'Extremely difficult': 45 jobs will be lost in Columbine Industries closure
Columbine Industries in Disraeli St will close in about two months, with 45 roles ending.
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The Ngāti Porou woman who invented BMW’s colour-changing car
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Gisborne Holdings Ltd makes $5.3m loss, to review asset portfolio after agreeing strategy with council
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'Absolutely thrilled': The Star is reborn - 103-year-old newspaper resurrected after closure
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German newcomer sees potential in Gisborne apples
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Regional Feds support call for rural banking probe
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Porou Miere honey extraction facility opens at Te Araroa
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A steady-as-she-goes February at the port
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Powering on in a tough year
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Visa rules hampering flight schools, potential for regional economies
The new Government has been urged to loosen visa rules for Vietnamese pilot cadets, so the pilot training industry can live up to its potential to invest up to $162 million a year into regional economies. Aviation NZ and Education New Zealand...
CPS celebrates 10 years, delivering $1bn of works
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Holiday season smarts — are you prepared?
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‘Wait and see’ for business impacts of the change in govt
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Award for new facility
Self Storage Gisborne’s newest facility at 74 Main Road, Makaraka, has won an award in the annual Self Storage Australasia Association awards presented at the SSAA convention in Melbourne earlier this month. The local company won the award for the...
Employment laws changing
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Empowering businesses: A blueprint for the first 100 days and beyond
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Uber Eats in Gisborne now
Gisborne is now part of the Uber Eats empire, following the app’s expansion into new markets across regional New Zealand. “New Zealanders have embraced the convenience of accessing an incredible selection of restaurants at their fingertips in...
New ANZ branch reflects te ao Māori strategy
ANZ Bank’s new branch in Tūrangānui-a-Kiwa Gisborne represents a move to incorporate te ao Māori into its everyday operation, the bank says. While ANZ has been operating in Gisborne for the past 150 years, the branch has been relocated to a new...