Sector Spotlight
Jono Jones, Bluelab’s Head of Innovation Shares his London to Tauranga Tale
Jono Jones is a central player in Tauranga’s design thinking community. Born in Staffordshire, UK, Jono arrived in Tauranga in 2011 for a three-month work exchange program with a local company, Locus Research. Lured by the surprisingly innovative design community and the unbelievable seaside lifestyle, Jono’s three months turned into seven years. Jono has since…
Read MoreThe Apple Packer
Packing at twice the speed of a human. All-day. Everyday. Packing apples is a labor-intensive task for packhouses around the world. The labor to fulfill this role is often difficult to find, which can jeopardize the product if it is not packed in time. Find out how Robotics Plus responded to this challenge. Click Here…
Read MoreFreshpack: NZ Fruits + First Fresh
In 2015, in response to evolving customer and industry requirements, NZ Fruits and First Fresh sought to upgrade their respective packing and sales software systems. Radfords Software implemented a packhouse system based on FreshPack Multi at NZ Fruits and a sales system, FreshSales at First Fresh. Within a year, both businesses had achieved significant, measurable…
Read MoreFrom the Philippines to Tauranga | Vic Petilla of Cucumber Shares His Story
Vic Petilla had a good life and a successful IT career in the Philippines, his home country. But in recent years he realized he was ready for a challenge. He wanted to break out of his comfort zone and experience life in a new country – one where he and his partner, Francis, could enjoy…
Read MoreJason Scott of SwipedOn | The Tauranga Tech Scene
Jason Scott plotted his Auckland to Tauranga move carefully. The thing was, he had a job he loved, in a city he didn’t. His wife Lisa had grown up in Tauranga and the couple was already convinced it was only a matter of time before they moved to the Bay of Plenty for the lifestyle…
Read MoreDuann Schlecter | Radford’s Product Designer Shares His South Africa to Tauranga Story
South African, Duann Schlechter was seeking a better quality of life for his family when he came across a job advertisement for a UI/UX role at Radfords, a key software company in Tauranga, New Zealand. Despite the fact he didn’t know where Tauranga was, Duann took a leap of faith and applied for the position. One…
Read MoreLou Burton | Content Specialist at SwipedOn Shares her London to Tauranga Story
Lou Burton built her career in the United Kingdom combining a passion for adventure travel with expertise in content marketing. But when Lou and her Kiwi partner, Mark, grew tired of London life, they embarked on an adventure of a different kind. The couple decided to move to New Zealand for a simpler life, arriving…
Read MoreIlse Skead | A New Start at Stratus Blue in Tauranga
In 2016, Ilse Skead and her husband Kevin made the difficult decision to leave South Africa. The couple wanted to provide a secure future for their daughter, and New Zealand beckoned. Kevin quickly landed an IT role in Tauranga. However, with the complications that come with work visas, Ilse had a challenging six months getting…
Read MoreDavid Barbosa from Brazil | Advancing my IT Career in Tauranga
Brazillian, IT engineer David Barbosa, came to New Zealand after a friend raved about the lifestyle. The fact that this was ‘Lord of the Rings’ country also exerted a powerful pull! It only took a few months of working in hospitality and soaking up the Mount Maungaui summer vibes for David to decide he wanted…
Read MoreMauro Andrea of Cucumber | Argentina to Tauranga
Mauro Andrea wonders if it was destiny that brought him to Tauranga. After years of running a successful local IT business in Rosario, Argentina he had widened his career horizons by working with global IT companies from the comfort of his home city. But in March 2017, Mauro was scrolling through Facebook when a LookSee campaign promising…
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