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NZ Herald
6 days ago
- Politics
- NZ Herald
Former MP Brendan Horan eyes Whakatāne council role in elections
Former Tauranga-based MP, TVNZ weather presenter and New Zealand Iron Man champion Brendan Horan says he plans to stand for a seat on Whakatāne District Council in this year's local body elections. Horan was a list MP for NZ First and was stood down in 2012 he took large sums of money from his late mother's account. He was cleared of any wrongdoing in 2016 following a two-year police investigation.
Newsroom
18-06-2025
- Business
- Newsroom
‘We get an AI pitch a day – it's unlikely we'd fund another company'
The co-founder of New Zealand's longest-running venture capital company says it receives a deluge of artificial intelligence pitches – and while the technology is worth backing, another investment would be 'hard to justify'. Carl Jones is managing partner of deep-tech investor WNT Ventures, a Tauranga-based organisation that launched in 2014 and is active across New Zealand and Australia. In May the capital organisation announced its fourth fund, its largest to date, which is aiming to invest $35 to $40 million by the end of the year.
NZ Herald
13-06-2025
- General
- NZ Herald
New laundry pod opens for Tauranga's homeless
A permanent laundry pod has opened in central Tauranga, offering those experiencing homelessness and hardship a place to wash clothes, have a shower, and connect with others, all free of charge. Orange Sky Aotearoa, a not-for-profit organisation known for its distinctive orange vans, has partnered with Tauranga-based charity Under the
NZ Herald
08-06-2025
- Business
- NZ Herald
On The Up: Tauranga businesses The Conqueror, Clarity Distilling Company, Pure Mama make waves overseas
The Conqueror is a fitness app that motivates people to stay active through virtual challenges tied to real-world locations, offering unique medals mailed to participants upon completion of a challenge. A fitness motivation app company in Mount Maunganui has beaten giant global brands to nab an international award in Las Vegas. It's among small Tauranga-based companies making waves on the world stage recently, including a skincare brand's deal with Gwyneth Paltrow's Goop, and a gin distillery eyeing a
NZ Herald
07-06-2025
- General
- NZ Herald
Katikati orchard project nurturing fruit trees, people and connections
A Tauranga-based construction leadership team got their hands dirty last month to help Grow On Katikati tend to a fruit tree orchard, which will one day see children able to pick seasonal fruit to eat on their way to or from school. Seven of Colliers' Project Leader team, who usually
