Nominate an individual or business for free space at Basestation
Team BasestationNominate an individual, small business, or community group for free space at Basestation! Following the success of our 10th birthday competition last year, we are offering something very special to the wider community. In keeping with the mission to champion entrepreneurship and those doing great mahi, Basestation is offering a deserving individual, community group, or business free office space rental for up to six months.
Techweek inspired blog with Randal Hyde from TechnologyWise
Written by Ruth JamesAs it’s the start of Techweek this week; Aotearoa’s festival for tech that’s good for the world - we thought it would be a good excuse to catch up with some of our residents in the technology sector at Basestation. One of the longest standing companies here is TechnologyWise, we sat down to kōrero with Randal Hyde, one of the technologists on the team.
Corporate Social Responsibility at Basestation: Repair Cafe
Written by Ruth JamesAs part of Basestation’s Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) we sponsor or offer in-kind support to initiatives, events or groups that align with our kaupapa. One of the groups we sponsor on a regular basis is Tauranga Repair Café organised by Tinkd Makerspace.
Repair Cafés are a global movement that looks to fix domestic items so that they can be saved from being thrown into landfill.
Workplace wellbeing can cover a whole raft of issues, from mental health, physical health, a sense of belonging, eating well, and everything in between.
The definition of “wellbeing is the experience of health, happiness and prosperity.” Good health and wellbeing is one of the United Nations Sustainable Development goals, so it must be important - right?
It’s estimated we spend one third of our life at work - therefore it makes sense that workplace wellbeing should be high up there on the priority list! The World Health Organization (WHO) actively promotes healthy, safe and resilient workplaces for all.
At Basestation we have two fully equipped modern kitchens - this means that if you’re a resident, working at a hot desk, or using one of our meeting rooms you can BYO food in. We have microwaves, a toaster, and panini maker - so there are a number of options when it comes to preparing food and drinks.
That being said - every now and again our residents like to venture out and sample some locally prepared kai (food) from the local cafes, restaurants and eateries.
Coworking has its roots in the tech space. Many people see the independent c-base in Berlin, Germany as being the ‘origin story’ for the coworking movement. Formed in 1995, c-base saw itself as the hub of the Berlin hacker scene with a purpose to increase knowledge and skills pertaining to computer software, hardware and data networks. This type of setup then became copied and replicated globally, especially in San Francisco where Silicon Valley had become well established and was growing from strength to strength.
NZ visa changes making it easier to work remotely from Aotearoa, NZ
Written by Ruth JamesBack in January this year, the New Zealand government announced that the rules for visitors are changing and people arriving on a visitor visa or NZeTA can now work for overseas employers whilst visiting New Zealand.
This is great news if you are a “digital nomad”, or you are able to work remotely for your employer or client.
International Women's Day 2025: Kōrero with Stacey Canham from Egis
Written by Ruth JamesFor this year's IWD blog we sat down with Stacey Canham from Egis, she has been part of the Basestation whānau since July 2023. She works in one of the larger offices on our first floor alongside the rest of the Tauranga Egis team.
As February is Open Source Month, we decided this would be a great excuse to look into the life and work of Linus Torvalds. This Finnish/Swiss software engineer has made a HUGE contribution to the Open Source community - and he is also the namesake for one of our meeting rooms!