Planit Events

07/10/2026

30/09/2026

Tomorrow night, a piece of Hawke’s Bay history takes centre stage. 🍷🏆

At 148 years old, this incredible trophy has seen a few celebrations in its time and tomorrow night, another name joins its story.

It will be awarded to the New Zealand Sotheby’s International Realty Hawke’s Bay Champion W**e of the Year at the Hawke’s Bay W**e Awards.

One trophy.
148 years of history (26 of those are W**e Awards ❤️)
And one exceptional Hawke’s Bay w**e about to take its place on it.

Who will it be? 👀🍷Hawke's Bay A&P Society Hawke's Bay W**e Awards

22/09/2026

🫏 DONKEYS WANTED! 🫏

Okay, this might be one of our more unusual requests… 😂

We’re on the hunt for a few donkeys who might be available for a very special event at this years A&P Show.

And before you ask…
Yes, it’s for a DONKEY LUNCH. 🥕🌿
Yes, the donkeys are the guests.
And yes, we are completely serious. 🤣

If you own a donkey (or know someone who does!) and think they might be up for a rather fabulous lunch outing, please tag them below or send us a message.

Please help us find our VID Very Important Donkeys… sort of. 🫏😂 Hawke's Bay A&P Society

20/09/2026

Very happy (and tired 🤣 ) campers today ❤️ Stay tuned !

WOW, what a night! 🎉

Off The Record: Beyond the Black Jersey was everything we hoped it would be and more. Huge thank you to everyone who came along and made it one to remember. 🚁

To our panel, Ian Kirkpatrick, David Kirk, Taine Randell and Darren Shand, thank you for such honest and generous conversation. It was such an honour and a privilege to have you all. To David Todd for keeping the night moving with all his usual wit, we couldn't have asked for a better MC. Neville Clark (Clarky) our Auctioneer, THANK YOU! To the amazing Eilish Black for your entertainment throughout dinner ( and your very generous auction item !)

To Tony Ras from Bayleys, this event simply wouldn't have happened without you, thank you for your belief in it from the start and everything you did to make it happen.

To our main sponsor Bayleys, our table sponsors Populous People, Oxbury, Forsyth Barr Havelock North, MCL Construction, Advanced Plumbing and Bay European, and our supporting partners Hick Bros Civil Construction and Conroy Removals, thank you for backing this event and for backing the Trust. Nights like this don't happen without you.

And to everyone who donated silent and live auction items, your generosity turned that part of the night into something special and helped raise vital funds for the Trust, thank you.

Keep your eyes peeled over the next few days for photos, updates, and an official thank you to everyone who helped make it happen. 💛 Bayleys Hawke's Bay Forsyth Barr
Populous People Advanced Plumbing, Drainage & Gas Bay European MCL Construction Ltd Oxbury Bank Plc Conroy Removals New Zealand Hick Bros Civil Construction Ltd Toddy Talks Eilish Rose Music Tony Rasmussen - Bayleys Rural

18/09/2026

The LIVE auction catalogue for Off The Record: Beyond the Black Jersey is out now 🏉

14 incredible lots up for grabs tomorrow night, from a signed 2026 All Blacks jersey to a week in Vanuatu, a Cape Kidnappers fly, dine & golf experience, and Sir Brian Lochore's original 1995 World Cup gear bag.

👉 View the catalogue: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1pNXY9PqUkMR5_RKEab8Z0eXQVcp-jH-H/view?usp=sharing

Can't make it on the night but want in on a lot? We take absentee bids. Flick us a message and we'll sort you out.

All proceeds support the Wallace Foundation Rescue Helicopter, keeping Hawke's Bay safe.

18/09/2026

Off the Record is on the record to announce we are officially SOLD OUT! 👏

We cannot wait to see everyone tomorrow for what is set to be an incredible evening of unfiltered conversation with some of New Zealand’s most respected names in rugby, featuring:

🏉 Ian Kirkpatrick MBE
🏉 David Kirk MBE
🏉 Taine Randell
🏉 Darren Shand ONZM

Real stories, honest reflection, and a room full of people who care about the Wallace Foundation Rescue Helicopter Service.

We’re there to hear our panel share the stories that didn’t make the press conference, but mostly, we’re there to keep our rescue helicopter flying for Hawke’s Bay when our patients need it most.

Can’t make it tomorrow night? You can still be part of it. Our Charity Auction is open now, with a fantastic range of silent auction items up for grabs. You can place your bid here:

https://www.32auctions.com/offtherecord

A huge part of the night is our Charity Auction, and we’d like to take a moment to thank every local business, sponsor and individual who donated an item, bought a table or bought a ticket. We simply could not have done any of this without your support of our lifesaving service. A MASSIVE thank you 🙏

15/09/2026

Come and join the fun 🤩🤣

03/09/2026

A charity rugby special. Four men who shaped the game, one unfiltered evening.

Off The Record: Beyond the Black Jersey is proudly sponsored by Bayleys, in support of the Wallace Foundation Rescue Helicopter Service.

Ian Kirkpatrick MBE, David Kirk MBE, Taine Randell, and Darren Shand ONZM sit down for unfiltered conversation, MC'd by David Todd. The stories that don't make the press conferences, the pressure of the jersey, and what stays with them long after they leave the field. Wallace Foundation Rescue Helicopter Service Bayleys Hawke's Bay

📍 Napier Conference Centre
📅 Saturday 19 September, 5.30pm

Tickets on sale now. Every dollar raised keeps the crews in the air when Hawke's Bay needs them most.

Buy Tickets » https://www.eventfinda.co.nz/2026/off-the-record-beyond-the-black-jersey/napier

24/08/2026

Hats Off | “ Week “ 3

This is actually my second rodeo 🤠

I used to think that meant it would get easier. That the mental load would lighten, the hard conversations would get smoother, and at some point I’d actually clock off on a Friday and mean it.

Spoiler: I do not mean it.

Being in business doesn’t come with an off switch. You’re thinking about it in the shower, in the middle of the night, at dinner, on a holiday you booked six months ago specifically to stop thinking about it. Not always because something is wrong, sometimes just because your brain has decided that 11pm is the perfect time to replay a client conversation from four days ago and identify seventeen things you could have said differently.

You don’t fix that. You just get better at living with it.

What experience actually gives you is clarity on what deserves your energy and what doesn’t. You get better at knowing what needs your attention at 11pm (almost nothing) and what can wait until morning (almost everything, it turns out). You get better at making decisions without all the information, at staying calm in a crisis, at looking like you have absolutely everything under control when what you actually have is a plan B, a plan C, and a very good poker face. 🃏

That’s what you’re paying for when you hire someone who’s been around the block. Not the hours on a timesheet. The decade of knowing what breaks, who to call, and how to fix it before anyone else in the room has even registered that something went wrong.

I once had a potential client respond to a marquee wedding quote with his own version of what he thought it should cost. A detailed, personal breakdown calculated by a man who had never coordinated a marquee wedding in his life, never managed a supplier in a paddock at 6am, never sweet-talked a florist into a last minute turnaround, and almost certainly never had to make a tent look like a fairytale in the pouring Hawke’s Bay rain. 🌧️

He was taking the p**s, frankly.

We responded with a very warm “good luck and we wish you all the best with your wedding” and left it at that. 😊

Because no formula in the world can measure what it costs to show up, year after year, in every kind of weather, for every kind of client, and make it look easy. That knowledge isn’t free. It was earned, one rodeo at a time.

The second rodeo is still a rodeo. You just know where to hold on.

Fellow business owners, what’s the one thing nobody warned you about? Drop it below. I have a feeling we’ve all got a story….

(Also offically my new favourite cap 🤣)