Marian Johnson: The Influencers

If the theme of the last few months has been startup and innovation funding, then the theme of the last few weeks has been Celebration, with a capital “C”.   This month the business community is celebrating twice, with two phenomenal black tie events: the Westpac Champion Awards and the Deloitte Fast 50 Awards. Both […]

Leeann Watson: The Influencers

We were so excited to bring the Westpac Champion Business Awards to Canterbury once again – and what a night it was!   Both of our Supreme Winners demonstrate the innovation and adaptability Canterbury has become known for – Ethique aims to rid the cosmetics industry of plastic bottles and make beauty eco-friendly; TASKA produces […]

Champions of Canterbury business

Producer of the world’s first waterproof myoelectric prosthetic hand, TASKA Prosthetics, and the world’s first zero-waste beauty brand, Ethique, have taken out the Supreme Awards at this year’s Westpac Champion Business Awards.     The awards were presented at a black-tie event at Horncastle Arena last month, with 1100 members of the local business community […]

The champions of business

This year’s finalists at The Westpac Champion Business Awards are all examples of highly adaptive, responsive and innovative local organisations, Champion Canterbury Ltd Chair and Canterbury Employers’ Chamber of Commerce Chief Executive Leeann Watson says.     Award finalists in each of the 14 categories were announced at a function at the Ara Institute of […]