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More communities to organise ANZAC Day themselves
Thursday, 23 April 2009, 2:54 pm | Newmarket Business Association
An Auckland business community is organising its own ANZAC Day commemorations for the second year running, and claims more communities around the country will take up the slack as the RSA is forced to rationalise its activities in the coming years. ... More >>
Point Chevalier to Newmarket bus service launched
Monday, 20 April 2009, 10:21 am | Newmarket Business Association
The Newmarket Business Association is delighted that a new bus service means Point Chevalier residents can now catch a direct bus to Newmarket during the weekends. "As a Point Chevalier resident I have long been disappointed that locals can not ... More >>
Sex shop destroyed thanks to neighbour frying nuts
Sunday, 19 April 2009, 12:42 pm | Newmarket Business Association
Arguably central Auckland’ most intriguing fire in recent memory, which saw the Den Adult Concepts store on Khyber Pass Road completely incinerated, was caused by a downstairs restaurant frying nuts, it has now been revealed. More >>
People traveling less, good for roads and retail
Tuesday, 14 April 2009, 9:55 am | Newmarket Business Association
“With the recession we’ve been told people are going away less. That was really evident this Easter with free flowing motorways and busy local shops,” says head of the Newmarket Business Association. Cameron Brewer said Newmarket was busier than ... More >>
Easter trading needs to be sorted out by National
Friday, 10 April 2009, 1:51 pm | Newmarket Business Association
Easter trading will again be a circus this year thanks to a muddle of outdated laws, anomalies, and historic exemptions that the new Government must now look to sort out,” says the head of Auckland’s leading retail area. More >>
Biggest fire in downtown Newmarket for years
Friday, 10 April 2009, 1:27 pm | Newmarket Business Association
An army of fire fighters this evening fought what would have to be Newmarket's largest fire in recent memory, claims the local business community. More >>
Local boards good but boundaries should be aligned
Tuesday, 7 April 2009, 3:05 pm | Newmarket Business Association
An Auckland business lobby group says it's great news that the Government is keen to expand the second tier of governance under the Auckland Council, but says the ward boundaries of the 20-plus local boards should mirror existing parliamentary ... More >>
Auckland area pushes to become a republic
Wednesday, 1 April 2009, 9:08 am | Newmarket Business Association
Auckland’s leading retailing district is petitioning the Government to be removed from any Super City structure. More >>
Super City could help Auckland businesses expand
Friday, 27 March 2009, 3:57 pm | Newmarket Business Association
An Auckland business group says the Royal Commission’s report on Auckland Governance recommending an overriding super city is encouraging and could give a timely boost to Auckland business confidence. “This is potentially good for business. If done ... More >>
Battle breaks out over railway station name
Sunday, 15 March 2009, 12:00 pm | Newmarket Business Association
An Auckland business association is battling a residents’ association to win the hearts and minds of members of the New Zealand Geographic Board over the naming of a new Auckland railway station. More >>
Rate cut welcomed but it won't stimulate spending
Thursday, 12 March 2009, 9:39 am | Newmarket Business Association
A key Auckland retail group says the Reserve Bank's latest cut to the Official Cash Rate will be welcome news to many mortgage holders, but New Zealand's retailers won't be holding their breath. More >>
Cruise liner's delayed departure a bonus for AK
Tuesday, 10 March 2009, 1:43 pm | Newmarket Business Association
P&O's luxury cruise ship Aurora will now not leave until late Wednesday night at the earliest, according to a retail district enjoying the benefits of 2,000 passengers having to extend their shopping and sightseeing around Auckland. More >>
Cruise ship's delayed departure great for Auckland
Monday, 9 March 2009, 12:36 pm | Newmarket Business Association
Mechanical problems have delayed cruise ship Aurora's departure from downtown Auckland, with dozens of busloads of passengers this morning being dropped off in Newmarket to go shopping today and tomorrow, delighting local retailers. More >>
Labour's scaremongering of business disappointing
Sunday, 1 March 2009, 2:04 pm | Newmarket Business Association
Labour's scaremongering around the introduction of the Government's 90-day probation period, effective from today, is irresponsible from a political party supposedly there to represent the best interests of the workers," says a key Auckland business ... More >>
Newmarket set for busy Sunday
Friday, 27 February 2009, 10:59 am | Newmarket Business Association
This year's Auckland Cup Week Parade of Champions through Newmarket is set to attract the biggest crowd to date. The annual parade which celebrates Auckland Cup Week will this year take place on a Sunday - from 12noon on Sunday 1 March 2009. More >>
Auckland retailers warned about counterfeit money
Sunday, 22 February 2009, 1:18 pm | Newmarket Business Association
Auckland’s leading shopping precinct is telling its retailers and shoppers to be wary of very convincing counterfeit $50 notes after being warned by Police that more fake notes are likely to be in circulation undetected. More >>
Power cuts - here we go again!
Thursday, 19 February 2009, 4:08 pm | Newmarket Business Association
The Newmarket Business Association says it is very disappointing that the country's leading shopping district had to endure its second two-hour power outage in as many weeks. More >>
S92 - businesses unfairly responsible for breaches
Thursday, 19 February 2009, 10:14 am | Newmarket Business Association
The controversial Section 92 of the Copyright (New Technologies) Amendment Act set to come into law on 28 February is potentially going to unfairly penalise businesses providing an internet service if individual users infringe copyright laws, claims ... More >>
Group outraged Te Papa giving free graffiti lesson
Monday, 9 February 2009, 3:02 pm | Newmarket Business Association
Auckland's leading retail district says it is outrageous that the Museum of New Zealand, Te Papa, has this weekend hosted a "graffiti workshop". More >>
Power blackout an untimely blow for business
Tuesday, 3 February 2009, 3:27 pm | Newmarket Business Association
Today’s power blackout across Auckland’s eastern suburbs could not have come at a worse time for business, says Cameron Brewer, head of the Newmarket Business Association. More >>
