November 2017

Koraunui Community Hub open for business We're pretty excited here about our new Koraunui Stokes Valley Community Hub, which opened for business on 30 October! We've been working with the community since 2014 to bring the hub to life and will continue to work in partnership with the community to ensure the hub reflects Stokes Valley and its people. The Hub showcases multiple facilities under one roof, including the library, hall, toy library, community house and Plunket As our second hub, Koraunui is a great example of what can be achieved on a smaller scale (compared with Walter Nash), and is another milestone in the rejuvenation of the Hutt.

Fleet vehicle parking made easyBusinesses can quickly and efficiently manage their work fleet’s parking in Lower Hutt using one account with the PayMyPark app. The application was recently rolled out city-wide and has proven popular with businesses in other parts of the country. It can also be used in Wellington. Find out how it works here.

WelTec Student Tech Showcase Our final year engineering, built environment and IT students are hosting an exhibition of their project work. Come along to C Block at WelTec, 21 Kensington Ave, Petone on 15 November from 5pm onwards. RSVP here by 7 November.

Bootcamp: your secret to business success Hutt City Council has been running workshops for entrepreneurs since 2013 and more than 180 people have taken part in our business start-up programme. The Business Bootcamp for Start-ups provides an intensive, interactive approach to define your business proposition. Some of Boot Camp's success stories include Ana Warnock , Fresh Desk, Simutech, and Dry Living, who won the 2015 Technology Valley Emerging Business Award. So what have you got to lose? Register your interest for Bootcamp 2018 today!

Innovation at its best A well-deserved win by Avalia Immunotherapies in the Innovation Excellence in Research category at the 2017 NZ Innovation Awards. Avalia develops vaccines that activate powerful immune cells in order to treat diseases. Read more.

The Hutt lights up In its inaugural year we expected 30,000 but got well over 120,000 - so it’s evident the recent Highlight Carnival of Lights was a resounding success! Put Labour weekend 2018 in your calendar now, because you won't want to miss out the amazing installations on display at next year’s event!

Inspiring young women to choose techSave the date for a special event on 7 December. The Innovative Young Minds programme aimed to excite and inspire forty Year 11 and 12 girls from the region this year to pursue a career in Science or Tech. Come along to learn how it went and what is planned for next year. We have also lined up some special guests from Weta Digital. Register your interest with karen.Piper@huttcity.govt.nz today.

2017 Wellys finalistsCongratulations to our Hutt finalists for The 2017 Welly's! They are Brian Smellie of Tekron International, Peter Tyler of Ferrier Research Institute, Amanda Santos of Tekron International, Matt Reid, Hutt City Council and Chevron Hassett, Lower Hutt artist. Tickets go on sale 1 December, so book your table for the awards function now! Full list of finalists here.

Tom & Luke's crazy yearEmbracing the trend early on has been the recipe for success for Wainuiomata based Tom & Lukes, who make in-demand healthy high fibre, high protein, high fat bars and balls. Managing director Richard Plimmer says it’s been a crazy year of keeping up with demand, but a good problem to have. With plans to increase production, new ideas in development and growth opportunities off shore, Tom & Lukes future appears to be very healthy indeed. Learn more here

ADDLab is openThe brand new ADDLab 3D Printing facility at Callaghan Innovation Gracefield officially opened on 17 October. ADDLab was established for businesses to explore new opportunities and find solutions to R&D problems through growing capability in the rapidly developing world of additive manufacturing. Email Irwin Munro to register your interest in an upcoming After 5 function at the ADDLab.

Bridges to the skyJ&D McLennan Engineering are the only air bridge manufacturers in Australasia and knowing that generations of Kiwi travellers have traipsed all over the work of his family's business gives James McLennan great satisfaction. Read more

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