm | Venture Taranaki
This week, more than 100 delegates from around the country will be in Taranaki for the Regional Business Partner (RBP) Network conference. The RBP Network is a nationwide programme, of which Venture Taranaki is a part of, that connects and supports New ... More >>
Brekonomics Discussion To Identify Areas Of Opportunity For Taranaki Despite Ongoing Uncertainty
Tuesday, 9 March 2021, 6:00 pm | Venture Taranaki
After a challenging 2020 and recent alert level changes, Venture Taranaki will kick-start 2021 with Brekonomics, where industry experts Brad Olsen, Senior Economist from Infometrics, and Justine Gilliland, Chief Executive of Venture Taranaki, will provide insights ... More >>