Waikato Business News November/December 2020

From the editor
Kia ora. How good it
has been this month to
attend some award evenings,
to see business people
shaking off the shackles of this
extraordinarily difficult year
and taking some time to celebrate
their successes.
It took commendable confidence
on the part of the
Waikato Chamber of Commerce
and the Hamilton Central
Business Association to
decide several months ago that
they would go ahead with their
annual awards.
And each of those evenings
was hugely successful. HCBA
general manager Vanessa Williams,
as always, turned on the
theatre, this year with a transparent
marquee by the Waikato
River, showcasing what the
awa means for this region’s
city. We are starting to get
traction when it comes to that
often repeated phrase, “turning
to face the river”, thanks both
to business people and civic
leaders like Vanessa.
Meanwhile, the Westpac
Waikato Business Awards
drew a large crowd to
Claudelands - another jewel
in the crown when it comes to
Hamilton’s vibrancy.
“We bring our for profit and our for
purpose sectors together, and through
that binding we create a stronger
foundation, a more sturdy foundation
that enables us to travel together.”
CELF chief executive Tania Witheford Page 5
You would hardly have
known that only a few months
ago there was such pessimism
about the future. There was
optimism in abundance at the
“It was like a forced holiday for
everybody. We took that time to
realign some of our priorities and
that’s been to our benefit. It was
a huge learning exercise.”
Soul Gallery owner Lisa Voigt Page 6
Westpac business awards,
where Civtec deservedly carried
off the top gong. Theirs
has been an interesting year,
as I discovered when I interviewed
group CEO Renae
Smart and CEO Pele Tanuvasa;
they acquired a Christchurch
firm during lockdown, and
immediately stood down virtually
all their staff. But by the
end of the year, they were continuing
their six-year business
surge, opening a new office
in New Plymouth, while also
moving into new, purpose-built
Waikato headquarters.
I also interviewed Hannah
Porter from Bear & Moo,
maker of reusable nappies.
They are nothing like the
nappies I remember from my
WAIKATO BUSINESS NEWS November/December 2020
parenting days, squares
of white cloth memorably
described as resembling a
new parent’s distress signal
when hung on the clothesline.
In the intervening years, there
has been a massive switch
to disposables which I can
only think is disastrous for
the environment. So I was
delighted to interview Hannah,
a sensible mother and
really clever business owner
doing her bit in the friendliest
way possible, providing the
kind of fitted cloth nappies I
could have done with back in
the day.
Happy reading.
Ngā mihi nui
Richard Walker
“When it comes to
communications planning I
believe it’s essential to keep
your plan simple, focused
on core actions and shortterm.
That way you can
remain nimble and change
when circumstances
require.”
Columnist
Heather Claycomb
comes to the rescue
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