Mt Everest Challange 2024
Basestation residents and friends took part in this year's Mount Everest challenge!
Now in its 10th year, this annual challenge sets the goal of going up Mount Maunganui 38 times in 50 days (the equivalent to climbing Mount Everest) You can do this solo or as part of a team.
We had 15 Basestation residents, staff, friends, and whānau taking part in this year's Everest Challenge. After doing some calculations we worked out that between us all we climbed up Mauao 237 times!
Small Business Day: Kōrero with KeriAnn Birch from Birch and Co.
Small Business Day 9th April is about celebrating, supporting and championing the heart and soul of kiwi communities - small businesses.
At Basestation, we have a lot of small businesses based here in our coworking space.
We sat down with two residents who own a small business, we asked them what they do, how coworking helps them to do this, and what it means to own a small business.
Below is the kōrero we had with KeriAnn Birch, Director and Founder of Birch and Co. KeriAnn is a bookkeeper, her tagline is ‘Crunching the numbers so you don’t have to.’
Small Business Day: Kōrero with Andrew Mahon from MOCA
Small Business Day 9th April is about celebrating, supporting and championing the heart and soul of kiwi communities - small businesses.
At Basestation we have a lot of small businesses based here in our coworking space.
We sat down with two residents who own a small business, we asked what they do, how coworking helps them to do this, and what it means to own a small business.
Below is the kōrero we had with Andrew Mahon, Director and Owner of MOCA. MOCA is a web development company based in Tauranga and employs seven staff and two contractors (all New Zealand based).
Parents of Basestation: Kōrero with Soraya Hebert from STEMWana
With it being the school holidays at the moment, we thought now would be a good time to shine a spotlight on some of the parents who regularly use Basestation. We caught up with Soraya Hebert from STEM Wana for a kōrero on how she navigates mahi with a 18 month old tamariki in tow .
Safe Space Alliance
Basestation recently signed up to the Safe Space Alliance.
Who is the Safe Space Alliance?
They are a LGBTQI+ led non-profit organisation that helps people identify, navigate, and create safe spaces for LGBTQI+ communities worldwide. Their two core activities include maintaining an online directory of spaces around the world that welcome and support LGBTQI+ communities, and helping LGBTQI+ people get to safety.
Pride Month: How to create a coworking space that’s LGBTQ+ safe and welcoming
As it’s Pride Month, it seemed like a good time to share how we aim to create a safe and welcoming space at Basestation for all our residents. We have recently joined the Safe Space Alliance and they provide a helpful range of resources for companies to use.
International residents - Kurt Cordice
We are fortunate that at Basestation we attract 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 Canada Day coming up on Monday 1st July, we thought it would be a good excuse to kōrero with one of our Canadian residents.
Meet Kurt Cordice from Enigmatic Global, he is a regular user of our hot desks at Basestation and has been with us since 2017.
International residents - Charolotte Grosjean
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.
International Coworking Day 2024
Friday 9th August was International Coworking Day, celebrating the impact of the coworking movement! Being a coworking space - it’s pretty special! To celebrate we gave mini tours of our space AND FREE COFFEE from Folk Coffee Roasters.
Charities at Basestation - Stand Tall
The 5th September is International Day of Charities!
We thought this would be a great excuse to share a bit about one of the charities at Basestation - Stand Tall. Founded by Pascale Hyboud-Peron (also one of the co-founders of Basestation) - Stand Tall works alongside rangatahi to grow and develop their entrepreneur skills and mindset. One of the many programmes Stand Tall delivers in the Bay of Plenty is, the Young Enterprise Scheme (YES).