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Waikato Business News November 2025
Good Local Media’s two monthly business publications in Waikato and Bay of Plenty – out this week – both feature young entrepreneurs making their mark in regional competitions.
A bumper 40-page edition of Waikato Business News has four Sacred Heart College students using their nous and a grandmother who can sew to come up with an award-winning strap for a popular sandal.
Cambridge’s Phil Mackay writes on what the new councils around the region will be looking to achieve over the next three years.
Plus, we are celebrating finalists in the Waikato business awards, the best of Hamilton’s city centre retailers and look ahead to the opening of the new world-class regional theatre.
Bay of Plenty Business News November 2025
Bay of Plenty students swept up at Waikato University’s Case Competition, former National Party leader Todd Muller joins our stable of columnists and there is an historic shift in leadership at the regional council.
Bay of Plenty Business News also features the return of cruise ships to Tauranga and the ever popular Out and About photo feature.
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