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Bus strike - school holidays only saving grace
Wednesday, 7 October 2009, 1:15 pm | Newmarket Business Association
"Tomorrow's expected suspension of widespread bus services is going to put Auckland's transport infrastructure and businesses under extra pressure. Thankfully it is school holidays," says Cameron Brewer, chief executive of the Newmarket ... More >>
Credit card savings positive, surcharge maybe not
Monday, 5 October 2009, 3:09 pm | Newmarket Business Association
News out of the Commerce Commission that credit card interchange fees will be set by competition, potentially saving the New Zealand retail sector tens of millions of dollars is welcome news. However given the economic climate the suggestion of ... More >>
Great news Grafton Bridge opened ahead of schedule
Monday, 5 October 2009, 9:44 am | Newmarket Business Association
“It is great that Grafton Bridge is open this side of Christmas, three months ahead of schedule. This is a good outcome particularly when you consider the economic climate,” says Cameron Brewer, chief executive of the Newmarket Business Association. More >>
Last to have say on best NZ young designer
Tuesday, 29 September 2009, 9:53 am | Newmarket Business Association
The public has less than one week left to vote for their favourite garment as part of the 2009 Newmarket Young Fashion Designer Award. Thirty-five garments designed by teenagers from around New Zealand are on display upstairs at Rialto until 5pm, ... More >>
Last week for public to have say on best young NZ designer
Monday, 28 September 2009, 2:43 pm | Newmarket Business Association
The public has one week left to vote for their favourite garment as part of the 2009 Newmarket Young Fashion Designer Award. More >>
Boobs On Bikes a bad look in Fashion Week
Wednesday, 23 September 2009, 11:43 am | Newmarket Business Association
"The timing couldn't be worse with Boobs On Bikes right in the middle of Fashion Week. Our best and brightest fashion designers are doing their best to showcase New Zealand high fashion, yet there's a tacky sideshow holding up all the traffic," says ... More >>
Expats returning home helps cushion NZ retail
Tuesday, 22 September 2009, 12:23 pm | Newmarket Business Association
New Zealand's net migration gain of 15,600 in the year to August 2008 has without doubt helped New Zealand retailers avoid the big troughs seen in the United Kingdom and United States, says Cameron Brewer, chief executive of the Newmarket Business ... More >>
Retailers set to throw everything at Christmas
Monday, 21 September 2009, 9:57 am | Newmarket Business Association
“Christmas will come early this year, with many retailers set to start promoting Christmas more than ever given the recession,” says the head of Auckland’s leading retail district. More >>
Thank goodness Auckland bus strike averted
Tuesday, 8 September 2009, 4:22 pm | Newmarket Business Association
"This is great news for the tens of thousands of commuters, not to mention businesses and schools," said Cameron Brewer, chief executive of the Newmarket Business Association in response to news that a bus driver lock-out has been called off. “For a sprawling ... More >>
Easier entry for Australians a boost for business
Thursday, 20 August 2009, 4:17 pm | Newmarket Business Association
An Auckland business group says easier travel trans-Tasman travel arrangements announced by the Prime Minister today will provide a timely boost to business. “These changes are significant because Australians make up the biggest chunk of the visitor market ... More >>
SH1 traffic slows down indefinitely over Newmarket
Monday, 17 August 2009, 11:40 am | Newmarket Business Association
Drivers travelling over State Highway One’s Newmarket Viaduct will be forced to slow down from tomorrow (Monday 17 August) as work intensifies on the massive Newmarket Viaduct Replacement Project. The business community beneath the motorway viaduct ... More >>
Traffic slowed down indefinitely over Newmarket
Sunday, 16 August 2009, 3:00 pm | Newmarket Business Association
Media release Newmarket Business Association Sunday 16 August 2009 SH1 traffic slowed down indefinitely over Newmarket from tomorrow More >>
Unemployment rate not as bad as overseas
Thursday, 6 August 2009, 11:25 am | Newmarket Business Association
New Zealand’s 6% unemployment rate announced today is a concern, but it needs to kept perspective. In many cases it’s much worse overseas,” says Cameron Brewer, general manager of the Newmarket Business Association. More >>
Finalists announced in Newmarket Young Fashion
Wednesday, 5 August 2009, 11:13 am | Newmarket Business Association
Thirty-five finalists have been selected to go through to the next stage of the 2009 Newmarket Young Fashion Designer Award from a record number of 68 entrants. Whitecliffe College of Arts & Design selected the finalists from portfolios submitted by ... More >>
Hamilton - Auckland rail service boost for Waikato
Friday, 31 July 2009, 3:19 pm | Newmarket Business Association
Kiwirail's proposed daily passenger rail service from Auckland to Hamilton would be great as the Hamilton CBD pushes for reinvigoration and economic growth," says an Auckland business leader. "Waikato needs to cash in on Auckland's huge projected ... More >>
Reserve Bank right as retail flat-lining
Thursday, 30 July 2009, 11:18 am | Newmarket Business Association
“At worse retail is flat-lining. We’re certainly not freefalling. Given the recession is now 18 months old, businesses are increasingly thinking that we’ve bottomed out and things are only going to get better over the next 12 months,” says the ... More >>
Another suspicious man photographed measuring up
Wednesday, 29 July 2009, 4:51 pm | Newmarket Business Association
A photograph of an unknown man suspiciously measuring up a shop door in Newmarket has been released to the media with the local business community keen for him to be identified. More >>
Bad weather comes at the right time for retailers
Monday, 27 July 2009, 5:24 pm | Newmarket Business Association
New Zealand retailers are showing some good resilience when you consider we’re into the seventh quarter of an international economic recession. In Auckland’s leading shopping district of Newmarket we have lost some businesses at the edges ... More >>
Huge interest in All Black public appearance today
Friday, 17 July 2009, 12:16 pm | Newmarket Business Association
The Newmarket Business Association says hundreds of fans have turned up to the Adidas store on Broadway for a signing session with the All Blacks from 4.00 – 5.00pm. “If anyone thought interest in the All Blacks was diminishing, they should have ... More >>
Business needs to start World Cup planning
Sunday, 12 July 2009, 6:09 pm | Newmarket Business Association
Media release Newmarket Business Association Sunday, 11 July 2009 Auckland business needs to start Rugby World Cup planning or miss out More >>
