Coworking
Bike StopParents of Basestation: Kōrero with Soraya Hebert from STEMWana
Ruth James
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 .
Parents of Basestation: Kōrero with John Baker from Architectus
Ruth James
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 John Baker from Architectus for a kōrero on how he navigates mahi with two young tamariki at home.
At the beginning of the year we started asking our residents for feedback - we asked “What’s working and what’s not working.”
As well as some really lovely feedback (which we will share shortly in our social media), there were some items we were able to action or fix, and some we are still working on. One of the outcomes from doing this was to create a Basestation Mana Enhancing Understanding.
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 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).
Small Business Day: Kōrero with KeriAnn Birch from Birch and Co.
Ruth James
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.’
We haven't done a Resident Shout Out for a while, so we figured we were a little over due!
At Basestation, we are always keen to share with the wider community who's coworking with us, this month we caught up with the Downtown Tauranga team!
International Women's Day: Kōrero with Bryar Stewart from Powered by Impact
Ruth James
This year for International Women’s Day we are sitting down with some wāhine founders at Basestation to kōrero about their journey and learnings in setting up and running their own organisation.
For this blog we’ve captured a conversation with Bryar Stewart, founder and host of Powered by Impact. A platform and podcast that has grown into a community and content studio supporting business growth by raising the profile of their impact.
International Women's Day: Kōrero with Pascale Hyboud-Peron from Stand Tall
Ruth James
This year for International Women’s Day we are sitting down with some wāhine founders at Basestation to kōrero about their journey and learnings in setting up and running their own organisation.
For this blog we’ve captured a conversation with Pascale Hyboud-Peron, founder and Momentum Generator (yes - that is her actual job title!) at Stand Tall, a Community Trust that creates the conditions for all youth to maximize their potential so that they can build the future they want to see.
International Women's Day: Kōrero with Jackie Messam from Rippled Ed
Ruth James
This year for International Women’s Day we are sitting down with some wāhine founders at Basestation to kōrero about their journey and learnings in setting up and running their own organisation.
For this blog we’ve captured a conversation with Jackie Messam, founder and trainer at Rippled Ed, a business that works with a range of organisations to upskill kaiako in the workplace and on campus.
The importance of feeling connected and community in the workspace
Ruth James
Although it seems like a distant memory, the impact Covid had has forever changed the way we work. For those of us who traditionally worked an ‘office’ job, options to work remotely or hybrid have now become commonplace.
To begin with, working from home seemed like an amazing opportunity with many positives!
Over the last few years Basestation has asked its residents to contribute non-perishable goods, toiletries and monetary donations to Under the Stars - a local charitable organisation that works alongside Tauranga’s homeless and in need.
Last night the Basestation residents all got together for the annual Basestation Christmas Party in the Babbage Space. Hosting a Christmas Party with our residents has been a long held tradition at Basestation.
Today is Loud Shirt Day, a day when we don our loudest shirts to raise awareness and money for kiwis who need to access sound with cochlear.
Today is Ada Lovelace Day (ALD), an international celebration of the achievements of women in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM). It aims to increase the profile of women in STEM and, in doing so, create new role models who will encourage more girls into STEM careers and support women already working in STEM.
Ruth is new to Tauranga, having moved from the big smoke of Auckland. Originally from the U.K. Ruth has embraced Aotearoa New Zealand and is proud to call it her home. We're excited to have Ruth join the Basestation family and can't wait for her to make her mark.
Basestation Co-Founder Steven is a man of many talents. With so many things on the go at once, he can be hard to pin down. But we managed to catch him on the run to have a quick chat.