Go Wire Electrical Releases New Website

September 16, 2020

Source: Press Release Service – New Zealand

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Go Wire Electrical unveils new website showcasing their industrial, commercial, residential and rural electrical services.

Waikato locals searching for a reputable electrical team for industrial factory maintenance, rural, commercial and residential services should visit the newly launched website of Go Wire Electrical: www.gowire.co.nz.

The team of reliable and friendly electricians from Go Wire Electrical offer exceptional services and workmanship for new large scale electrical installations at your workplace or home, as well as emergency maintenance services for jobs of all sizes.

Locals can learn about the different aspects to the company’s business on the website, including: industrial and agricultural electrical services; commercial electrical services; and residential electrical services.

Industrial & Rural

Go Wire Electrical’s industrial electricians understand the individual requirements of factory and farm machinery and are committed to its safety. Preventive and scheduled electrical maintenance ensures your machinery is kept in good working and avoids costly downtime. Their experienced electricians can also maintain and resolve automation and control systems and provide a 24/7 breakdown call out service.

Commercial

Need a reliable team of commercial electricians to carry out an electrical installation, data cabling, security system, CCTV or emergency lighting? Go Wire Electrical can do full electrical installations for new fitouts and renovations, lighting and security upgrades, and can provide an emergency 24/7 service to keep businesses running in Hamilton and throughout Waikato.

Residential

New build or existing homes, Go Wire Electrical can carry out any electrical work from a wiring a power point to a whole house. The team can create innovative and detailed home electrical plans for new homes, upgrade home security and LED lighting a well as carry out the trenching required for underground service mains and sub main installation service.

Go Wire Electrical is based in Tamahere and services across the Waikato.

For more information on what locals can expect from Go Wire Electrical visit www.gowire.co.nz.

Media Release 16 September 2020.

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Christchurch Duo Fitness and Massage New Website

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September 16, 2020

Source: Press Release Service – New Zealand

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Duo Fitness & Massage unveils new website to showcase personal training and fitness goals that everyone can achieve.

Christchurch locals searching for personal fitness training and anyone in NZ looking for online fitness challenges can visit the newly launched website of Duo Fitness & Massage: www.duofitness.co.nz.

Whether you want to lose body fat, build and tone up your muscles or take your fitness level up to that next level or improve your sports performance, Matt and Sam from Duo Fitness make it easy and fun to meet your goals.

Sam says, “I love to educate and inspire people to live a healthy life, both physically and mentally. To make fitness simple, fun and effective and to do so while instilling self-confidence and a positive self image in the world of fitness. I love to have a positive impact on people’s lives.”

The website focuses on three main areas: personal training; online fitness; and massage therapy.

Personal Training

Duo Fitness personal trainers focus on your personal goals. Your life situation, lifestyle, schedule and other circumstances are taken into consideration in setting realistic fitness goals. Whether you’re looking for one on one personal training or group personal training, the plan is uniquely tailored for everyone.

Online Fitness

For people who can’t make the gym, or prefer working out at home, Duo Fitness offer online training and workout programmes that give you the same accountability and professional advice and fitness tips from the comfort of your own home. Workouts are designed for people of all fitness levels and are available NZ wide.

Massage Therapy

Do you have tight muscles or aches that won’t go away? Or maybe you are just stressed out and want to relax? Sam from Duo Fitness is a qualified massage therapist working with clients in Christchurch and can tailor a sports massage or relaxation massage depending on your needs. Just like exercise, regular massage treatments offer many advantages that help your physical, emotional and mental wellbeing.

Duo Fitness & Massage is based in Christchurch and services online fitness NZ wide

For more information on Duo Fitness personal training and massage therapy: www.duofitness.co.nz.

Media Release 16 September 2020.

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Urban Care Slowly Adapts to Greener Business Solution

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September 11, 2020

Source: Press Release Service – Auckland

AUCKLAND, NZ — “The need for sustainable and greener solutions for our business is vital to improve the environmental state of our planet. Implementation of these new practices must be done right away.”, says Sam Bhandari, CEO of Urban Care.

Our planet’s environment has been declining, the rising number of carbon dioxide levels, global temperature, and sea level, have reached worrying numbers. As of June 2020, the planet’s carbon dioxide level has reached 441 parts per million, at the same month, in 2007, numbers were at 383 parts per million. That is an 8% increase in carbon dioxide levels in just 13 years. Compared to 2007’s 0.66 degree celsius of average temperature anomaly, 2020’s average temperature anomaly is at 0.99 degrees. These facts alone are telltale signs of worry. We can foresee the rate of degradation to increase in the following years, if not everyone plays their part in uplifting the condition of our ecosystem.

“There is no denying what the numbers [about climate change and global warming] tell us. We must do our part in protecting the environment in and out of the workplace. We want our sustainable practices to resonate with those whom we work with and serve. We hope that this will influence them in achieving a better future for our community and planet.” says Sam Bhandari.

Urban Clean’s solution is to begin by revising their vision for everyone in the company to embrace green and sustainable thinking. Then they will optimize their waste management, utilize eco-friendly alternative materials instead of plastics, and make use of organic cleaning agents. they are glad to announce that our suppliers will provide them with environmentally-friendly solutions as well. The company will utilize systematic logistics routes to find the best ways to get to multiple clients in a day, for their efforts to reduce carbon emissions. Sam Bhandari once again expresses, “Starting today, we are shifting into greener practices to play our part for Earth’s well-being.”

The company added, “We encourage aspiring entrepreneurs to have sustainability in their mind when they think about building their business model. It is not only enough to fulfil just the financial and social aspects of their values. More than ever, everyone should consider placing efforts in environmental impact.”

The company motivates everyone to shift to eco-friendly practices and make it a habit. “It is never too late to start; the earlier we begin, the better it would be for all of us.” Their CEO stated that the following generations must live in a world that will not be stricken with worse environmental issues. The planet is in a worse enough condition, day by day, the numbers grow increasingly critical, new business innovations and strategies will play a huge role in helping the environment.

Urban Care’s Director ends the interview with a few words of encouragement for small business, “We thought we started late, but now is the best time to do it. We’re glad we have the right network to work with us. We couldn’t have done it without them.”

About Urban Care

Urban Care is a smart and easy-to-use platform that connects people looking for household services with trusted and reliable experts. The mobile-enabled and website-enabled application has brought customers more close to us putting the world in a more comfort zone through innovation. The platform is easy to use, and customers can schedule a professional nanny, caregiver, and cleaner within a couple of minutes. Their valuable services are available throughout Auckland.

Media Release on 11 September 2020

Media Contact
Helenea, Urban Care
Email: hello@urbancare.co.nz
Website: https://urbancare.co.nz/

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Dining during a pandemic – will we see more alfresco options in New Zealand?

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September 9, 2020

Source: WalkWorthWeb

With another winter behind us, Kiwis will be itching to get back outside. Whether it is a barbeque on the deck or a night out at the Auckland viaduct, outdoor dining is a big part of our social lives.

Winter is traditionally a tough time for the hospitality sector, and with this year’s lockdowns and restrictions, the winter of 2020 may be one to forget. As the weather begins to warm up, bars and restaurants will be looking to attract patrons and pack out their premises.

The disruption to business has forced many business owners to look for creative ways to attract punters post-lockdown. One of these tactics has been making outdoor more attractive and comfortable.

“We have seen a significant increase in orders from bar and restaurant owners across the country”, observed Kelvin Davis, owner of the local N.Z. outdoor heating manufacturer, Kelray Heating. “Outdoor heating is a great way to expand the useable space of a venue”.

Davis has been supplying commercial outdoor heating products to N.Z. businesses for decades and believes many business owners are looking to ensure their venues can thrive during the pandemic era.

“We have seen many bars and restaurants overseas; in places like L.A. and the U.K., be restricted to outdoor dining only. With the virus being much less transmissible outdoors, and patrons feeling safer outside, a lot of N.Z. venue owners have been investing in their outdoor spaces”, says Davis.

The U.S. has already seen a massive surge in demand for outdoor heaters, with major retailers Amazon and Wayfair seeing a 70% increase in patio heater sales. While Davis has not seen any panic buying of Kelray’s products, sales of their heaters are notably higher, particularly among business owners. Davis believes outdoor dining may prove to be the solution for keeping the hospitality sector afloat, particularly with the uncertainty of new virus clusters.

“New Zealand bars and restaurants have had a little more time to prepare and observe what has worked overseas”, says Davis. “Social distanced outdoor dining appears to be the best solution, moving forward. It allows businesses to remain open while minimising the risk of transmission, even as clusters come and go”.

Pacific Creatives ReConnect with Latin America

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September 8, 2020

Source: Press Release Service – Auckland

In a new era of social distancing and limited travel, the Latin America Centre of Asia-Pacific Excellence (LatAm CAPE) has developed a new opportunity with Oyster Workshop for creative entrepreneurs to connect with Latin America.

The Pacific Business ReConnect: Latin America Programme focuses on highlighting the ancient connections Pacific people have with Latin America and reigniting those connections through an exploration of cultural, creative and commercial opportunities in Chile, Colombia and Mexico.

The Programme is delivered in an online environment through Deep Dive and Wayfinding sessions. The Deep Dives will include local and in-market experts sharing knowledge and experience specific to the opportunities the featured countries present for Pacific creatives. The companion Wayfinding sessions are designed to give participants the ability to develop innovative solutions for the market in Latin America, in a group environment.

As a country that is home to the largest and most diverse Polynesian population on the planet, New Zealand has access to a wealth of creative and cultural capital that has the potential to ensure our creative sector is the most vibrant and economically viable in the world. Creative industries mark a significant strength for Pacific people in New Zealand. This has relevance in a Latin American context in terms of opportunities for Pacific businesses to develop high value products to cater to these markets.

The mission of the Latin America CAPE is to bring New Zealand closer to Latin America. Director Dr Matthew O’Meagher says, “The Pacific Business ReConnect: Latin America Programme is an important new initiative for us in collaboration with Oyster Workshop. Pacific-led businesses and creatives are an important part of New Zealand’s business-scape. We’re looking forward to supporting participating businesses to build stronger, sustainable and authentic relationships in the 3 focus countries for this Programme.”

Oyster Workshop is a Pacific-owned systems change agency that has developed a number of business development programmes for creative entrepreneurs and are excited to start this journey with the LatAm CAPE. Director Kim Tuaine says, “After successfully delivering a Creative Cluster programme for Polynesian Creatives for the North Asia CAPE, we are excited to launch this new initiative with the LatAm CAPE. They have incredible insight, experience and connections in the region. The quality of their in-market expertise will be of enormous benefit to Pacific entrepreneurs that connect into these sessions.“

“We are also thrilled to have a Pacific evaluation and research team from the University of Auckland supporting this work. We’re looking to continually develop global opportunities for our communities and establish a robust evidence base for this work.” Tuaine goes on to say: “In a post-pandemic world, the creative economy marks a significant opportunity for Pacific creatives to develop successful commercial offerings unique to a global market hungry for new and innovative ways to connect with diverse cultures and voices.”

The 2020 Pacific Business ReConnect Programme: Latin America is seen as a stepping stone for further initiatives to continue reigniting the connection between Pacific cultures and Latin America and market opportunities.

ENDS

Media Release on 8 September 2020

Media Contact
Sarah Rennie, Oyster Workshop
sarah@oysterworkshop.co.nz
https://www.oysterworkshop.co.nz/

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Sleep Heavy Weighted Blankets: Supporting Essential Workers During COVID

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September 7, 2020

Source: Press Release Service – New Zealand

(PR.co.nz) New Zealand’s premium weighted blanket brand Sleep Heavy are kicking off a special giveaway for our country’s most deserving frontline responders on Monday, September 7th: One very lucky winner will be selected to win their very own Sleep Heavy blanket. Known to help relieve stress and anxiety, weighted blankets have also been shown to help users fall asleep deeper and wake up feeling refreshed.

“We’ve been talking internally about how to give back to the men and women of New Zealand who are our healthcare workers, nurses, doctors, teachers, grocery store workers, delivery drivers, pharmacists, police and firemen; all of those who are showing up, over and over, to keep us safe,” said Indy Carr, co-founder of Sleep Heavy. “The lockdown has affected all of us, so we really wanted to do something to give back to those who stepped up for us – and continue to do so – in a time of crisis.”

To enter to win one of Sleep Heavy’s premium weighted Queen/King blankets (RRP $479.99), Sleep Heavy is asking the New Zealand public to nominate an essential worker they know who lives in New Zealand. As part of their efforts to further spread the love, Sleep Heavy is also offering a very special discount of $50 off all weighted blankets – including sale items – for all essential workers for a limited time!

“The giveaway will go live and be hosted on our social media channels (@sleepheavynz),” shared Cory Mitchell, Sleep Heavy’s co-founder. “We’ve had folks from all over NZ come to us with amazing stories about what the essential workers in their lives have been doing to help fight the virus, and we want these stories to be heard. We’re excited to give away one of these blankets to some lucky and deserving people!”

Sleep Heavy’s special essential workers discount will be available starting September 7, 2020 and will end at midnight on September 14, 2020. For more information about Sleep Heavy or to see their blankets, you can visit their website at www.sleepheavy.co.nz

Media Release 7 September 2020.

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Design Builders Put Safety First at Show Homes During Alert Level 2

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September 7, 2020

Source: Press Release Service – New Zealand

The team at Design Builders has been working hard behind the scenes to make sure they abide by all Government COVID-19 regulations. Their goal, alongside inspiring you by stunning modern homes, the latest architectural ideas, and their craftmanshop, is keening you safe, is keeping you safe.

As a result, they have health and safety measures in place at all show homes during Alert Level 2. You can rest assured that while you’re dreaming of your next home build design, you’re kept safe.

According to Design Builders’ spokesperson Morgan Price, there will be a few requirements for anyone visiting the showhomes in the Waikato and Bay of Plenty.

“We ask that all visitors practice social distancing, provide their contact details on arrival, and use the provided hand sanitiser when signing in. We also request that anyone with symptoms of COVID-19 or any other illness refrain from visiting the show homes until they are better.”

The Design Builders team will also be on hand to answer any questions you may have and wipe down surfaces regularly.

“We can’t wait to show you around some of our finest show homes. Even at Alert Level 2, Creating your dream home is possible.”

Waikato – 22 Riverpoint Glade, Hamilton
Open hours: Saturday and Sunday – 1pm to 4pm.
Contact Jeff Marra on 027 488 0044 or email jeff.marra@designbuilders.co.nz

Bay of Plenty – 13 Serenity Drive, Omokoroa
Open hours: Saturday and Sunday – 12pm to 4pm.
Contact Sam Perrin on 027 757 7170 or email sam.perrin@designbuilders.co.nz

If you would like to know more about Design Builders, visit www.designbuilders.co.nz, use the online contact form, phone 0800 456 456, or visit their YouTube channel here.

About Design Builders
Design Builders is a multi-award-winning company with over a quarter of a century of expertise in the designing and building of homes in New Zealand. The experienced team prides itself on designing and building homes that are as unique as their owners. From the initial sketch to the handing over of the keys, you can rely on Design Builders to offer the full package to the highest of standards.

Media Release on 7 September 2020

Media Contact
Jeff Marra, Design Builders
Email: jeff.marra@designbuilders.co.nz
Website: https://www.designbuilders.co.nz/
Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LIWIh1XPWI4&feature=emb_title

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Virtual Blue announces availability of Digital Humans for Robotic Process Automation

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September 3, 2020

Source: Press Release Service – Auckland

Leading Robotic Process Automation (RPA) provider Virtual Blue has announced the availability of Artificial Intelligence powered Digital Humans, enabling Robotic Process Automation customers to add Digital Humans to their RPA processes. “Our Digital Humans provide meaningful conversations with your customers. They are carefully designed to help your customers 24/7, whether it be simple Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) or complex guided processes, like online bookings. With Digital Humans you can scale service, reduce costs and improve your entire online customer experience.” said Sam Osborne, Managing Director – Virtual Blue.

Artificial Intelligence powered Digital Humans are part of Virtual Blue’s commitment to deliver the latest Artificial Intelligence technology to customers. With the help of advanced Natural Language Processing (NLP) technology Digital Humans know when to search for an answer from a knowledge base, when to ask for clarity and when to direct customers to a person. They even understand customer emotions and can help build an emotional connection.

Virtual Blue work with New Zealand businesses to achieve end to end automation of their business processes, from initial customer contact, using Digital Humans, through to completion in the back-office processing using RPA technology. Such examples of this technology being applicable are booking a car service, medical appointments, buying insurance, or searching and buying products online. Virtual Blue can design a Digital Human to represent a company’s values and brand, allowing customers to make an enquiry, ask questions or to provide a guided process, even helping with complete an online form. Once this step has been achieved, the Digital Human will pass this information to the back-office Digital Worker who will be able to navigate through your internal systems to search for desired dates, times and locations or take specific appointments or purchasing details and enter them into enterprise systems. At the end of the process, the Digital Worker will send a confirmation email to the customer informing them their request has been completed. Using these technologies allows companies to continue to offer a personalised and efficient service freeing up people to work on more challenging tasks.

About Virtual Blue
Founded in 2018 by Sam Osborne and Sharyn Catt, Virtual Blue specialises in business process automation using technology that replicates the way a person would perform manual business processes. Digital workers work alongside your people, executing processes 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. This technology allows us to free up your people to focus on higher value activities providing higher productivity, improved accuracy and greater customer and employee satisfaction. Virtual Blue are certified resellers for Blue Prism and UiPath RPA technologies.

Media Release on 3 September 2020

Media Contact
Sam Osborne, Virtual Blue
Email: sam.osborne@virtualblue.co.nz
Phone: 021 433 704
Website: https://www.virtualblue.co.nz/

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Integrated Risk Management

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September 2, 2020

Source: Press Release Service – Auckland

Parapet provides a dedicated service and strategic solutions that help companies create a risk-aware culture to mitigate risk at the highest levels proactively. Parapet enables a systematic and structured risk management approach based on industry-specific frameworks, methodologies and best practices. All their services are designed to provide configurable and unique capabilities for their clients.

Integrated Risk Management (IRM) is a strategic process to identify, analyze, and mitigate risk. The intention behind IRM is to help provide high-level decision-makers with a more formalized approach to managing risk. Through this more formalized process, companies can identify risk early and often, allowing for a more controlled response in how they choose to address associated risks. Today, however, traditional risk management is not enough to manage the risks that permeate organizations. These increasingly more complex and nuanced risks with the proliferation and explosive growth of technology warrant a new way to target and minimize a company’s risk. At Parapet, they are addressing modern risk head-on and providing customers with a customized approach to mitigating risk.

Enterprise risk management is quickly becoming a necessity for businesses of every size. It is an excellent plan-based strategy for businesses to proactively identify and prepare for various hazards, dangers, and other issues that could jeopardize a business’s objectives and interrupt their operations. Since automation and digitization are becoming much more prevalent, numerous companies are relying on enterprise risk management software to modernize their offerings and mitigate risks.

A top management source has this to say, “At Parapet, we provide well-structured software to actively assess and mitigate your business’s risks on a daily basis. Our software can also help identify lucrative opportunities and maintain your company’s reputation by alerting you to threats long before they impact your operations.” Enterprise risk management is a must for the long-term life and health of every business.

Enterprise Risk Management software helps clients identify and set controls over the multitude of risks such organization faces each day. These risks include physical damage caused by environmental factors; cybercrime; system failure and blackouts; economic stressors; industry, sector and marketplace disruptions; compliance and governance challenges, and more

Parapet tailors its compliance management to meet the needs of clients’ enterprises. It incorporates all of the policies, procedures, and regulations with the national and international standards that oversee such industry and jurisdiction, including ISO, NIST, COBIT, NZISM, and more. Parapet will configure the software to meet the demands of each client’s enterprise. They do these by-

• Generating a data-based record of compliance activities and obligations.
• Coordinating internal and external regulations, risks, controls, policies, and procedures into a single overarching structure.
• Enabling compliance maturity throughout the enterprise by bringing all corporate elements up to the same, uniform standard.
• Automation and notification of tasks, remediation, and assurance, which will increase productivity.
• Eliminating duplicate efforts by unifying the varying compliance controls that apply across the client’s business.

Media Release on 2 September 2020

Media Contact
Hiren Desai, Parapet
Email: info@parapet.com
Website: https://parapet.com

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Talanoa with Tupe Show Spotlights Pasifika Success Stories

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September 1, 2020

Source: Press Release Service – New Zealand

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A new talk show on Pacific television platform Oriana TV shines a spotlight on Pasifika success, revealing the characteristics that have enabled high-flyers to excel.

“Talanoa with Tupe” is a new 1-hour TV chat show, hosted by Wellington-based Samoan/Fijian New Zealander Tupe Solomon-Tanoa’i, which explores the lives and careers of Pasifika people who have succeeded in a diverse range of disciplines.

Tupe, who is a Producer, former diplomat, and leader in the philanthropic sector, says the programme features interviews with Pasifika thought-leaders from a range of professions, discussing what success means to them.

“I really wanted to delve deeply into what drives them as leaders in their respective fields and to understand the advantages that we bring to the table as people of Pasifika heritage,” says Tupe.

Over 13 weeks, the show features in-depth interviews with Pasifika people excelling in entertainment, business, politics, medicine, law, architecture, education and many other domains.

The guest line-up includes former MP and Pasifika trailblazer Luamanuvao Dame Winnie Laban, entrepreneur Fiso John Fiso, Laulu Mac Leauanae who is the only Pasifika Chief Executive in the New Zealand public service, Deputy Mayor of Porirua Izzy Ford, and the first Pasifika and only female vascular surgeon in New Zealand Dr Lupe Taumoepeau.

The first season of “Talanoa With Tupe” kicks off at 7.30pm on Sunday 13 September 2020 with an emotional, heart-felt episode featuring well-known Samoan comedian and entertainer Tofiga Fepulea’i, who is formerly of “The Laughing Samoans”, a regular on the TV2 show “Fresh” and recently starred in the movie “Take Home Pay”.

“During the series, many of the guests reveal things they’ve never spoken about publicly before and Tofiga is no different, he’s known the world over for his ability to make us laugh but we get to see another side to him in this interview,” says Tupe. “That episode should come with a warning to have a box of tissues handy”.

“Talanoa With Tupe” also features segments highlighting Pacific literature, communication strategies for parents, musical performances from emerging talent, and a quiz on countries in the Blue Pacific region.

Oriana TV is a New Zealand-based Pacific TV platform run by Umbrella Multimedia that broadcasts free-to-air each week on Sunday, Freeview Channel 200 (Kordia TV) from 3pm-midnight.

Media Release 1 September 2020.

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