As 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 these is Powered by Impact - a podcast series set up by one of our residents, Bryar Stewart from The Icehouse. Powered by Impact is Bryar’s side hustle and passion, we wrote a blog about her drive to get the podcast up and running earlier this year as part of our International Women’s Day series.

We are fortunate that Basestation attracts a number of people who are from overseas. This contributes to the diverse and inclusive culture we seek to foster in our coworking space. With Bastille Day (Fête nationale française if you are French!) coming up on Sunday 14th July, we thought it would be a good excuse to kōrero with one of our French residents. 

Meet Charlotte Grosjean from Bark Limited, she has a permanent desk at Basestation and has been with us since January 2023. She started off in a single office on our first floor but after a few months moved down to our ground floor to join the open plan hot desk space. 

Part of the human condition is to be social and find connection and belonging. 

With remote working on the rise, more people are looking to join a coworking space so they can connect with others on a regular basis rather than just working from home. 

At Basestation we understand the importance of connection and belonging, so we host regular events and opportunities for our residents to connect, network and create belonging together. Here are just some of the events, initiatives and opportunities we've hosted or got behind in the last 6 months!

Kia ora koutou,

Thank you for being part of our Basestation community. You have received this email because you are a past or present resident, you have used one of our spaces, signed up to our newsletter via our reception kiosk, or on our website. 

We appreciate the contribution you have made to #BasestationLife and we celebrate that in 2024 as we head to towards our 10th birthday.

As this is our first email to our wider community in ten years, we'll take the opportunity to invite you to stay on our mailing list and keep up to date with what is happening at Basestation - we intend to send 'seasonal' newsletters so you won't be bombarded, you'll only get the good stuff. However, if you would prefer not to hear from us, please click on the link at the bottom of the page and there will be no hard feelings :-)

If you would like to know more about Basestation happenings, please read on.

Mā te wā,

Basestation is passionate about building community - especially supporting local.

One of Basestation's original founders, Pascale Hyboud-Person, is founder and 'Momentum Generator' at Stand Tall, a Community Trust who work with rangatahi to build skill and mindsets to unlock their talent and nurture their entrepreneurial spirit. One of the programs Stand Tall runs is Young Enterprise Scheme (YES) in the Bay of Plenty. 

Basestation is passionate about building community - especially if it supports sustainability. 

For the last few years Basestation has been hosting the Tauranga Repair Cafe. We help sponsor this monthly event by providing access to the Babbage Event Space, which is also home to Tinkd Makerspace.