Enterprising Taumarunui

Enterprising Taumarunui Incorporated (ETI) is a community business group that operates within Taumarunui and helps businesses engage in the community and improve their growth and development. ETI is a voluntary group working to provide economic development for the Taumarunui area.

Membership of ETI is open to all businesses, companies, trades, firms and individuals in the Taumarunui area.  As well as a web page listing, ETI works proactively on projects to enhance the community.

The ETI committee is actively working on ongoing projects:

  • Business After 5
  • Business Awards
  • We have partnered with Te Waka Pu Whenua to bring Te Huapae o Matariki (Winter Festival) to Taumarunui

Some of our past projects include:

  • Heritage boards
  • Stage 2 of the Taumarunui CBD security cameras
  • Joined with Taumarunui Rotary Club and the Ruapehu District Council to upgrade the Northern Entrance
  • Taumarunui Revitalisation projects
  • Taumarunui Grandstand Upgrade
  • Clean Up Taumarunui Initiative (Manuaute Street Project)
  • Stage 2 of the Decorative Lighting

ETI also operates as an umbrella group through which other community projects can gain access to community grant funders.

The committee meets monthly and meetings are open to the public, so please join us if you want to discuss any issues or suggestions for our group, or just to see what we’ve got going on.  Meetings are currently the third Tuesday of every month.