The Tauranga office was treated to a talk from Leo Murray of Why Waste this week, the Crocodile Hunter of worms. We have hired four worm farms from him that he will regularly service to lower our food waste, a subscription he offers to homes and businesses alike. The man loves worms. https://www.whywaste.co.nz/ We learned …
Rotorua’s Te Aka Mauri received a mobility scooter charging station on Friday 15 November, thanks to the generosity and collaboration of local businesses alongside Rotorua Lakes Council’s Safe and Sustainable Journeys team. Unison and Holland Beckett saw the value that the charging station would have for the Rotorua community and sponsored the cost of the …
The Rotorua office won the inaugural Paint the Town Pink Challenge supporting the Rotorua Breast Cancer Trust. Our “Pink-achu” is fashioned from Post It notes and is a bold statement of our community spirit.
John Mackay’s Property/Commercial team took their community day out of the office weeding the dunes! Dunes are important for acting as a barrier between the ocean and inland areas. Weeds don’t do the job as well as natives so no one wants them there. Good Neighbour provided the team’s lunch using food that would have …
A bunch of keen Hobec people volunteered to do a clean-up of Fergusson Park with ASB Bank. Key highlights were: Finding a high proportion of rubbish was bagged dog poo; Vanessa’s find of used toilet paper (despite the public toilet nearby); Hayley from ASB finding an ANZAC cross; and Finding multiple items of drug paraphernalia …
Holland Beckett Law are once again sponsoring the BOP Sportswoman of the Year award for 2019. The finalists have been announced: Samantha Charlton- Hockey Rose Keddell – Hockey Lesley Elder – Rugby Union Natalie Peat – Surf Life Saving Eva Morris – Synchronised Swimming Read the full press release from Sport Bay of Plenty. https://www.sportbop.co.nz/news–results/2019-bay-of-plenty-sports-awards-finalists/
Two Hobec Teams competed in the Motu Challenge on Saturday 12 October in Opotiki. The day was full of promise at the 7 am start. The weather was clearing and the teams were enthusiastic. John MacKay and James McDougall set off with 127 other competitors on their Mountain Bikes for a 65 km largely uphill …
The Westpac Business Excellence Awards were held in Rotorua on the 5th of October. Holland Beckett Law Associate, James McDougall, was on hand to present the Holland Beckett Law Excellence in Service Award which was won by Cheal, a civil / structural / geotechnical engineering, land surveying and resource management planning firm. It was also …
Breaking news – professional dress standards at Holland Beckett Law suspended for a “short time” to support Waipuna Hospice on the shortest day of the year.
The Westpac Business Excellence Awards were held on Saturday night in Rotorua. The Holland Beckett Law “Innovation Business Award” went to Pipi . Pipi is a business started by Kristin Ross and Hohepa Tuahine which produces the only 100% Maori language dolls for children. This was a particularly significant award as Rotorua has just become …
