New Zealand’s top bookkeeper, Haylee Wrenn, is all heart

The winner of The Institute of Certified New Zealand Bookkeepers Bookkeeper of the Year 2020 is Hawke’s Bay’s Haylee Wrenn, but don’t expect her to baffle you with numbers. The owner and founder of Accountabill, who took out the title at the ICNZB’s Excellence Awards last week, takes a holistic view of accountancy, with a […]

Hawke’s Bay Bookkeeper / Accountant launches new service

Haylee Wrenn from Accountabill found she was getting consistent messages from small business owners: Working all hours in their business, but never feeling like they were making any progress Their prices looked alright they were working hard but there was never any money left in their bank accounts. Examples like James below set Haylee on […]

Hastings HIVE has businesses buzzing with excitement over a new co-working space!

A new-age approach to renting office space that provides corporate-level facilities for small companies has got the business community buzzing in Hawke’s Bay. From high-end offices, super-fast Internet connectivity, hi-tech meeting and board rooms, a café with great coffee, a chilled water station with still and sparkling water and relaxing lounge area, to luxury bathrooms […]

Re-Leased winner of Hawke’s Bay Exporter of the year

https://youtu.be/026CfHIZh-4 Commercial property management software developer Re-Leased won the Hawke’s Bay Exporter of the Year award at the ExportNZ ASB Hawke’s Bay Export Awards. Re-Leased won the inaugural T&G Global Best Medium to Large Exporter Award before going on to win Exporter of the Year. The judges were impressed by the company’s technology-agnostic offering which […]

LilyBee Wrap winner of the ContainerCo Best Emerging Exporter Award

https://youtu.be/vbghB_wjshg LilyBee Wrap, winner of the ContainerCo Emerging Exporter Award at the ExportNZ ASB Hawke’s Bay Export Awards last week. The judges said eco-friendly food wraps manufacturer LilyBee Wrap, of Napier, was riding the eco-wave and had taken the time to understand their consumers, target markets and entry strategies. “This is a company with a […]

Bay Bookies Clean up at National Awards

Four Hawkes Bay Bookkeepers were honoured at this year’s Institute of Certified NZ Bookkeepers (ICNZB) 9th annual conference held in Christchurch over the weekend.  ICNZB is a vibrant and growing organisation committed to leading the way for the bookkeeping industry in New Zealand.  There is a membership base of over 1000 members which indicates the […]

Forecasting for Growth

Hawke’s Bay-weather service Metris not only takes the guess work out of when Mother Nature might strike, it also provides fast and accurate data for helping growers maximise production.

“Ed’s Got A Client For Life In Me!” – Planit Events

For several years Ed has been the primary design partner for Bex Tacon’s stable of brands. Bex is a leading event management professional in Hawke’s Bay and founder of the award-winning Planit Events. As well as her flagship brand, she runs hospitality staffing company Planit Staff, the Wedding & Event Expo Hawke’s Bay, and charity […]

NZOM For Waipukurau Wool Broker

Phillipa Wright is the chief executive of Wright Wool, an independent wool broker based in Waipukurau and an active member of many organisations which promote wool as a valuable resource.