Join us for a few hours of networking and inspiration at the first gathering in the Thought Leadership Winter Series. Thought Leadership Winter Series Be inspired by innovative and insightful thinking from leading business minds. Hear their stories, learn from their experience, and get ready to let this help you make a positive difference to […]
Join for breakfast and be inspired and enabled by Jordan Smith, professional communicator and workshop facilitator on mental health. Jordan joined us for a lunch session in late 2022 which received rave reviews. Jordan is accessible, practical, and engaging. You will come away with practical ideas to support both your own and your team’s mental […]
B Corp Certification is a designation that a business is meeting high standards of verified performance, accountability, and transparency on factors from employee benefits and charitable giving to supply chain practices and input materials. In order to achieve certification, a company must: Demonstrate high social and environmental performance by achieving a B Impact Assessment score […]
Te Manu Atatū Māori Business Awards is our opportunity to profile and celebrate Māori owned and operated businesses within Whanganui and surrounding Iwi. The network encourages businesses, small and large to apply and join with us to celebrate Māori success. Our prestigious biennial event also offers us the opportunity to welcome the rising star of […]
Our free Business Start-Up Information Sessions provide a perfect point to begin your business journey, whether you are looking to turn an idea into a successful business or are wanting to grow your start-up or new business. Hosted bi-monthly by The Backhouse, these 60-minute sessions are designed to provide you with information, resources, next steps […]
Are you active in Whanganui’s entrepreneurial community, or an established start-up founder? Have you developed a business and are looking for a group of like minded people to connect with? Are you looking for inspiration to scale or build your business and/or business community? Then, come along to The Backhouse’s ‘Watering Hole’ and join us […]
GovHack is an annual open government data competition held all over Australia and New Zealand. Teams are eligible for some great prizes, in addition to honour and fame at our Red Carpet Awards. GovHack is about getting our best and brightest, working with government data to innovate and create. It is about encouraging and celebrating our technical and creative capacity, connecting citizens with government […]
GovHack, an international competition, seeks forward-thinking people of all abilities and challenges them to take their hand at making productive use of the wealth of open data available to us in everyday life. Join thousands of others and apply your creativity, problem solving and critical thinking skills to design a project in what has now […]
Artist talk with Christopher Ulutupu @ 7.00pm