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Kia ora, I'm Tania - Event Manager & Sponsorship Specialist Virtually There Martinborough Limited (VTML) Est. 2015 - Freelance Event and Sponsorship Management.

Specialising in Event Delivery and Sponsorship, Anytime, Anywhere. Kia ora, Hello Tania here, Freelance Event and Sponsorship Manager. Working with you, Virtually There in your office! Do you have an event vision? Are you time-poor and need to get your event logistics underway? As a small to medium-sized business owner, free yourself from event details and deliver an exceptional event with the help of an online Event Manager. I am a seasoned Online Event Manager with 20+ years of experience in comprehensive logistical support services. My passion for events has led me to create a thriving virtual business with a growing, loyal client base. From virtual webinars and workshops to corporate events and conferences, whether online, hybrid, or in person, together we can effortlessly remove the stress of event management, allowing you to dedicate your time to core business operations. Virtually There can also assist in securing essential funding for your event, ensuring a seamless hosting experience. With Creative VA services in the mix, Virtually There can help enhance your events marketing presence. Whether you need a website makeover, fresh social media content, eye-catching posters and brochures, eBooks, reports, business cards, or any other promotional materials, Virtually There has you covered. Virtual Event management is as flexible as you need it to be and comes without any office-related overhead expenses. Your community event will be efficiently handled and stress-free. Together we can make it just happen! virtuallythereoffice.co.nz

Let’s Talk - Tania | [email protected] | +44 (0) 27 6411 517

28/10/2026

10 weeks till the Christmas break.

Yes, I said it.

Time to stop hiding from it and start planning for it.

So here’s my ask:
💡
stop for an hour this week.

🙃 Not to clear your inbox. 😁 To plan.

What has to happen before Christmas?

What can wait until January?

What do you want to walk into the new year with?

I saw the difference this makes at UNPLUGGED last week.
When we have the time and space to slow down, we stop reacting and started thinking.
We left re-energised, with clear options for what comes next.

You don’t need two nights in a vineyard to do it.

You need an hour, a coffee, and the decision to stop.

Time. Space. Slowing down.

The next 8 to 10 weeks will fill up either way.

Better you decide how.

And if you’d like the two nights away
💫 UNPLUGGED will be back in 2027.
Get on the info waitlist now: Comment WAITLIST and I will send you the link.

📸 Anita Burgess photography

14/10/2026

TWO DAYS TO DECIDE. FOUR DAYS TILL IT STARTS.

18–20 October, Martinborough.

Cutoff is Friday 5pm, after that the numbers are locked in.

Here’s what you’re actually getting:
💚 2 nights’ accommodation at the vineyard
💚 Welcome drinks, and a w**e tasting
💚 Two fine dining dinners at Tirohana Estate
💚 All meals,
💚 Business chat along the way
💚 A nutrition workshop with Sarah Percy from Eat Nutrition
💚 Giant flower-making with Becs Mackie at Ventana Art Space
💚 A business conversations panel with Claire Wells A Complete Cow, Rachel Riddle Riddle Media and Jo Kempton
💚 Facilitated sessions to find your actual next move
💚 Headshots with Anita Burgess Photography
💚 A letter to yourself, sealed and posted back in the new year
💚 A dark sky reserve walk with Charlotte Harding, weather permitting but it will be grand

And me! A facilitator or all things ... not a coach!

🤯 Every year you tell yourself you’ll do some planning before the busy season hits. This is that. You’ve got until Friday 5pm to actually do it.

💥 Come for the full 48 hours or just one day, both work. DM me or email [email protected] before Friday 5pm.

2 days to decide · 4 days till Martinborough

Tania 💚

09/10/2026

If you know me, you’ll know food is one of my things.

I have enough cookbooks to start a library.

Well, almost.

There’s always room for more.

So it will be no surprise that good food is going to play a big part at UNPLUGGED.

On Monday, Registered Dietitian Sarah Percy from Eat Nutrition is joining us. She’ll talk about how to eat well when you’re juggling a lot of balls, with a touch of gut health and hormones. Then she’s making us Buddha bowls for lunch. Food that fuels your thinking, not a mid-afternoon slump.

🤯 A little secret from 20+ years of events: the best moments happen between courses.

😉 Picture Monday night. A glass of Martinborough Pinot Noir.
The woman next to you started her business the same year you did.
Somewhere between the main and dessert, she says the one thing that unsticks the decision you’ve been circling for months. You return the favour over coffee.

None of that happens at your desk.

It happens when you make the time for yourself.

Two days away from the busyness is an investment in you, and in where your business goes next.

Included ➡ Two 3-course dinners, a w**e tasting, a photographer on site for headshots and two days of great sessions.

Some strategy.

Some not.

💚 The food will be great. The company, even better. 💚

📸 the salmon from a previous visit to Tirohana Estate. And oh Yes, it tasted as good as it looks.

18 to 20 October · Tirohana Estate, Martinborough · limited spots left

08/10/2026

When did you last think about your business...
...instead of just running it?

I've spent 20+ years running events for other people.

Here's what I've noticed about business owners:
👉 we're very good at being busy.

Marketing. Bookkeeping. Selling. Doing the work itself, including answering the client who emails at 9pm.

It all needs doing, and it all fills the week.

What gets pushed aside is the bigger question.

👉 Where is this business actually going, and do I still want it to go there?

I'm asking that one myself right now.

I run business events, but the part I love most is the programming.

Shaping the sessions, finding the right speakers, building something with real substance and then making the logistics work around it.

Is that where my business should head next?

I need more than a spare Tuesday afternoon to work that out.

Yours will be different.
A new offering you keep putting off.
Whether it's time to hire.
A price rise you haven't had the nerve for.
The project that lights you up but never makes the to-do list.
Or just figuring out what to stop doing.

💡 That's why I built 💫 Unplugged 💫 .

Two days at Tirohana Estate, away from the day-to-day, with other leaders and business owners who understand.

Time to think properly about what's next, for you or for the business.

The vineyard is tranquil. The food will be a delight!

🙌 But what you're really coming for is the thinking time you never give yourself.

Ten days to go. 18 to 20 October · Martinborough
Book here: https://www.virtuallythere.co.nz/unplugged-business-retreat/
Flick me a DM or email with any questions...

Come and join us for what will be that space to explore your next steps.

T 💚

07/10/2026

WALLFLOWERS FOR THE WIN 🌸

Pick your colour when you book, because even your flower should match your vibe!

More UNPLUGGED magic, happening...

We're joined by the fabulous Becs Mackie from Ventana Art Space for an afternoon of crafting, chatting, and the kind of business talk that never happens on social channels.

Take it away, Becs! 🙌

Still time to join us. Details here: https://www.virtuallythere.co.nz/unplugged-business-retreat/ or email [email protected]

01/10/2026

When was the last time you had space to think outside of the workspace?

Not squeezed between calls. Not at 10pm with the laptop still open. Proper space.

To think.
To dream.
To talk through what you want.
To talk through what you want to do next.

That's what UNPLUGGED is for.

The sessions are planned, but not over-programmed. There's room to pick up your coffee, wander out onto the homestead deck, and chat through that idea or next step you've been hoping to get to sooner.

Two nights at Tirohana Estate, Martinborough. 18–20 October.

A few spots left. Message me or email [email protected].

29/09/2026

I have news... overhere quick!

SMILE 📸

Meet Anita Burgess, the photographer joining us at Unplugged.

Anita and I have worked together at business events over the last 4+ years, and now I finally get to bring her to Unplugged.

Anita Burgess Photography is based in Ōhope, working across event, brand, travel and hospitality photography throughout New Zealand and beyond. Her thing is unscripted, real moments, not stiff posed content. Clients say she makes you feel completely at ease in front of the camera, which if you've ever sat through a corporate headshot session, you'll know isn't a given.

Anita's running 15-minute mini headshot sessions for every attendee, 18–20 October in Martinborough. You'll walk away with one free shot, with the option to buy extras if you want more.

Have a look at her work: https://www.anitaburgessphotography.com/

6 spots left for Unplugged, birthday offer ends TODAY 30 September. Link in the bio ⬆⬆⬆ to book.

28/09/2026

OUR BIRTHDAY OFFER ENDS THIS WEEK.

6 spots left for Unplugged.

Another phenomenal woman is joining the panel: Jo Kempton, Happy Belly Ferments and Energy. Expect honest, warts and all business talk. Real strategies you can actually use, not polished keynote fluff.

This isn't just a weekend away. It's business connections and friendships that last a lifetime.

It's our 11th birthday. Bringing a business bestie? Book together before 30 September, and you'll both get 11% off. Booking solo? There's a gift waiting for you on arrival.

Two nights at a vineyard in Martinborough, 18–20 October. All the details are in the flyer.

More info here and book a spot >>> https://www.virtuallythere.co.nz/unplugged-business-retreat/

24/09/2026

What a night.

The VA Awards this weekend did not disappoint, gorgeous outfits, even better company, and a room full of people who genuinely back each other.

Being part of it as a sponsor this year was a real honour, and it was pretty special seeing the Unplugged flyer sitting alongside everyone's place settings, tucked in with the awards programme.

A little reminder that behind all the glitz, most of us running our own businesses are just quietly figuring it out as we go.

Huge congratulations to all the finalists and winners, and a massive thanks to Toyah-Maree Langeveld and Marianne Wullings and the whole VA Awards team for pulling together a polished night that bought the Vibe (IYKYK).

If you were there and picked up a flyer, or you're just reading this and thinking you could do with two nights away from your own noise, Unplugged is a small group retreat for founders and leaders, 18 to 20 October at Tirohana Estate here in Martinborough. Business talk with no fluff, and a proper break from running everything yourself for once.

It's also our 11th birthday this month, so book in September and there's a gift on arrival and 11% off if you bring a friend, book before 30 September with the code VTELEVEN.

Thanks for having us, Virtual Assistant Network New Zealand & The VA Foundry 👏 👏 👏

Come join the fun at Unplugged.

📸

22/09/2026

3 business women + conversations to light you up.

Excitement is uncontainable, the Business Conversations Panel for Unplugged is complete.

Unplugged is a retreat for founders and leaders, 18 to 20 October at Tirohana Estate, Martinborough. A small group, not a conference.

Swipe to meet the three women joining us there to talk business, real talk, no fluff.

🐮 Wells, founder of A Complete Cow in Carterton, a regenerative beef and tallow beauty business, from paddock to what ends up in your freezer and on your bathroom shelf.

📹 Rachel Riddle, co-founder of Riddle Media, a creative and videography business in Upper Hutt. Behind the camera and in front of it.

⚡ Jo Kempton, founder of Happy Belly Ferments and My Life Potential. Eleven years running fermenting and energy work side by side, published author of Reclaim Your Intuition, and an intuitive energy healer.

Three different paths, three honest conversations about what it actually takes to build something of your own.

Limited spots, 7 left. Come sit with us at Unplugged.

Confirm your sport here: https://bit.ly/4iZrrJl
or [email protected]

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Martinborough
5711

Opening Hours

Monday	8am - 6pm
Tuesday	8am - 6pm
Wednesday	8am - 6pm
Thursday	8am - 6pm
Friday	8am - 6pm

Website

https://www.virtuallythere.co.nz/unplugged-business-retreat/

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