The Trust’s business growth team is passionate about helping small to medium businesses achieve their potential.
We consider investment opportunities for major projects that align with our strategic priorities and will lead to transformational impacts on the region’s economy.
The Trust’s Feasibility Fund enables research to assess the viability and potential success of projects that aspire to benefit communities and economic growth in Tairāwhiti.
It supports entrepreneurs, businesses, and innovators to develop feasibility studies, or business cases to determine investment potential. Projects should aim to attract investment from both the Government and private sector, studying new and emerging opportunities. Please note this fund is solely for research and feasibility purposes and can’t be used for any operational or capital expenditure.
We engage Infometrics to offer insights from the latest economic data and trends. The quarterly economic monitor provides a focused and timely insight into how the Tairāwhiti economy has performed over the previous quarter with expert commentary.
Trust Tairāwhiti is partnering with Hawke’s Bay Regional Economic Development Agency HBREDA) to commission an assessment of the potential economic benefits of improving resilience on State Highway 2…
Tairāwhiti is showing some early signs of green shoots, despite still-challenging conditions in the local economy. Provisional estimates from Infometrics show a 0.2% rise in economic activity over…
Economic activity in Tairāwhiti remains lower of the last year, although there are some signs of stabilisation in the latest quarter. Provisional estimates from Infometricsshow a 0.5%pa recovery in…
The Trust commissioned Infometrics to assess the size of the region’s tradeable sector, to help contextualise the significance of the tradeable sector in Tairāwhiti and inform stakeholder…
The Tairāwhiti economy remains subdued, with provisional estimates from Infometrics showing a 0.9%pa decline in economic activity over the March 2024 year. The March 2024 quarter showed a rebound…
In the last three months of 2023, the Tairāwhiti economy saw little change from the previous two quarters. The subdued economy reflects the lingering impacts of Cyclone Gabrielle, household spending…
Economic activity in Tairāwhiti has shown signs of decline over the year and is tracking below the national average for several indicators, according to the latest Infometrics Quarterly Economic…
The Tairāwhiti economy remains subdued following the impacts of Cyclone Gabrielle, high interest rates and the cost of living, according to recent economic data. Infometrics’ Quarterly Economic…
Cyclone Gabrielle heavily disrupted the Tairāwhiti economy over the first quarter of 2023 and while this hampered usual economic activity levels, various indicators highlight the remarkable momentum…
The Tairawhiti economy remains constrained, with more challenging conditions limiting economic activity.
Infometrics provisional estimates show a 1.4%pa fall in economic activity for the September…
Tairāwhiti’s economic growth has outpaced the national average this quarter, with Infometrics provisionally estimating 3.4%pa GDP growth in the March 2022 quarter, compared to 2.0% nationally.
The Tairāwhiti economy saw a robust bounce back in economic activity at the end of 2021.
Provisional estimates from Infometrics point to a 7.1%pa rise in economic activity in the December 2021…
Impacts of the Delta outbreak are being felt in Tairāwhiti, with Infometrics data showing economic activity in the September quarter fell by 3.3 per cent.
The latest Infometrics quarterly economic…
Tairāwhiti’s economy took a breath in the March 2021 quarter, following its impressive recovery over the preceding two quarters. According to provisional estimates from Infometrics, the area’s…
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