On April 10th we were treated to a fabulous Business Behind the Scenes at Mackenzie Elvin. There was a wonderful atmosphere inside the 1880’s homestead villa and it was also great to visit their new mediation centre, in their adjoining building. In the 1970’s Fiona Mackenzie was one of just a few women completing her…
On February 27th we held our first lunchtime event in conjunction with the Institute of Directors at the Tauranga Club. The presentation ‘Business – The Changing Landscape” delivered by Nicki McClintock, ASB Manager of Coaching and Development, had us reflecting on the importance of emotional and relationship skills as we move towards the fourth industrial…
We had a fabulous first event of the year on a wonderful warm sunny evening on Tuesday February 19th enjoying the great atmosphere, food and drinks at Our Place Tauranga. Located in the CBD, Our Place is a container village that opened last year on the premise of curating an environment that will nurture small,…
On Thursday 6th December the BWN held their annual Christmas Celebration Lunch at Mills Reef supporting the RAW foundation – Annah Stretton’s new charitable social venture. RAW (“Reclaim Another Woman”) works with recidivist female offenders to provide education and work opportunities. Annah and her sister Rebecca established RAW to drive real social change and choice…
Pay equity and the gender pay gap is a topical issue at the moment and it is something that can affect us all. NZ’s current pay gap is 9.2% and while this gap has been reducing since 1998 from 16.3%, it has stalled in the last decade. On Thursday 22 November we held a lunch…
On 18th September as part of Suffrage 125 Week celebrations, the Tauranga Business Women’s Network held a lunchtime panel discussion on ‘Redefining Workplace Roles’. Heather Jones, Trudy Green and Grace Lowe spoke about working in traditionally male-dominated industries to a group of around 40 women at the Tauranga Club. Together with her brother, Trudy Green…
On September 12th we were invited to experience first-hand the brand new premises of Crombie Lockwood on Harington Street. It was a lovely environment where we were hosted by some of the local female team. Jan Rodgers, Group Broking Manager, started the evening by giving us a history of the firm and the part she…
On Wednesday 29th August as part of the Groundswell Festival of Innovation, the BWN hosted a lunchtime panel discussion at KPMG with Liz Maguire – Head of Digital and Transformation at ANZ, Anna Connell – Digital Creative & Strategist, Columnist, Commentator and Writer, and Jodie Tipping – Founder and Chair of Cucumber. Jenny Rudd from UNO…
Getting more women on Boards has been a topical issue in New Zealand at the moment. On 31st July we held a lunch with the Bay of Plenty Branch of Institute of Directors at The Tauranga Club. The Institute of Directors is set up to help directors commit to life-long learning and carry out their duties…
Sexual harassment and bullying in the workplace is a topical issue at the moment and it is something that can affect us all. Following her recent work with the Law Society, we invited Gail Page from Positive Pathways to talk to us about how we can all play a part in standing up against bullying…
