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Tasman Mako player Tanita Garnett is breaking stereotypes about what a successful woman looks like - rugby star, two-time child cancer survivor, soon-to-be graduate from a BCITO joinery apprenticeship, and now, BCITO Sports ambassador.

According to Sport NZ, at age 15-17, 81% of us do some sort of sports or fitness activity, but this drops away to 73% after our school years. 64% of adults want to do more activity but say work or family commitments get in the way. The BCITO Sports programme is all about solving that, matching athletes with rewarding careers in the trades that enable them to keep doing what they love.

It was super-inspiring to hear Tanita's interview with Suzanne McFadden of Newsroom, on how she made the combination of work and sport work for her - and what motivates her both on the field and off.

Twice a cancer survivor, lock rejoins her rugby pursuit From overcoming cancer twice as a child to mastering a trade and making her rugby comeback, Tanita Garnett’s story is one of resilience and determination

We had the pleasure of visiting New Zealand Media & Entertainment today for a tour of their NZ Herald newsroom and studios across The Hits, ZM, Hauraki and Newstalk ZB! It was great to meet such a talented team and learn more about how they are continuing to evolve. Special mention goes to Jono from The Hits for his impromptu karaoke session! We look forward to partnering with you guys on future projects and thanks again for having us.

Last month, we were on the ground in Ōtautahi Christchurch supporting the Boehringer Ingelheim team to discuss the results of their “Taking Animal Health Forward” survey. The survey, conducted in partnership with The New Zealand Veterinary Association Te Pae Kīrehe and the New Zealand Veterinary Nurses Association, highlighted the challenges and opportunities facing the veterinary sector in New Zealand.

Thanks to our panellists Kevin Bryant, Laura Harvey, Nick Cooper and Paul Fitzpatrick for sharing insights on everything from staffing to training and wellbeing, and putting real solutions on the table.

Boehringer Ingelheim has more work planned in this area, so watch this space!

Fantastic to attend the launch of 2degrees latest Shaping Business Study at NZME last week. The Study, now in its fifth year, looks at the big issues facing NZ Inc., exploring the state of the business world and the drivers and barriers for productivity. This year’s results saw the beginning of green shoots, as measures of business optimism ticked upwards slightly despite a challenging environment.

Peter Griffin led a fascinating conversation between Simon Bridges, Andrew Fairgray Anna Fitzgibbon, Mark Callander and Victoria Young, covering everything from effective AI uptake to how to make New Zealand a country young people want to return to. Find out more detail on the study via BusinessDesk here: https://bit.ly/3VMnlau

We were incredibly proud to see Reilly Hodson receive Young Practitioner of the Year at the Pressie Awards last Thursday. While we usually focus on the great work of our clients, it was a special night to be able to celebrate talent in our team as Reilly received industry recognition for his achievements. Congratulations Reilly, we couldn’t be more pleased for you 🙌

A privilege to work with living legend Sir Michael Jones to spread the word about Uber Eats getting behind the boys in black this weekend. All weekend, you can get select dishes on Uber Eats for their 1987 prices – think $2 cheeseburgers and $3 fish and chips! Perfect to feed the backs on gameday. Read all about the promo from the team at Newshub here: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/lifestyle/2023/10/rugby-world-cup-uber-eats-commemorates-all-blacks-south-africa-final-with-1987-prices.html