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The Horowhenua Company Ltd (THCL)
is the independent economic development
agency for Horowhenua

THCL undertakes activities and projects to enable the Horowhenua NZ Trust to achieve its mission, to improve the social and economic wellbeing for all of Horowhenua. We champion Horowhenua, understanding the opportunities for growth. We identify and attract investment to achieve the outcomes.

THCL identifies gaps and takes action on the priorities for Horowhenua - we make stuff happen!

DISTRICT SNAPSHOT

ECONOMIC DATAOur latest quarterly economic dashboard

REGIONAL PROFILEData outlining key metrics for Horowhenua

RESOURCES FOR BUSINESSPresentations and useful data relevant to Horowhenua

“We fulfil our role by targeting our efforts to achieve the highest impact”

OUR ACTIVITIES

CONNECTING PEOPLE & INFORMATION

BA5
Webinars
Women in Business Lunch Series
Futures Day
Work-ready programmes & pathways

KNOWING & UNDERSTANDING

Environmental scanning
Economic dashboards
Business confidence
Innovation & new ideas

COMMUNICATION

Business Success stories
Impacts & Achievements
Case studies

LATEST NEWS & CASE STUDIES

Levin Waitārere Beach Surf Life Saving Club opens new building

December 4th 2023The Levin Waitārere Beach Surf Life Saving Club has a stunning new facility, named Te Whare Waitā, which was opened last Saturday, an event that was followed by an open day for the public. Sitting Read more

NEW ROBERT HARRIS CAFÉ OPENS IN FOXTON

November 30th 2023"Hello Foxton!! We are so excited for the opening tomorrow and can’t wait to see you here" say Karyn and Veronique Read. They are the new owners of the Robert Harris Franchised Cafe, the first inRead more

WOMEN IN BUSINESS LUNCHEON HUGE SUCCESS

November 28th 2023The final Women in Business Luncheon was hosted at the Levin Kia showroom on Friday the 24th November. Dining with the ‘cars’ became the new catch phrase as forty women had the chance to mixRead more

WOMANHOOD JOURNAL HIGHLIGHTS HOROWHENUA WOMEN

November 21st 2023The Womanhood Journal is a publication which has provided a platform for women’s stories to be acknowledged and celebrated. To date there are more than 80 women in our community whose stories haveRead more

BRAD OLSEN SPEAKS WITH HOROWHENUA'S BUSINESS COMMUNITY

November 21st 2023The Horowhenua Company Ltd held its end of year Electra BA5 last week at Te Takeretanga o Kura-hau-pōwith guest speaker Brad Olsen, the CE and Principal Economist at Infometrics Ltd. AroundRead more

SNAP SHOT PROGRAMME - CASE STUDY

November 16th 2023This year Get-Go developed a careers initiative which engaged college students, teachers, and local employers. The ‘Snapshot’ visits programme informs students about career options in theRead more

Electra sells SECURELY®

November 10th 2023Electra Services is an award-winning security and monitoring company. It operates under the SECURELY brand and is wholly owned by Electra Ltd, which is one of New Zealand’s largest electricityRead more

HOROWHENUA’S MANAKAU MARKET WINS TOP SHOP

November 9th 2023Manakau Market became the 2023 recipient of the Electra Business and Innovation Top Shop Award, presented last month at Southwards Museum. On the awards night, the trophy was accepted by ManakauRead more

HOROWHENUA'S CIDER MAKER WINS AT NZ AWARDS

November 8th 2023New Zealand’s only female cider business owner and producer of Cider in NZ, is Elemental Cider in located in Kuku and is owned by Carmen Gray - an Award Winning Cider maker. Read more

LOCAL HOROWHENUA BUSINESS WOMAN WINNING AWARDS

November 7th 2023Maria "RIWA" Wawatai and her business art by RIWA® was the winner of the Ikaroa Regional Award at the MWDI Māori Businesswomen’s Awards 2023, held at the Aotea Centre, in Tāmaki Makaurau onRead more

OUTWARD BOUND SCHOLARSHIP 2023

November 7th 2023Get-Go, a programme delivered by the Horowhenua Company Ltd, recently received an 8 day Outward Bound Scholarship to award to a local young person. We saw this as an incredible opportunity. OneRead more

Ō2NL ENVIRONMENT COURT HEARING

October 26th 2023This week the Environment Court is conducting hearings for the O2NL consent process. Lonnie Dalzell from Waka Kotahi presented their proposal for resource consent. Affected parties presented evidenceRead more

SUBSIDIARY ORGANISATIONS

CONTACT DETAILS

Mail: PO Box 403, Levin 5540

Office: Level 1, 8 Bath Street, Levin

Email : info@thcl.nz

Hendrix Warren hendrix@thcl.nz

Business Growth Manager - 027 308 9297

Renee Cohen Renee@thcl.nz

Business Growth Advisor - 027 257 1856

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