Partnering with Coast Link Services Ltd. a plan has been created for the development of culture and heritage tourism in Westland. The proposal includes a number of public sector heritage asset developments, townscape planning, business development and marketing.
Client: Heritage West Coast Inc. (2017 – Current)
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Strategic Planning
Strategic Planning
Greymouth Te Rito Family Violence Network Strategy Plan 2013-2016
Family violence is a major issue in the Grey District. Like many communities throughout New Zealand it largely sits below the radar and receives little public media attention. While the actual level of family violence is difficult to measure as it is often hidden, its negative impacts on the wellbeing of those affected is felt throughout our community. Gurden Consulting Ltd w...
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Left Bank Art Gallery
Jackie Gurden has had a long involvement with the gallery. In her role as Recreation Officer for the Greymouth Borough Council she played a lead role setting up and managing the facility though its initial years upstairs in the Council Offices in the early 1980s.
Planning and marketing assistance was then given over a three year period to successfully help retain the galle...
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Ross Heritage Goldfields Concept Plan-Vision and Brief
Working with the Ross community, Gurden Consulting Ltd facilitated the development of a vision, prepared funding applications and Brief for a coordinator to implement the revitalisation of the Ross Historic Goldfields in what became known as "Project Ross".
Client: Department of Conservation
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Chatham Islands Tourism Planning
The Chatham Islands was presented with the opportunity to employ a tourism coordinator through Government funding. Gurden Consulting Ltd was commissioned to work with the tourism operators on the Island, prepare a Tourism Strategic Plan and the application for funding the position.
This was undertaken in conjunction with the Enterprising Communities Fund within the Ministr...
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Chatham Islands Broadband Planning
The Chatham Islands are described by many as a Land Apart. The remote location 860 kilometres east of the mainland together with a population of just over 600 people present some unique challenges. One of these is in communications infrastructure.
Gurden Consulting Ltd was commissioned to assist the Island in the quest for funding to improve broadband on the Island. A broa...
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