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Good Local Media’s November editions of Waikato Business News and Bay of Plenty Business News showcase the confidence, resilience and ambition driving two of New Zealand’s fastest-growing regions.
Waikato Business News
From major developments and business success stories to infrastructure challenges, events and innovation, both publications highlight the people, organisations and investments shaping regional growth.
Waikato Business News focuses on Hamilton and the wider region’s economic momentum.
Key stories include the Love the Centre Awards and the role of the future Pullman Hotel in signalling confidence in Hamilton’s CBD, concerns around long-term transport planning in Cambridge, and Steven Joyce’s view that Waikato remains one of New Zealand’s strongest-performing regions.
The edition also profiles Hamilton Gardens artisan Glen Morriss, highlights Homegrown’s contribution to the city, celebrates Waikato success at property and young enterprise awards, and reports on Equifest’s successful move to Hamilton. Workforce development, HR trends, succession planning and business confidence feature strongly throughout.
Bay of Plenty Business News
Bay of Plenty Business News centres on transformation and opportunity. The lead story explores how Tauranga’s new He Puna Manawa library and community hub reflects the changing role of libraries as community spaces.
Other features include Pure Mama’s Fast 50 success, Mount Maunganui engineering student and canoe slalom representative Kahlia Cullwick, Tauranga restaurateur Ian Harrison’s hospitality award recognition, investor optimism despite economic headwinds, and the significant contribution of regional endowment organisations.
The publication also explores economic development and business achievement across the Bay of Plenty.
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