June 2021 - Bay of Plenty Business News
From mid-2016 Bay of Plenty businesses have a new voice, Bay of Plenty Business News. This new publication reflects the region’s growth and importance as part of the wider central North Island economy.
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18 BAY OF PLENTY BUSINESS NEWS <strong>June</strong> <strong>2021</strong><br />
Trustpower <strong>Bay</strong>park – <strong>Bay</strong> <strong>of</strong><br />
<strong>Plenty</strong>’s Entertainment Hub<br />
Trustpower <strong>Bay</strong>park is living up to its reputation as the<br />
<strong>Bay</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Plenty</strong>’s Hub <strong>of</strong> Entertainment as we head into<br />
the colder months. This winter we have a calendar that<br />
is full <strong>of</strong> events for the whole family to enjoy.<br />
Project <strong>2021</strong><br />
PROJECT is a Hip Hop Crew Dance<br />
Competition for youth who have a<br />
passion for Hip Hop Dance. This<br />
event will allow young people to<br />
engage in creative expression in a<br />
supportive and positive environment<br />
that encourages participation and<br />
enjoyment. Participants may come<br />
from throughout NZ for the two day<br />
event on <strong>June</strong> 5 & 6 to battle it out for<br />
over $5,000 in prize money.<br />
Showquest<br />
A night to celebrate our creative<br />
ākonga, Showquest is a nationwide<br />
performing arts competition and<br />
a platform for youth voices to be<br />
heard. Be amazed by original stage<br />
performances combining Art, Music,<br />
Dance, Drama, Culture & Technology.<br />
Students design, produce and<br />
perform these stories in a powerful<br />
night <strong>of</strong> celebration and recognition<br />
from their community. Young designers<br />
will follow the performances with<br />
a show-stopping Toi wearable art<br />
showcase.<br />
Watch friendly inter-school rivalries<br />
heat up as tamariki explore the<br />
issues that are important to them. Join<br />
friends and whānau in supporting<br />
local emerging talent on the big stage<br />
<strong>June</strong> 9! (www.ticketek.co.nz).<br />
Armageddon<br />
Don’t miss the <strong>Bay</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Plenty</strong> Armageddon<br />
Expo event on <strong>June</strong> 12 & 13<br />
at the <strong>Bay</strong>park Arena for its biggest<br />
gaming and interactive experiences<br />
yet.<br />
With special TV and movie stars<br />
beaming in virtually including guests<br />
from Smallville, Supergirl, Star Trek<br />
TNG, Supernatural, The Mandalorian,<br />
Doctor Who, Battlestar Galactica,<br />
Naruto, Rick and Morty and<br />
more!<br />
Check out the incredible gaming<br />
displays including Virtual Reality,<br />
Just Dance Disco arena, huge PC and<br />
console area, airs<strong>of</strong>t, amusements<br />
and more. With heaps <strong>of</strong> collectibles,<br />
exhibitors, artists, and designers, this<br />
is THE biggest Armageddon Tauranga<br />
event yet. (www.iticket.co.nz).<br />
Junior Tough Guy & Gal<br />
Challenge<br />
So you’re tough, but are you tough<br />
enough to take on the 1-day Junior<br />
Tough Guy and Gal Challenge?<br />
This is a chance for primary and<br />
intermediate aged kids to get involved<br />
in New Zealand’s biggest mud run<br />
series in a version tailored especially<br />
for them.<br />
The Junior Tough Guys and Gals<br />
will take on a 1.5km or 3km muddy<br />
obstacle course consisting <strong>of</strong> swamp<br />
crossings, a spider’s web net climb,<br />
crawl under obstacles, beautiful<br />
native bush trails, tunnels, hurdles, a<br />
climbing frame, water crossing and<br />
not to mention, mud, mud and more<br />
mud.<br />
Held on <strong>June</strong> 15, all competitors<br />
will receive a special finishers medal<br />
for taking part (www.eventpromotions.co.nz).<br />
Devilskin & Kora<br />
NZ musical legends DEVILSKIN and<br />
KORA band together to Co-Headline<br />
a nine-date winter tour across the<br />
country, landing in Tauranga on <strong>June</strong><br />
18.<br />
This winter tour will see an epic<br />
accumulation <strong>of</strong> songs that put these<br />
bands on the map, tracks like Kora’s<br />
infamous Pop Your Bubble, Drop<br />
Dead Killer and Carolina and DEV-<br />
ILSKIN have a host <strong>of</strong> songs from<br />
their three #1 albums including crowd<br />
favourites like Voices, Pray and Start<br />
A Revolution.<br />
These two iconic Kiwi bands will<br />
join forces for a must-see tour promising<br />
big songs and a formidable live<br />
energy that is not to be missed!<br />
Don’t miss this explosive tour<br />
with two <strong>of</strong> New Zealand’s hottest<br />
live bands (www.eventfinda.co.nz).<br />
The Seriously Good Food<br />
Show<br />
Are you looking for some culinary<br />
inspiration? Celebrate your love<br />
<strong>of</strong> all things gourmet with food and<br />
beverage vendors, craft beer, wine,<br />
and food trucks at the <strong>2021</strong> Seriously<br />
Good Food Show.<br />
With over 120 exhibitors from<br />
all around New Zealand, you are<br />
guaranteed to find new and exciting<br />
products to motivate your next dish<br />
or creation.<br />
Sweet or savoury, devour the Seriously<br />
Good Food Show at Trustpower<br />
Arena <strong>Bay</strong>park on <strong>June</strong> 26 & 27,<br />
<strong>2021</strong>. Door sales only.<br />
The Tauranga Gala Dinner<br />
Howzat! International cricket<br />
icon, Brendon McCullum, is gearing<br />
up for a smashing night out at the<br />
ninth annual Tauranga Gala Dinner<br />
on 16 July.<br />
Captaining a stunning evening<br />
<strong>of</strong> entertainment, McCullum<br />
will be joined by renowned sports<br />
broadcaster, Scotty Stevenson, with<br />
national treasures Jackie Clarke,<br />
Tina Cross and Taisha Tari supplying<br />
incredible live performances with<br />
their sensational group, The Lady<br />
Killers.<br />
This year’s event will be a spectacular<br />
night <strong>of</strong> wining and dining,<br />
insight and entertainment, and locals<br />
and legends.<br />
Get up close and personal with one<br />
<strong>of</strong> New Zealand’s most celebrated<br />
cricketers, be enthralled by some <strong>of</strong><br />
our most heralded singers, and revel<br />
in style with your clients, staff and<br />
friends for a much-deserved night out<br />
(www.taurangagaladinner.co.nz).<br />
Premier Venue<br />
Trustpower <strong>Bay</strong>park is Tauranga’s<br />
Premier Venue for conferences, meetings,<br />
entertainment and exhibitions.<br />
Offering a complete package in one<br />
convenient location that features state<br />
<strong>of</strong> the art meeting rooms, in-house<br />
catering, audio visual services,<br />
pr<strong>of</strong>essional conference organiser<br />
(PCO) and marketing/promotional<br />
services.<br />
For more information on any events, enquiries for Trustpower <strong>Bay</strong>park venues, <strong>Bay</strong>Station activities or service on/<strong>of</strong>f site from <strong>Bay</strong>Catering, <strong>Bay</strong>AudioVisual<br />
visit www.trustpowerbaypark.co.nz or email events@bayvenues.co.nz.
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