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Awards Benefits Valued
9 April 2012
For the first time, a value has been put on the tangible benefits of entering the Kapiti Horowhenua Electra Business Awards.
BKH says there are five key tangible benefits that are conservatively valued at more than $1,300.
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Craft Brewery Tuatara Subject of a Case Study
12 march 2012
The secrets of success against much larger competitors, is the subject of the third case study published by the organisers of the Kapiti Horowhenua Business Awards.
Winner of last year's Electra Business of the Year award, Tuatara Brewery of Reikorangi in Waikanae on the Kapiti Coast, is relatively new, is in rapid growth mode and operates in an evolving and increasingly sophisticated sector where consistency and quality are paramount.
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Craft Brewery is Kapiti Horowhenua Electra Business of the Year
4 November 2011
The 2011 Electra Business of the Year for Kapiti and Horowhenua is Tuatara Brewery of Waikanae.
The annual awards were announced at a dinner event in the Southward Theatre, Paraparaumu on Friday 4th November.
After many years dominated by two breweries in New Zealand, a craft beer revolution started – and one of those breweries, named Tuatara, began as a backyard operation in the Tararua Mountain Range above Waikanae. The company was founded by Carl Vasta, an engineer with the taste buds of a wine critic. Carl made beer that is described as uncompromising, good and full of flavour. Not only is the beer available across New Zealand but the company also exports it.
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Three Admitted to Business Hall of Fame
4 November 2011
A highly successful Horowhenua farmer and two founding fathers of the Kapiti District, all with strong community and charitable focus, have been added to the Kapiti Horowhenua Business Hall of Fame.
At a dinner presentation in Paraparaumu on Friday 4th November, Collis Blake, Barry Hadfield and John "Jack" Leslie were inducted into the Hall of Fame, bringing the total of laureates now honoured that way to ten.
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The 2011 Electra Business of the Year for Kapiti and Horowhenua will be announced at a gala dinner this Friday.
2 November 2011
296 people have registered to attend the function being held in the Southwards theatre.
As well as the status and pride that goes with the title, Event Manager Kirsten Kilmister says "that the Electra Business of the Year winner can look forward to receiving prizes from Air New Zealand, the Whitireia Small Business Development programme, advertising from both BeachFM and the Kapiti Observer/Horowhenua Mail as well as Ohau Gravels wine and a complimentary membership to Nature Coast Enterprise."
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Local produce on Awards Dinner Table
20 October 2011
Products of the Kapiti-Horowhenua region are to be featured at this year's regional annual Electra Business Awards presentation dinner.
Awards organiser, Kirsten Kilmister of Scopevents, says with such wonderful products produced within the region, it is most appropriate to feature some. Products from Genoese Pestos, Kapiti Artisan Breads, Kapiti Olive Oil, Ohau Gravels Wine, Sopranos Limoncello, Tuatara Brewery and Turk's chicken have all been built into the menu.
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Business Awards Entries Now Being Assessed
Thursday 4 August 2011
The assessor team for Electra Kapiti Horowhenua Business Awards has just begun the month-long task of considering all entries in this year's contest.
This year's assessors are Graham Smellie and Mark Ternent.
Graham Smellie is a business mentor with strong commercial skills in management, strategic planning, marketing, innovation and partnerships. His background includes textiles and the marketing/protection of crop and food research. He holds a Life Fellowship with the New Zealand Institute of Management and is presently Chair of Nature Coast Enterprise.
Mark Ternent is a well awarded and recognised business coach with a background as a high flying naval officer in supply chain/support, leadership, management and training. Formerly a member of the national panel of evaluators for the New Zealand Business Excellence Foundation, he is a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit and presently Chair of the Kapiti Chamber of Commerce.
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Business Awards Attracting Much Attention
At the halfway stage in the entry process, interest in this year's Electra Kapiti Horowhenua Business Awards is strong.
Awards organiser Kirsten Kilmister, says "it's great to see so much interest from those who have never entered before."
Some of the previous category winners are planning to enter again, following the lead of others who have re-entered to test the improvements they made and strive for the Business of the Year title.
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Air New Zealand Joins Business Awards Supporters
Thursday 30 May 2011
Coinciding with its new direct Kapiti-Auckland flights, Air New Zealand has joined the list of businesses sponsoring a category in this year's Kapiti Horowhenua Electra Business Awards.
The airline begins flying the route on Labour Day, 24 October and the Air NZ Customer Service Award will be presented eleven days later at the business awards' gala dinner at Southward Theatre on Friday 4 November.
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Rare Insight Into IT Security Firm
A New Zealand specialist IT security firm is sharing its winning ways through a case study that has just been published on the Internet.
Aura Software Security Ltd won the 2010 Electra Kapiti Horowhenua Business of the Year accolade and as a result has allowed its approach and responses to growth to be revealed in a professionally compiled case study to assist other businesses.
Aura provides specialist IT security services to New Zealand and overseas businesses. Its mission is “protecting our customers from the bad-guys”. To do this they created end-to-end IT security consulting services based on "penetration testing" where they (safely) attack a customer's websites and IT systems and give the customer feedback
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Three People Admitted to the Nature Coast Business Hall of Fame
Three key business people have been admitted to the Nature Coast Business Hall of Fame for Kapiti and Horowhenua.
They are Selwyn Hyde, Jacob Slykhuis and John Turk.
This brings the total of inductees to the hall to seven.
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An Otaki IT security consulting company has been named Electra Business of the Year for Horowhenua and Kapiti.
Aura Software Security is now one of New Zealand's leading IT security companies with customers in Wellington, Auckland, Christchurch, Sydney and London. Its world-class experts are popular as presenters on advances in IT security around the world, including Asia, USA and Europe.
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Business Awards Finalists Named for Horowhenua and Kapiti
Sixteen Horowhenua and Kapiti businesses have been named as finalists in this year's Electra Business Awards.
The finalists are: Allen Paper Ltd, Audarya, Aura Software Security, Burst Drive Thru Cafe, Chelsea House Early Childhood Centre, Click Happy, Eden Design Ltd, Hardy's Health Store Coastlands, Levin New World, Lloyd Construction, Monteith's Brewery Bar Kapiti Junction, Ohau Playcentre, Pre-Nail Systems, Southern Secrets Tours, Te Horo Foods Ltd, Veritas Computer Services Ltd,
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Case Study Reveals A Winning Road
Organisers of the annual Kapiti Horowhenua Electra Business Awards continue to innovate with the first publication of a case study focussed on the winner of the Business of the Year award last year, Turk's Poultry Farm Ltd of Foxton.
The case study highlights the changes in the firm that led it from a category award win in 2006 to the supreme accolade in 2009.
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Local Firm Finds A Benchmark
Foxton firm, Turk's Poultry Farm, used the Electra Business Awards as a substitute for benchmarking its performance.
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Local Business Awards Among The Best
Thursday 26 May 2010
The annual Electra Business Awards in Kapiti Horowhenua could be among the most rigorous and beneficial for businesses to enter of any of the business awards in New Zealand. That's according to current chair of Business Kapiti Horowhenua Inc (BKH) Cr Tony Rush, and he should know as he has been involved in its gradual improvement over the past fourteen years.
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Award Winners To Share Knowledge
Thursday 6 May 2010
Previous winners of the Electra Business Awards for Kapiti and Horowhenua are to share their knowledge and experiences with people considering entering this year.
Two information evenings will be held this month, in Levin on Wednesday 12th May and in Paraparaumu on Tuesday 25th May. Both will run for an hour from 5.30pm and be held in the BNZ premises.
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Awards Entries Go Electronic
Thursday 29 April 2010
For the first time in 14 years businesses in Kapiti and Horowhenua will be able to compile their entry in the Electra Business Awards on-line this year.
With the high use of the Internet by business firms across the Nature Coast region, awards organiser, Business Kapiti Horowhenua, believes an electronic entry system is now appropriate.
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Regional Branding To Be Recognised
Thursday 22 April 2010
Businesses that have made extra effort to promote the Kapiti Horowhenua Region or its unique characteristics are to be given special recognition in a dedicated category at this year's Electra Business Awards.
Organisers of the Awards, Business Kapiti Horowhenua (BKH), want to acknowledge firms that are prepared to promote the region and use its attributes in their own marketing or branding to mutually benefit their company or product as well as the region itself.
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Local Exports to Be Given A Higher Profile
Thursday 25 March 2010
Exporting businesses are to be highlighted in a new category available in this year's Electra Business Awards for Kapiti and Horowhenua.
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More information:
President BKH, Tony Rush, 06 367-0332, trrush@xtra.co.nz
NZTE, Mark Hargreaves, 06 354 1812, mark.hargreaves@nzte.govt.nz
Sponsorship & Event Manager, Kirsten Kilmister, 027 284-8291, kirsten@scopevents.co.nz |
