Hawke's Bay Events

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.

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:

  1. Budget 2025: An overview of the tax changes included in Budget 2025 (to be announced on 22 May 2025).
  2. Cryptoassets: An overview of how cryptoassets are taxed in New Zealand and proposals to change the reporting of cryptoasset transactions.
  3. Fringe Benefit Tax (FBT): An overview of proposed changes to the FBT rules.
  4. Foreign Investment Fund (FIF) rules: An overview of proposed changes to the FIF rules to encourage new migrants to New Zealand.
  5. 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

Management Development Programme

Looking for tools to manage yourself, manage and inspire your team and make an impact on your business? Then the 2025 Management Development Programme is for you! The programme includes three separate full days of workshops, two individual coaching sessions, and an action plan to help you build a high performing team and manage effectively. It can also can be run in-house so please contact Kerry Tattersall if you have any questions regarding this programme.

This training is registered with the Regional Business Partner network, and you may be eligible for partial funding. Find out more by visiting them or email rbp@hbchamber.nz for more information.

  • When: Programme dates are 27 June, 18 July, 22 August
  • Time: 9:00am – 4:30pm

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...

Absence Management & Medical Incapacity

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
Restructuring & Redundancy

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
Set Expectations & Set Performance

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
Recruitment Interview Skills

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
Power of Delegation

Equip yourself with the tools to unlock the most cost effective tool to driving greater productivity in your employees – delegation.

    •  8 April (IN PERSON) - CONCLUDED

 

Navigating Through A Disciplinary Process

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, CONCLUDED
  • When: Thursday, 13 November (ONLINE) 9-11am
Time Management & Effective Meetings

Create more time for the things that matter for your business.

  • When: Thursday, 10 July (IN PERSON) from 9-11am, REGISTER HERE
Managing Poor Performance

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

 

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