Snack-sized apple company, Rockit Global won the Marketing Campaign of the Year Award at the Asia Fruit Awards in Hong Kong this week for its Pokemon campaign.
Snack-sized apple company, Rockit Global won the Marketing Campaign of the Year Award at the Asia Fruit Awards in Hong Kong this week for its Pokemon campaign.
Snack apple company wins two big awards
Hawke’s Bay-based apple company Rockit Global has won the Marketing Team of the Year at the TVNZ NZ Marketing Awards, and the Marketing Campaign of the Year Award at the Asia Fruit Awards in Hong Kong this week.
Rockit General Manager Global Marketing, Julian Smith, says the team was nominated by the business for its strong response to the cyclone which, the company says, brought unforeseen challenges amid what was set to be Rockit’s strongest season yet.
”It’s been a challenging year for our teams, growers and the business with Cyclone Gabrielle wiping out 30% of our crop. It was incredible that everyone was accounted for across the business and the team really rallied, finding a way to put more product into market and remodelling the global business marketing model.”
Rockit was also awarded the AsiaFruit Marketing Campaign of the Year Award for its innovative efforts in China. Its collaboration with the entertainment franchise, Pokémon, in an extensive campaign to celebrate China Children’s Day on 1 June
It is the second-highest amount raised from the longstanding fundraising event, the highest being set last year at $190,000.
The cocktail party and gala auction was held at Bostocks Winery in Bridge Pa.
The donation brings the current funds raised to $14.5 million towards the build of a new hospice in Hawke’s Bay.
Cancer medicine crisis roadshow in HB
A nationwide Medicine Crisis Roadshow, calling on politicians to enable the use in New Zealand of drugs said to be crucial in fighting cancer will come to Hawke’s Bay on Monday.
Campaign leader, researcher and writer Malcolm Mulholland will speak at the Lantern Gallery, Havelock North Function Centre, from 7pm.
He will speak about his personal journey with cancer, what cancers are prevalent and what drugs are needed.
His late wife Wiki Mulholland (nee Malton), a former head girl at Hastings Girls High School, was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2018. A year ago he revealed he had also been diagnosed with cancer.
Internship opportunity for Māori in food and agriculture tech industries
Applications have opened for a new global STEM internship programme which places Māori leaders into international food and agriculture tech businesses.
Te Ara Pōtiki will have 3-month placements for up to 15 promising applicants over the next three years, beginning with an inaugural cohort in the first half of 2024.
Arama Kukutai (Ngati Tipa, Maniapoto, Te Aupouri), CEO of leading indoor agriculture company Plenty and co-founder and partner of Finistere Ventures, Dean Tilyard, founder of the Sprout Accelerator and partner at Finistere Ventures Aotearoa and Francene Wineti (Te Ātihaunui-a-Pāpārangi, Ngāti Tuwharetoa, Ngāti Rangi, Ngāti Kahungunu ki Wairoa) established Te Ara Pōtiki.
”Te Ara Pōtiki recognises the significant impact that globally aware and connected Māori leaders in STEM can have on Māori economic and community development and is about creating unique relationships and experiences for them in our network in the US and beyond,” Kukutai said.
Applications for the first intake are open and will close on 3 November 2023The programme will draw on private donations and has also received MBIE support through the Expanding the Impact of Vision Mātauranga initiative.
Napier City Council will host the Cyclone Gabrielle Recognition Awards this week after receiving a significant number of nominations over the past few months.
Those in Hawke’s Bay considered to be “life savers”, “guardian angels” and “heroes” are being honoured for how they helped others during and after Cyclone Gabrielle in a special ceremony on Thursday night.
The awards, held at the newly opened Napier War Memorial Centre, will start at 5pm.
Mayor Kirsten Wise will be in attendance and said it was a great opportunity to celebrate and thank people who have shown true leadership, sacrifice and service.
Nazareth comes to Napier
The latest lineup of Scottish rock music act Nazareth, which produced 1970s hit Love Hurts, will play in Hawke’s Bay during the Christmas-New Year holiday period.
They will be joined at a Church Road Winery concert on December 29 by covers band Dire Straits Legacy and New Zealand evergreens Hello Sailor.
Nazareth produced Love Hurts in 1974 and the latest model recently produced the 25th album under the brand.
Hastings Repair Cafe at Clive
Head to the Repair Café this weekend to get something fixed instead of buying a replacement. It is on this Sunday from 1pm – 4pm at Clive Rugby Club, Farndon Road, Clive.
You can bring small broken household items to be repaired by a team of dedicated repair volunteers.
Clothes, soft furnishings, small appliances, electronics, furniture, knives, bicycles and scooters, toys and other small household items can be fixed.
There is a koha for hot drinks, baking and successful repairs.
Hōhepa wins Inclusive and Diverse Workplace award
Hōhepa Hawke’s Bay has won the Inclusive and Diverse Workplace award at the Good Employer Awards hosted by the Ministry of Primary Industries at Parliament.
The award recognises employers who have implemented initiatives to support an inclusive and diverse culture.
A delegation of 11 people from Hōhepa travelled to Wellington to attend and were very proud to represent the Hōhepa community at Parliament and accept the award.
Hōhepa also received a special mention and was awarded a certificate as a finalist in the Employee Development Award. This award recognises employers who have put in place an effective employee development programme.
Minister Damien O’Connor said the Primary Industries Good Employer Awards celebrate and shine a light on employers who put their teams at the heart of their businesses.
”All of the finalists and winners in this year’s Good Employer Awards should be incredibly proud. They set the benchmark for providing productive, safe, supportive, and healthy work environments,” he said.
Wednesday
Injury after two truck crash at Tangoio north of Napier
The crash site on Tuesday afternoon. Photo / Warren Buckland
As at Wednesday, he was in a stable condition in Hawke’s Bay Hospital. The crash happened about 1pm on Tuesday along State Highway 2 in Tangoio, north of Tangoio Marae.
The Windsor substation in Hastings has been designed and built in a way that reduces the carbon footprint and uses materials that are kind on the environment and people, Unison says.
The Windsor substation in Parkvale, Hastings, has been awarded a petal certification through the International Living Future Institute.
The substation is the first of its kind in New Zealand and has been designed and built to reduce its carbon footprint and utilise eco-friendly materials. What sets this substation apart is its ability to generate its own electricity, capture and store water, and be completely carbon neutral.
Unison said its commitment to a sustainable energy future has set a new standard in environmentally friendly design that takes inspiration from nature.
The Windsor substation is on Sylvan Rd and services about 3500 residential and commercial electricity accounts in the area.
A new pump track has opened at the Hawke's Bay BMX Club. Photo / Hastings District Council
A new track has opened at the Hawke’s Bay BMX Club in Havelock North that provides a space for even more activities on wheels – not just BMX riders.
The club officially opened the new pump track over the weekend beside their existing track in Romanes Park.
This comes after members saw the need for an all-wheel track for the community, and to accommodate it Hastings District Council extended the area leased to the Club.
BMX Club previous president and life member Jason Waite said the current BMX track did not allow scootering or skateboarding as it could damage the specialised surface.
“Having a pump track accessible on the same site, that is suitable for all wheels will mean even more users can enjoy an appropriate place to participate in their chosen activity,” he said.
Detour in Waipawa
A detour will be in place from next week Monday for motorists travelling north through Waipawa.
The northbound lane of State Highway 2 will be closed through Waipawa’s main street, and traffic will be detoured through Kenilworth St and right into Waverley St before rejoining SH2.
Work will involve installing raised safety crossings and upgrading parts of the stormwater network.
The works will be split into three stages with dates ranging from September 11 to October 15.
From September 11– 24 the detour will be in place between 7am and 7pm. From September 25 to October 7, a 24/7 detour will be in place. FromOctober 8- 15, it will return to 7am and 7pm.
At all times, the southbound lane will remain open. Southbound traffic will be swapped over into the opposite lane at times to remain clear of the works.
Function centre anniversary
After 25 years of being the place for almost any community event, the Havelock North Function Centre will host its own celebration of its origins and those who helped make the centre a possibility.
Havelock North Function Centre manager Lynda Jones has been with the centre for 23 of its 25-year history and said she had seen the purpose-built building cater to the community in the way it was built to do.
Peggy Van Asch has been a Community Centre Trust Board member since day one and said she remembers how fantastic it was that locals pitched in by buying a concrete block, with some people buying a concrete block each month.
