Infometrics provided a customised briefing on COVID-19 on May 4th. A short written summary of the presentation can be read here: The slid...

Please check this site before others: www.covid19.govt.nz 24 April 2020 Did you miss the Swiftly.nz webinar? Here's the recording. Swi...

Media Statement 15 January 2020 An announcement from Under-Secretary Fletcher Tabuteau today of over $7m in Provincial Growth Fund [PGF] ...

The WEDS Team attended Ruruku: Whakaoriori, an interactive workshop to shape the vision and development of a Māori strategy for Te Upoko...

A pilot programme with an innovative new farm training initiative could begin in Wairarapa as early as January 2020, pending student enro...

The WaiPay Project team held a third workshop on 7th November at Ten O’Clock Cookie Bakery Café in Masterton. (The project also ran two s...

The WEDS Food Action Group has been developing a business plan for various elements of the Wairarapa Food and Beverage Hub to ensure mome...

*The WEDS team hosted MPI and the Provincial Development Unit to discuss the Wairarapa Food & Beverage Hub application, in particular the...

The promise of delivering primary sector skills training in the region by early 2020 took a step forward with the confirmation of $60,000...

*The WaiPay project was introduced, with a focus on an event on 14 October at which packages and rates offers will be announced, along wi...

Attracting consumer spend to Wairarapa’s retailers is about to become much easier with the introduction of “The WaiPay Project”. The init...

*Support provided to the team at Pukaha Mt Bruce in the preparation of their PGF funding application to expand and enhance the visitor an...

*The team supported the Martinborough Dark Sky Society with connections to assist their economic plan for the region. Meetings were subs...

Thursday 1st August 2019 Media Statement: WEDS addressing the region’s Primary Sector skill needs. The Wairarapa Economic Development Str...

*Knowledge Intensive Action group progressed work on the Wai Pay Project. A cooperative of retailers is to be formed, in order to presen...

Wairarapa’s rangatahi and the tourism sector are receiving a boost as the central government announces more than $1 million of funding fo...

*Steering Group met to review the success factors in the WEDSAP and observed that the focus areas in the WEDS remain broadly appropriate,...

*Knowledge Intensive Action Group: met and progressed 'The WaiPay Project' - an initiative they've established to provide locals and visi...