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

The Whanganui Tech Network meets the first Wednesday of every month Register here: https://www.addevent.com/event/jC18500338?utm_medium=email&_hsmi=272270160&_hsenc=p2ANqtz--z4q6QHxuxqISYnRxuOHxyvK27Ahz4I5W-mO8djdH_xnKe0yPJDyazntfqp2Ru4ZCZXzeBclYYPdXqNis_2L4l1ijKKj_OlkheyI63K-cb3KmvuX0&utm_content=272270160&utm_source=hs_email  

14 Sept - Free publicity and direct marketing. Writing for impact. 21 Sept - How to create captivating video content. Being a better storyteller. 28 Sept - Harnessing Social Media. Working smarter, not harder. 5 Oct - Product photography and graphic design basics. How to look like money using just your phone and free graphic […]