Damon Harvey

Damon is the editor and publisher of The Profit. Damon has over 20 years experience as a journalist, content developer, marketer and public relations specialist. Damon is a huge advocate for Hawke's Bay businesses and The Profit was created as a platform to celebrate HB businesses and business people. Damon is also a director of Attn! marketing pr - www.attn.co.nz alongside wife Anna Lorck. He is also a Hastings District Councillor and chairman of Sport Hawke's Bay. In his spare time he loves surfing, mountain biking, crossfit and spending time with his family, which includes five girls! If you've got a great story contact Damon on 021 2886 772 or damon@theprofit.co.nz

Fractional work – hiring a part-time specialist to help grow your business

Over 2024, high interest rates and inflationary pressures have made it harder than usual for Kiwi businesses to thrive. At the same time, many businesses still see an opportunity to grow but may be reluctant to spend money on hiring a new person (especially at a senior/ executive level) who could play a key role in unlocking that growth opportunity....

Delivering results at life- changing academy

Located on Omahu Road Hastings, purposefully on the doorstep of Flaxmere where he grew up, local businessman Taurus Taurima’s Topline Training Academy is changing lives. While his own story is inspirational and grounded in many of the challenges faced by the rangatahi his programme has been created for, Taurus has shown that with hard work, positive influence and role models,...

Pan Pac emerges from water and silt

Steam is rising from the boilers again at Pan Pac after a 16 month clean up at a cost of over $300 million. Fair to say it wasn’t the best way to celebrate 50 years of business. Cyclone Gabrielle struck with all its fury submerging the Whirinaki site with over 2 metres in water and more than 750,000m3 of silt....

Local businesses backing Hawke’s Bay Māori rugby success in shield endeavours

Two local businesses with strong Māori heritage are backing Te Matau a Māui Hawke’s Bay Māori rugby team as it prepares to challenge Te Upoko o Te Ika Wellington Māori Wellington for the Sir Eruera Tihema Tirakatene Shield, the Ranfurly Shield of Māori rugby. Hastings based Geotech engineering firm RDCL and civil infrastructure firm Tūpore Infrastructure have been confirmed as lead...

Working hard to keep cargo flowing and support regional economic growth

Napier Port has delivered a strong half year earning result. Napier Port CEO Todd Dawson says a strong port is important to region’s economic prosperity. “When the region does well, Napier Port does well and vice versa. That’s why it’s pleasing to deliver strong earnings recovery in the first half of our financial year.” In the first six months of...

Aura Consulting: Crafting tailored staffing solutions

Aura Consulting has established itself as a leader in specialist recruitment services in Hawke’s Bay, offering unparalleled expertise, personalised services and an intimate understanding of the local job market, industry trends and business landscape. Bede Ashby, a Hawke’s Bay recruitment expert highlights the myriad of staffing challenges organisations face in today’s dynamic business environment. These challenges range from filling short-term...

A new direction for longstanding business – Orsborn Roadmarkers

Orsborn Roadmarkers have a long history of making their mark across Hawke’s Bay and beyond. As the family-owned business celebrates 60 years serving the Bay, they are embarking on a bold and exciting new direction and embracing the opportunity of a change of ownership. Local businessman Taurus Taurima, owner of the multi-award winning civil construction business Topline Contracting, has purchased...

Te Rae offers new meeting space to meet demand

Looking for a meeting space or somewhere to host a small scale conference, Te Rae is at the head of the local offerings. Te Rae has opened in Queen Street Hastings, in the old Post Office building and has six meeting spaces ranging in capacity from 2 to 80 people. It has been set up by the Hawke’s Bay Regional...

New report finds $410 million needed for Hawke’s Bay horticulture sector a year on from Cyclone Gabrielle

One year on from an initial analysis of the impacts of Cyclone Gabrielle, a new report from Boston Consulting Group (BCG) has found the Hawke's Bay horticultural sector needs at least $410 million in additional funding to recover to its pre-cyclone state by 2030. BCG’s report, Hawke’s Bay Horticultural Sector: Economic recovery update: a year after Cyclone Gabrielle, has found...

A bit of nous to combat resourcing challenges. Business Profile – Development Nous

Many professions have struggled with skill shortages in recent years but local land development consultancy business, Development Nous Limited has taken a new approach that works for all parties – the business, their clients and their remote team members based in Sweden and South Africa. Development Nous, which first started in Hastings in 2016 with six staff and two directors,...