Hawke's Bay Events, Seminars and Workshops
Our Hawke’s Bay office offers a full calendar of seminars and workshops to help with your business training and development. In 2025, our specialists will cover leadership, HR and employment law, HR disciplinary and performance, tax and more. See below for details and return to this page for upcoming activities, including our popular Women Influencing Women events.
Women Influencing Women – Pink Ribbon Breakfast
Once again, our Women Influencing Women group is showing support for the Breast Cancer Foundation NZ. Accordingly, we invite you to our Pink Ribbon Breakfast at 7.45am on Wednesday, 28 May 2025.
Please join us for breakfast treats, generously supplied by our team, and some light-hearted fun. This year we have Nicky Grundy (above), owner of Grundy Productions, who was juggling it all when a breast cancer diagnosis changed everything. She kept moving while pushing through aggressive treatment – until she realised the life she was fighting to maintain was breaking her.
In her talk, "Thank You, Cancer," Nicky shares how she chose to step away – hibernating her business, taking her kids out of school and travelling New Zealand in a tiny home. Her journey is a powerful reminder that we don’t have to wait for a crisis to start truly living.
Be sure to get glammed up in PINK for the event as there will once again be prizes for the best dressed. We are very grateful to our generous sponsors who have provided items to be raffled: The Nutrition Clinic, Total Food Equipment Ltd, Xero and Tax Traders, as well as a magnum of rosé from Craggy Range to auction off. So be sure to bring cash or a card on the day to buy some raffle tickets. As always, there will be an opportunity to purchase breast cancer merchandise.
Please feel free to bring along a colleague or friend to support this great cause.
If you are unable to attend or would like to make an online donation to claim your donation rebate, see our Women Influencing Women Pink Ribbon Breakfast page. Details of what your donation could fund are on www.pinkribbonbreakfast.co.nz.
Eftpos facilities available thanks to ANZ Bank. To attend this event, please donate $25 when registering.
- When: Wednesday, 28 May, 7:45am
- Where: 205 Hastings Street South, Hastings
- Cost: $25
Topical Tax Update
Please join us Wednesday 11 June to hear Kelly Nunan, Director of tax services, for an informative seminar that will include the following and other relevant tax-related topics:
- Budget 2025: An overview of the tax changes included in Budget 2025 (to be announced on 22 May 2025).
- Cryptoassets: An overview of how cryptoassets are taxed in New Zealand and proposals to change the reporting of cryptoasset transactions.
- Fringe Benefit Tax (FBT): An overview of proposed changes to the FBT rules.
- Foreign Investment Fund (FIF) rules: An overview of proposed changes to the FIF rules to encourage new migrants to New Zealand.
- Remedial changes: An overview of various other remedial changes included in the Taxation (Annual Rates for 2024-25, Emergency Response, and Remedial Matters) Act.
- When: Wednesday 11 June
- Time: 7:45am – 9:15am
- Where: 205 Hastings Street South, Level 1 BTSR office
- Cost: Complimentary
HR workshop series 2025
Let us help you tackle your tough employment issues .....
Please join our HR Consulting Team, Kerry Tattersall, Adam Caccioppoli and Georgia Rogers as they lead our 2025 HR Workshop Series. They will deliver these in person or online two hour informative workshops on everything you need to know about how to tackle disciplinary issues, poor performance, restructuring & redundancy, absence management, lead effective meetings, delegate, and interview. Workshops can also be held in-house at your location with your team. Check out our flyer for specific details or contact the team.
All workshops
- Time: 9am – 11am or 1pm - 3pm
- Cost: $399pp + GST
- Location: 205 Hastings Street S, Hastings in person or MS Teams Online
HR workshop series topics include...
Equip yourself with tools and knowledge to handle employee absences and medical incapacity. We'll cover legal frameworks, best practices and provide practical management strategies.
- 13 March - CONCLUDED
- When: Thursday, 14 August (ONLINE) 9-11am
Attending this workshop will give you a comprehensive overview on how to navigate restructuring and potential redundancies in your business.
- 17 April (IN PERSON) CONCLUDED
- When: Thursday 9 October (ONLINE) 9-11
This workshop will help you lift employee’s productivity, capability and their enjoyment at work. We’ll cover how to have courageous conversations set KPIs that deliver results.
- When: Thursday, 19 June (IN PERSON) from 9-11am, REGISTER HERE
Secure the best talent by asking the right questions. This workshop will give you the tools to gain knowledge about applicant capabilities and character.
- When: Thursday, 7 August (IN PERSON) from 9-11 am
Equip yourself with the tools to unlock the most cost effective tool to driving greater productivity in your employees – delegation.
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- 8 April (IN PERSON) - CONCLUDED
We’ll dig deep on how to manage disciplinary matters and you’ll leave with a clear and practical understanding of how to follow a fair and reasonable process.
- When: Thursday, 29 May (IN PERSON) 9-11am, REGISTER HERE
- When: Thursday, 13 November (ONLINE) 9-11am
Create more time for the things that matter for your business.
- When: Thursday, 10 July (IN PERSON) from 9-11am
We’ll provide you everything you need to know on how to tackle poor performance and get your employees back on track.
- When: Thursday, 11 September (ONLINE) from 9-11am