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Events Set To Improve Efficiency For Local Businesses
Saturday, 6 April 2024, 6:37 am | Whanganui and Partners
Making sure local business practices are Lean, Smart and digitally adept is the aim of a series of unique events and opportunities soon to be delivered in Whanganui. More >>
Whanganui Attracts International Students
Tuesday, 10 October 2023, 5:55 am | Whanganui and Partners
Whanganui’s international education delegation has completed the Japanese portion of its assignment, meeting more than 40 agents and visiting six schools over a five-day period. The group also held a meeting with the Tokyo Board of Education and visited ... More >>
New Chair And Deputy To Lead Whanganui & Partners Board
Tuesday, 19 September 2023, 4:21 pm | Whanganui and Partners
Gaelle Deighton has been announced as Whanganui & Partners' new Board Chair with Anne-Marie Broughton supporting as Deputy Chair. The economic development agency’s Board has elected Deighton following the departure of long-standing Chair Pahia Turia. ... More >>
New Whanganui & Partners Chief Executive Appointed
Friday, 25 August 2023, 10:48 am | Whanganui and Partners
Jonathan Sykes is the new Chief Executive to lead Economic Development Agency Whanganui & Partners. Pahia Turia, Whanganui & Partners Board Chair, said the appointment of Sykes as Chief Executive ensured the agency would continue to make ... More >>
Whanganui Domestic Tourism Growth Nudges 10pc
Thursday, 27 July 2023, 7:06 pm | Whanganui and Partners
Whanganui has topped the national table for domestic tourism growth for the second month running, recording +9.8 per cent for visitor spend in May – more than double that of the next closest region. Out of 31 Regional Tourism Organisations (RTOs) ... More >>
Record GDP For Whanganui
Wednesday, 1 February 2023, 2:02 pm | Whanganui and Partners
Whanganui had record GDP growth in 2022 and saw significant positive growth across all key economic indicators. Whanganui’s GDP grew by 5.6 per cent, ahead of the national figure of 5.3 per cent, and also outperformed neighbouring areas Palmerston ... More >>
Italian Student Delegation Chooses Whanganui
Thursday, 25 August 2022, 11:31 am | Whanganui and Partners
Whanganui’s world-leading Te Awa Tupua legislation has inspired a group of Italian high school students to add the region to their New Zealand itinerary. The 17 and 18-year-old students will travel from five Italian regions, each representing and ... More >>
Event Funding Recipients Announced
Thursday, 14 July 2022, 11:32 am | Whanganui and Partners
There are exciting new events on Whanganui’s calendar including a night full of comedy laughs, games with more than one thousand young athletes raring to compete, and a multi-experience arts programme which promises to be ‘Monumental’. Celebrations ... More >>
Whanganui & Partners Event Funding Opens
Friday, 29 April 2022, 10:42 pm | Whanganui and Partners
Whanganui is in a great position to re-establish its busy events schedule and economic development agency Whanganui & Partners is ready to back inspired organisers with support and funding. The region’s events are enjoyed by the local community, ... More >>
Starting Out Shouldn’t Be The Hardest Part
Tuesday, 19 April 2022, 6:40 pm | Whanganui and Partners
The Whanganui entrepreneurial and start-up community is enthusiastic and full of potential. Economic development agency Whanganui & Partners has developed a programme to help this community get support and give their new businesses the ... More >>
Is Your Big Idea Worth $5k?
Tuesday, 19 April 2022, 6:39 pm | Whanganui and Partners
Is your big idea worth $5,000? Perhaps you’ve imagined the perfect app that doesn’t yet exist, or maybe your plan is for a business model with potential to boom, or an ingenuous product no one else has thought of... Whether your idea is audacious, ... More >>
Business Boost Fund Puts Success On The Schedule
Monday, 28 March 2022, 11:05 am | Whanganui and Partners
Great ideas grow our economy, and they flourish with strategic encouragement and support. With this in mind, Whanganui & Partners is providing Business Boost funding to assist start-ups and businesses with growth plans. Applications for the ... More >>
Show The Love To Local Businesses
Thursday, 24 February 2022, 6:37 pm | Whanganui and Partners
Early every morning, a steady stream of caffeine-loving locals dips in and out of Whanganui’s dependable coffee merchants, lifted and warmed by the contents of their cups. The faces of these cheerful baristas - if not their names and lives beyond ... More >>
Visitor Campaign Key To Supporting Local Businesses
Friday, 17 December 2021, 9:54 am | Whanganui and Partners
A 20-metre long billboard in New Plymouth is sending a clear message to Whanganui’s neighbours planning their summer getaways; Whanganui has everything a domestic visitor needs this summer. <img src="https://img.scoop.co.nz/stories/images/2112/1ad5f77a3ab19b4540fd.jpeg" ... More >>
Now Is The Time To Explore Innovation – Jonathan Sykes, Acting CE
Thursday, 11 November 2021, 2:55 pm | Whanganui and Partners
It is a spirit of determination, optimism and collaboration that continues to sustain our business community, and supporting these values is a priority for Whanganui & Partners. Encouraging this growth mind-set is not enough alone though, as an Economic ... More >>
Whanganui Joins UNESCO Creative Cities Network
Tuesday, 9 November 2021, 1:08 pm | Whanganui and Partners
Creativity, innovative spirit, cultural integrity and strength of artistic tradition have won Whanganui recognition as an internationally significant UNESCO City of Design. <img src="https://img.scoop.co.nz/stories/images/2111/81e75be2949728e07836.jpeg" ... More >>
Trustees To Steer Growth For Innovation Space
Friday, 29 October 2021, 1:24 pm | Whanganui and Partners
With tenancy space proving hugely popular, Whanganui’s new centre for for innovation, creative industries, entrepreneurship and education needs new hands to guide its direction. The Backhouse on Taupō Quay, a collaboration between Whanganui & ... More >>
Events To Reach Large Online Audience
Thursday, 23 September 2021, 4:25 pm | Whanganui and Partners
Whanganui & Partners has chosen to deliver its upcoming Public Forum online, so that it can reach a larger audience than possible under Alert Level 2 restrictions. Acting CE Jonathan Sykes will be presenting an update on Whanganui & Partners ... More >>
Public Forum and Innovate Whanganui 2021 Final to go ahead
Wednesday, 25 August 2021, 10:05 am | Whanganui and Partners
Whanganui & Partners has rescheduled two upcoming events as the economic development agency looks beyond the current Alert Level 4 restrictions. More >>
Whanganui gains $700k with tourism funding boost
Tuesday, 17 August 2021, 1:01 pm | Whanganui and Partners
Domestic visitors have confirmed Whanganui is a desirable destination and the Government has recognised this value with a boost to regional tourism funding. Tourism Minister Stuart Nash today announced the support for tourism in a detailed plan designed to ... More >>
