Newmarket Business Association - Latest News [Page 15]
Irresponsible blogger should put up or shut up
Tuesday, 10 June 2008, 10:04 am | Newmarket Business Association
The head of the Newmarket Business Association has shot down spurious suggestions made by blogger “Whaleoil” that members of the public should help themselves to “free parking” in one particular carparking building in Newmarket. More >>
Inaugural Young Designer Award launched
Sunday, 8 June 2008, 11:35 am | Newmarket Business Association
Aspiring young fashion designers between the ages of 15 and 18 have the chance to win a trip to New York Fashion Week to work back stage for the Karen Walker show. More >>
Big mess for Rugby World Cup 2011
Friday, 6 June 2008, 1:55 pm | Newmarket Business Association
It's not good enough that the tens of thousands of rugby fans driving into Auckland for the Rugby World Cup will only see ugly hoardings and orange cones instead of Rangitoto and the sparking waters of the Hauraki Gulf, claims a business district ... More >>
TV3’s Campbell Live should consider pulling item
Sunday, 25 May 2008, 11:29 am | Newmarket Business Association
An Auckland business district is calling on TV3’s Campbell Live show to consider pulling an item which is due to screen 7pm tomorrow night if the item is in anyway promoting or validating a tagger and tagging. More >>
"The Doctor" - The official Budget 2008 song
Thursday, 22 May 2008, 4:52 pm | Newmarket Business Association
"On a warm autumn arvo with a Budget bound for nowhere, We tuned into the Doctor; we were almost put to sleep. So we took turns a star'in, out the window at the darkness, til boredom overtook us, when he began to speak. More >>
Retail figures not good but there is some light
Thursday, 15 May 2008, 3:30 pm | Newmarket Business Association
Auckland’s leading retailing district says while Statistics New Zealand's latest retail figures don't make good reading there is some light at the end of the tunnel. More >>
Latest escape shows prison in wrong location
Tuesday, 13 May 2008, 1:59 pm | Newmarket Business Association
The very public escape of a prisoner out of Mt Eden Prison and onto Auckland's central streets shows that the Government should have used the recent opportunity to relocate the prison and have this prime inner city land redeveloped in accordance to the Auckland ... More >>
NZ Post's advertising emotional blackmail
Wednesday, 7 May 2008, 10:55 am | Newmarket Business Association
The head of Auckland's leading retail district says New Zealand Post's radio advertising for Mother's Day amounts to emotional blackmail and the adverts should be pulled immediately because they are not in the spirit of Mother's Day. More >>
Business community rescues ANZAC Day service
Wednesday, 23 April 2008, 12:41 am | Newmarket Business Association
In an unprecedented move an Auckland business community is organising its own ANZAC Day service this year, after the RSA had earlier pulled out. More >>
Reasons for no Easter leglisation misled public
Tuesday, 22 April 2008, 9:36 am | Newmarket Business Association
An Auckland business organisation claims that real reason the Government opted against tidying up the Easter trading laws, is in fact not the reason Labour Minister Trevor Mallard publicly stated last month. More >>
Newmarket signs fashion contract with Helen Clark
Tuesday, 1 April 2008, 10:02 am | Newmarket Business Association
The Fashion Capital of New Zealand is delighted to announce an unprecedented contract to dress, accessorise, and style Prime Minister Rt Hon Helen Clarke for the 2008 election campaign. The contract is believed to have a retail value of up to ¼ million ... More >>
Disgusting Govt: Easter trading in too hard basket
Thursday, 20 March 2008, 3:38 pm | Newmarket Business Association
"Just because there have been polarising public views on Easter trading doesn't mean the Government should do nothing and let the circus go on," says Auckland's leading retail precinct. More >>
Easter trading still a circus
Thursday, 20 March 2008, 9:39 am | Newmarket Business Association
Easter trading will again be a circus this year despite comprehensive public consultation last year by the Department of Labour, predicts Auckland's leading retail precinct. More >>
Cafes forced to drop 15% surcharge this Easter
Monday, 17 March 2008, 8:37 am | Newmarket Business Association
With consumer confidence and spending waning, many of the country’s restaurants and cafes may be forced to drop their public holidays surcharge this Easter. Others may choose not to open, predicts Auckland’s leading retailing district. More >>
Auckland railway station on the move
Friday, 7 March 2008, 3:28 pm | Newmarket Business Association
The last sections of the century-old Newmarket railway station and heritage signal box will be taken off site this weekend, making way for the construction of a new $70million Newmarket railway station and junction. The Newmarket Business Association ... More >>
Auckland Cup parade still on today - lunchtime
Tuesday, 4 March 2008, 10:53 am | Newmarket Business Association
Auckland Cup’s Parade of Champions will travel through Newmarket at lunchtime today regardless of wet weather this morning. The parade will travel down the length of Broadway from 12.30pm today, starting from Clovernook Road under the motorway viaduct ... More >>
Auckland Cup parade biggest one yet
Monday, 3 March 2008, 1:54 pm | Newmarket Business Association
Auckland Cup's Parade of Champions through Newmarket tomorrow lunchtime will be the biggest one to date, with the annual parade in its third year. More >>
Anti-tagging legislation not working in NSW
Sunday, 17 February 2008, 12:47 am | Newmarket Business Association
Auckland’s leading retailing district says while it is good news the Government is getting tougher on taggers, public expectations need to be managed. More >>
Govt had no option but to ban spray cans
Friday, 15 February 2008, 11:43 am | Newmarket Business Association
The only business precinct in Auckland that has successfully eradicated graffiti says it is good news that the Government is to ban under 18-year-olds from buying spray cans, but says given many overseas precedents it had no really choice. More >>
Grocery hikes will impact on discretionary retail
Thursday, 14 February 2008, 4:51 pm | Newmarket Business Association
The latest Statistics New Zealand figures showing the price of groceries up eight percent in the year to January, will be putting a squeeze on the country's other retailers, claims Auckland's leading shopping precinct. More >>