Venture Taranaki

03/06/2026

Learn how to build with h**p! Sign up for the H**pcrete Construction Course 🏠

Get ahead of an emerging trade, with the first online workshop kicking off Tuesday, 16 June. Spaces are limited, so now is the time to secure your spot.

Delivered in partnership with the Australian H**p Masonry Company, the course combines online theory with hands-on practical training. It's designed for builders, architects, engineers, designers, owner-builders, anyone interested in the future of sustainable construction. 🍃✨

The course is part of the wider Taranaki H**p Hub project, building a local h**p fibre value chain from crop to construction. New h**pcrete building projects are already in the pipeline, so this is your chance to get ahead of an emerging trade right here in Taranaki. 🌿

Book Here >> https://tinyurl.com/4bk7s9u2

H**pcrete construction course Practical h**pcrete training for builders, designers, and owner-builders The Branching Out project is partnering with

03/06/2026

Adapting to Change is a free Business Resilience Workshop for Taranaki business owners and teams, designed to help you understand your current environment, identify risks and opportunities, and take clearer next steps. 🗒️✏️

You’ll work through practical tools to help you build resilience and agility in your planning.

Three workshop sessions are available across Taranaki, including one online option. Each session covers the same core content, so you only need to register for one.

📍Tuesday 16 June – Te W’anake The Foundry, Hawera
📍Wednesday 17 June – Manifold, New Plymouth & online
📍Monday 22 June - Toi Foundation, New Plymouth – FULLY BOOKED

Free to attend. Places are limited. Register here or in bio >> https://tinyurl.com/3hrpu42d

Free 3-hour workshops to help Taranaki business owners and teams respond to change, manage uncertainty and plan practical next steps. Three workshop dates are available, choose which suits you best.

26/05/2026

Last week, our Janet Reynolds, our GM Destination and Melissa Devine, our Visitor and Events Advisor attended TRENZ 2026, New Zealand’s largest travel trade event. ✈️🏔️

Across the week they met with more than 50 agents from key offshore markets, to showcase 21 commissionable, bookable Taranaki visitor products.

TRENZ is a highlight on the calendar each year, helping to strengthen important travel trade relationships, while also offering valuable market insights on emerging products to help grow future visitation for the region. ✨

With its unique mix of maunga, moana, arts, culture, events, food, and outdoor experiences, Taranaki offers something truly distinctive for visitors. It was fantastic to see strong appetite for the region, with our focus now on building momentum and supporting agents to include Taranaki in future client itineraries.

24/05/2026

🎥 One night, five Taranaki startups, five pitches, and a room full of potential investors.

Missed the PowerUp Accelerator Showcase night?

The full livestream replay is now available to watch on YouTube where you can watch five emerging Taranaki founders pitch their ventures after completing the 2026 PowerUp Accelerator programme.

If you’re an investor, collaborator or supporter of innovation in Taranaki, this is a great opportunity to see what’s emerging from the region’s startup ecosystem.

Rooted Harmony
Green Loop NZ
Kermit Shade and Shelter
TipJar
Flytte

Watch full stream now >> www.youtube.com/watch?v=D_VZl6rO5zA&t=159s

22/05/2026

Running a business can be a lot to manage when conditions keep changing.

Adapting to Change is a free Business Resilience Workshop for Taranaki business owners and teams, delivered through Venture Taranaki and the Regional Business Partner Network.

You’ll work through practical tools to help you:

🔎 understand your current business environment
⚠️ identify risks and opportunities
🧭 respond to change with clearer next steps
🛠️ build resilience and agility into your planning

Three workshop sessions are available across Taranaki, including one online option. Each session covers the same core content, so you only need to register for one.

📍 Tuesday 16 June – Te W’anake The Foundry, Hawera
📍 Wednesday 17 June – Manifold, New Plymouth & online
📍 Monday 22 June - Toi Foundation, New Plymouth

Free to attend. Places are limited. Register your interest via link in comments.

19/05/2026

We recently had the privilege of hosting six Tourism New Zealand trade professionals from Australia, India, the UK, and Singapore in our region, and what better way to showcase a destination than to let people actually experience it? 👏

The team immersed themselves in some of the best Taranaki has to offer — world-class contemporary art at the Govett-Brewster Art Gallery/Len Lye Centre, a deeply meaningful cultural experience at Te Whare Hononga, the Taste of Taranaki food producer tour with Discover Taranaki, and expert local storytelling and transportation through . 🍝🖼🚌⛪

This isn't about briefing trade partners on what exists, it's about letting them feel it. When they return to their markets, they're equipped to educate and inspire the operators they work with, so that when someone asks about New Zealand, Taranaki is front of mind.

Our Destination team continue this mahi at TRENZ this week. New Zealand's largest international travel trade event. 🌋✨

17/05/2026

Taranaki businesses are invited to an industry session on the next stage of the Taranaki Connect freight hub, hosted by Symons Group.🚅🛣

Developed through a partnership between Symons Group and KiwiRail, Taranaki Connect is a practical, regionally focused freight solution designed to improve reliability, reduce unnecessary transport costs, and keep freight equipment working within Taranaki.

The session will provide an overview of how the service operates, where it can add value to local supply chains, and the opportunities it creates to support more efficient freight movement, stronger supply chain resilience, and better connectivity for Taranaki businesses.

Venture Taranaki is proud to have supported this initiative, which aligns with Tapuae Roa through enabling infrastructure, supporting enterprise growth, and strengthening the systems that help our region grow.

Event details
📅 Thursday 28 May
⏰ 10.00am – 12.00pm
📍 Stadium Taranaki, Level 2, Corporate Lounge

RSVP to Chloe Wilkinson, [email protected] by Thursday 21 May

15/05/2026

Taking Taranaki Primary Industry Products to the World 🌏⛴

Thinking about exporting your products — or already on the journey and looking to scale up? Join advisers from the Ministry for Primary Industries, te Puna Umanga Venture Taranaki, and New Zealand Trade and Enterprise for a practical, straight-talking session on what it really takes to go global. 🌱

This event is for Taranaki primary sector businesses that are just starting to explore exporting, looking to diversify markets, or wanting to redefine their export approach.

Gain practical insights, expand your connections, and develop clarity on your next steps.

🎟Ticket link in comments:

14/05/2026

🚀 That’s a wrap on the PowerUp Accelerator Showcase 2026.

Last night, five emerging Taranaki startups took the stage to pitch their ventures to a room full of potential investors, collaborators and supporters.

The Showcase marked the culmination of ten weeks of hard work for each of the founders to take their venture to the next level.

A huge thank you to everyone who joined us in person and online, to our guest speaker Iain Hosie for sharing his journey and insights, and to the mentors, partners and supporters who helped deliver another successful edition of the PowerUp Accelerator programme.

Congratulations to this year’s cohort:




Tip Jar
Fabian from Flytte

We’re excited to see where the next stage of the journey takes you.

12/05/2026

Only 3 spots left in the AI Advisory Pilot for Taranaki small businesses! 🙌

Government-backed co-funding of up to $15K to help you confidently adopt AI with real expert support to make it happen.

Could AI save your team time or boost productivity?

Now's the time to find out📩 [email protected] 💡