Thrive Whanganui

30/07/2025

🚀 Got a business idea brewing? This is your sign!

✨ Join us for “The Basics of Business” – a fast-paced, no-fluff session designed to spark your entrepreneurial journey. Whether you’re dreaming big or just curious, this is where your next chapter could begin.

📍 Where: Te Tuinga, 14 Drews Ave
📅 When: Thursday 13 August
⏰ Time: 5:30pm – 6:30pm
👥 Hosted by: The friendly, experienced Thrive Whanganui team

💡 Come along, ask questions, get inspired – and connect with others just like you.

📲 Spots are limited – sign up now via the Google Form!
🔗 https://docs.google.com/forms/d/12cseOMjqofeYjdM3vb1yp-Ku_BpQ9aMbCB4DeS4qV2k/edit

30/07/2025

🚗💨 Get set,Drive!
Taumarunui – are you ready to hit the road with confidence?
The Get Ready, Set, Drive programme is helping you gain the skills, knowledge, and licence you need to get moving towards independence! 🙌

Here’s why jumping in the driver’s seat with this crew is a smart move:

✅ 1. Build confidence behind the wheel – Learn in a safe, supportive environment
✅ 2. Get your licence faster – Provide guidance every step of the way
✅ 3. More job opportunities – A licence opens doors to work and study

Whether you're just starting out or need a boost to pass the test, The Get set Ready team has got your back!

📍 Delivered in Taumarunui
📅 Spots are limited – don’t wait!

📲 Call 027 341 0981 to get started today!

28/07/2025

🧵✨ Meet Sewlutions – your flexible, fuss-free mobile mending service, brought to life by local creative Kathrine Grey!

Whether it’s a favourite top, worn linen, or a well-loved soft toy, Sewlutions is here to breathe new life into your textiles – with care, skill, and heart. 💛

✨ Need her to come to you? She will.
✨ Prefer to drop it off? Easy as.
✨ Busy schedule? No worries – she works around you.

Because mending should be convenient, comforting, and kind to the planet.
From torn clothing and worn linens, adjusting hem lines to sentimental soft toys, Sewlutions brings expert textile repairs right to your door. With over a decades of experience and a heart for helping others, Kathrine is passionate about giving your treasured items a second life, and keeping them out of the landfill.
Perfect for busy families, elderly whānau, or anyone who values sustainability and craftsmanship.

Every stitch is made with care, because every item has a story.

📍 Serving Whanganui
📞 Flexible Bookings: 0273246639

27/07/2025

🚀 Got a business idea bubbling away? Ready to take the next step but not sure where to begin?

Join us for an Hour to Empower — a one-on-one session to help you get clear, confident, and moving forward with your business dreams. Whether it’s a side hustle or your full-time passion, we’re here to support you.

✅ Free support
✅ Real advice, tailored to you
✅ Limited spaces — so don’t wait!

📅 Book your spot today and let’s get your business rolling. Tag a mate who needs this too! 💼💡

22/07/2025

✨ Congratulations to our incredible Whaikaha Intake 2 tauira! ✨

After so much dedication, growth, and courageous dreaming, you’ve officially completed the Whaikaha programme! It’s been an absolute privilege to walk alongside you as you explored your business ideas, built confidence, and created pathways to success, all while pushing past barriers.

This is just the beginning. Whether you're refining your business plan, ticking off small goals, or launching something big, we’re here for it, and we’re here for you.

Keep believing in your vision. Keep backing yourself. Your pakihi journey is unfolding, and we can’t wait to see where it takes you! 🚀💼🌱

Absent: Maddy Newton and Shenaragh Nemani

13/07/2025

Got a business idea brewing? Ready to start your own business but not sure where to begin? Thrive Whanganui is coming to Marton on Thursday, 25 July from 11am — and we’re here to help!
Spaces are limited, so don’t miss this chance to book a free session with our team. Message us now to secure your spot and take the first step toward your business dreams! 😁🔆😁

Thrive Whanganui is focused on growing entrepreneurship capability  in the Whanganui, Ruapehu and Rangitikei regions. We are committed to creating opportunities for vulnerable communities through enabling access to business planning upskilling to people who have historically been excluded from entr...

09/07/2025

Hari huritau Shenaragh! 🎉 Ngā mihi nui for letting us share in the joy of celebrating your 30th birthday with you today. What a beautiful milestone! 💛 Woohoo!

We also kicked off our Whaikaha programme, and the energy is already electric! We’re so excited to walk alongside each of you as you grow your pakihi dreams into reality.

A special shoutout to our incredible Grace Tichbon, your kōrero today was heartfelt, inspiring, and absolutely on point. Ngā mihi nui for sharing your journey with us. 💬✨

27/06/2025

✨ Still buzzing from our unforgettable Puanga Showcase celebrating pakihi Māori! The energy, the mana, the mahi – it was all next level. 💥

Now… the moment you’ve been waiting for – our professional photo gallery has arrived! 📸🔥 Dive in and relive the magic. Can you spot yourself? Tag your mates, share the vibes, and let’s keep celebrating our thriving pakihi Māori! 🖤

21/06/2025

🌟 Ngā Mihi Nui ki a Koutou! 🌟

"Ehara taku toa i te toa takitahi, engari he toa takitini."
(My success is not mine alone, but the success of many.)

Today at the Puanga Showcase, we witnessed something truly special the magic that happens when our incredible pakihi Māori come together under one roof. To every stallholder, artist, creator, and storyteller who shared their mahi at Te Tuinga: you were the stars of the show, lighting up the space with your talent, passion, and mana.

We hope you:
✨ Found new fans who’ll follow your journey
✨ Built connections that spark future collaborations
✨ Felt the aroha of our thriving community

Today proved what’s possible when we unite to celebrate Puanga and uplift each other. Keep shining your work inspires us all!

20/06/2025

✨️Lorraine Snow Tapa, starting us off right, Come down e te whānau and tautoko our pakihi Māori and celebrate Puanga ✨️

20/06/2025

✨Puanga Showcase - Pakihi Māori profile✨
📢 🌟Meet Frances and Stacey Gardiner; The Sissys!

Selling plant-based anti-aging beauty products.
Friendly, knowledgeable, and passionate about helping others feel their best, come have a chat and discover what might be right for you!

⭐️https://www.facebook.com/share/16gg7HKLwg/
⭐️https://www.facebook.com/share/1AcodXnK5V/

21st of June 9am-1pm in the Backhouse building on Drews Ave