Newmarket Business Association - Latest News [Page 16]
Commuters reminded: new rail stations, timetable
Monday, 28 January 2008, 1:34 pm | Newmarket Business Association
From tomorrow morning two new temporary rail stations will open in Newmarket with a new Newmarket train timetable also coming into effect in what as being described as Auckland’s most significant rail upgrade since Britomart opened in July 2003. More >>
NBA: Newmarket calls for patience
Sunday, 27 January 2008, 5:27 pm | Newmarket Business Association
The 100-year-old Newmarket railway station has closed for the last time with ONTRACK staff and contractors working around the clock this weekend to install new track and signalling and open two new temporary platforms. More >>
Newmarket Businesses To Close Doors For Sir Ed
Monday, 21 January 2008, 4:00 pm | Newmarket Business Association
The Newmarket Business Association says it has had overwhelming support from retailers and businesses to close their doors as Sir Edmund Hillary's State Funeral procession passes through Newmarket early tomorrow afternoon. More >>
29 February should be the day to mark Sir Ed
Monday, 14 January 2008, 11:32 am | Newmarket Business Association
Auckland business advocate Cameron Brewer says the Government should seriously consider making 29 February in leap year an official public holiday to mark the life of Sir Edmund Hillary. More >>
Beware of the conman wearing a boiler suit
Wednesday, 9 January 2008, 2:59 pm | Newmarket Business Association
The Newmarket Business Association is urging Auckland retailers to be wary of a man in a boiler suit who promises to remove graffiti etching from windows but then flees with retailers' cash. More >>
Weekend Set To Be The Busiest And It Needs To Be
Friday, 21 December 2007, 10:11 am | Newmarket Business Association
This weekend is set to be the busiest shopping weekend of the year, with retailers reminding the public to be patient and to enjoy the buzz. More >>
Retailers say a big no to Easter Sunday trading
Sunday, 9 December 2007, 3:19 pm | Newmarket Business Association
Auckland's leading shopping precinct says a snap poll has revealed that about three-quarters of its retailers are against a potential law change to allow all New Zealand shops to open on Easter Sunday. More >>
Newmarket to get wireless CCTV cameras and Wi-Fi
Sunday, 25 November 2007, 1:23 pm | Newmarket Business Association
Auckland’s leading retail precinct and second commercial business district will soon have a network of state-of-the-art wireless security cameras watching over its streets 24/7 in what is being described as a first for New Zealand. More >>
Rail disruptions will happen again
Tuesday, 23 October 2007, 12:07 am | Newmarket Business Association
"We are asking rail commuters to brace themselves for potentially more disruption in and around Auckland's most important rail junction over the next couple of years," says Cameron Brewer, general manager of the Newmarket Business Association. More >>
Newmarket says yes to getting on with the Viaduct
Wednesday, 17 October 2007, 1:39 pm | Newmarket Business Association
The Newmarket Business Association has come out strongly supporting the Auckland Business Forum's call for the Transit board and Land Transport New Zealand to approve the start of the $150 million Newmarket Viaduct replacement project. More >>
Council panics over costly Rugby World Cup parties
Wednesday, 10 October 2007, 3:23 pm | Newmarket Business Association
An Auckland ratepayer-funded business group has accused the Auckland City Council and Mayor Dick Hubbard of panicking that no one will attend their Rugby World Cup parties after the council got ahead of itself. More >>
Wood's North Shore appointment inappropriate
Friday, 5 October 2007, 11:07 am | Newmarket Business Association
The Newmarket Business Association has lashed out at the appointment of Susan Wood as general manager of the Takapuna Beach Business Association, saying it is inappropriate for the Mayoress to be employed in such a key role. More >>
Susan Wood's North Shore appointment inappropriate
Friday, 5 October 2007, 10:37 am | Newmarket Business Association
The Newmarket Business Association has lashed out at the appointment of Susan Wood as general manager of the Takapuna Beach Business Association, saying it is inappropriate for the Mayoress to be employed in such a key role. More >>
Council should encourage World Cup promoters
Thursday, 20 September 2007, 12:47 am | Newmarket Business Association
Four years out from Auckland hosting the 2011 Rugby World Cup, the Auckland City Council should be supporting the likes of Lion Breweries which wants to spend its own money on its own property promoting this year’s Cup,” says Cameron Brewer, ... More >>
Maybe tomorrow will be 33rd time lucky
Thursday, 13 September 2007, 9:33 am | Newmarket Business Association
Maybe tomorrow will be 33rd time lucky for consumers? With Dr Bollard not likely to cut interest rates tomorrow morning it will be the 33rd consecutive time the Reserve Bank has either held or hiked the Official Cash Rate*, and without doubt that has ... More >>
Only 2% spend more on dad than mum
Friday, 31 August 2007, 2:30 pm | Newmarket Business Association
Auckland's leading shopping district has released a survey result that backs up Statistics New Zealand’s claims today that dads generally lose out on Fathers' Day. More >>
Best Dressed On Broadway
Wednesday, 22 August 2007, 2:51 pm | Newmarket Business Association
While Queen Street was hosting its Boobs On Bikes parade at lunchtime, Newmarket retailers actively wooed Auckland’s best dressed women to its shopping district, with prizes worth over $4, 500 up for grabs. More >>
Newmarket tries to woo people during Boob parade
Wednesday, 22 August 2007, 9:46 am | Newmarket Business Association
While Queen Street is hosting its Boobs On Bikes parade at lunchtime, Newmarket retailers are actively wooing Auckland’s best dressed women to its shopping district, with prizes worth over $4, 500 up for grabs. More >>
Dignified alternative to Boobs On Bikes
Tuesday, 21 August 2007, 12:47 am | Newmarket Business Association
While Queen Street is hosting its Boobs On Bikes parade tomorrow lunchtime, Newmarket retailers will be actively wooing Auckland’s best dressed women to its shopping district, with a winning prize package worth over $3,000 up for grabs. More >>
Stop putting up interest rates
Tuesday, 14 August 2007, 4:09 pm | Newmarket Business Association
Auckland's leading shopping district says the Reserve Bank needs to take heed of the latest Statistics New Zealand retail figures released today which show consumer spending is flat. More >>