The BWN were thrilled to once again be part of the Groundswell Festival of Innovation that took place in Tauranga from 27 August – 9 September 2019. On 3rd September we hosted a lunchtime panel discussion with three amazing innovative and trail blazing women from very diverse backgrounds. They were; Hilary Price, a founder of…
On August 13th we were treated to a great Business Behind the Scenes event at Lysaght Consultants. Lysaght is a vibrant, forward-thinking consultancy in Tauranga, specialising in land surveying, civil engineering, land development and planning (with a bit of multisport on the side). Lysaght Consultants was formed by Fiona and Bruce Lysaght 24 years ago and is now an energetic team of…
On 19th June we held a Business Behind the Scenes event at Boffa Miskell, in their stunning new offices on the 5th floor of 35 Grey Street. Boffa Miskell is a leading New Zealand environmental planning and design consultancy. Associate Partners, Dr Sharon De Luca and Rebecca Ryder, gave us an insight into the wide…
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…
