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More Communities Will Organise Anzac Day In Future
Sunday, 25 April 2010, 12:29 pm | Newmarket Business Association
The Newmarket business community is organising its own ANZAC Day commemorations for the third year running, and is calling on the public to take the precious opportunity to join World War Two returned servicemen in the annual commemorative parade. More >>
Shops Open On ANZAC Morning Could Face Backlash
Saturday, 24 April 2010, 10:37 am | Newmarket Business Association
An Auckland business community that has long advocated for Easter trading laws to be sorted out says that shops that open before 1pm tomorrow run the risk of a public backlash. More >>
Super City logo stunning but too generic
Friday, 23 April 2010, 4:59 pm | Newmarket Business Association
“The new super city logo is stunning but sadly it is too generic. The beautiful imagery could be used by almost any town or city in New Zealand. Sadly it says nothing specifically Auckland,” says an Auckland business advocate. More >>
Authorities losing sight of 'stadium of 4m'
Thursday, 22 April 2010, 4:11 pm | Newmarket Business Association
An Auckland business community claims the Government and the Auckland Regional Council are getting too "CBD-centric" in their Rugby World Cup planning, and need to remember the concept promised to the New Zealand public and sold to the IRB: 'A stadium of ... More >>
Len Brown’s cheap shot upsets Auckland reta
Wednesday, 21 April 2010, 3:15 pm | Newmarket Business Association
Auckland Super City Mayoral candidate, Len Brown’s claim that Auckland’s shopping experience is akin to Apia’s is a low blow for the tens of thousands of people directly involved in retail, according to one Auckland retail advocate. More >>
From Village Vicar To Bishop Of Auckland
Sunday, 18 April 2010, 10:26 am | Newmarket Business Association
An Auckland community is so proud that its former vicar, Ross Bay, was today ordained the Bishop of Auckland for the Anglican Church. “This is a meteoric rise to the top. We are so proud of Ross and he is so worthy of this very senior position." More >>
First Train Into Newest Auckland Station On Sunday
Saturday, 10 April 2010, 11:47 am | Newmarket Business Association
The first train into the new Grafton Station, on the corner of Khyber Pass and Park Roads, will pull in at 7.48am on Sunday morning (11 April). It will be heading city-bound on the Western Line. The first train from Britomart into the new Grafton Station ... More >>
Retailers not supporting anti-truancy initiatives
Friday, 9 April 2010, 12:50 pm | Newmarket Business Association
“Gisborne retailers concerned that their profits may drop if truant students go back to school should be ashamed of themselves. They are putting all retailers in a negative light,” says an Auckland retail advocate. More >>
Giant viaduct gantry builds over Broadway
Wednesday, 7 April 2010, 5:47 pm | Newmarket Business Association
The Newmarket Connection: Viaduct Replacement Project has stepped up a gear, with the 'Big Blue' construction gantry now directly over Broadway. More >>
Dept Of Labour Tries To Spin Easter Prosecutions
Monday, 5 April 2010, 12:31 pm | Newmarket Business Association
“The Department of Labour’s claim that the number of shops found illegally trading this Easter weekend were ‘on par’ and ‘similar to last year’ is nothing more than inaccurate spin,” says an Auckland business advocate. More >>
Book To Sure Up Newmarket’s Identity
Monday, 5 April 2010, 12:20 pm | Newmarket Business Association
Award winning local history book Newmarket Lost & Found has just been expanded and updated. First published in 2001, the book by Dinah Holman QSO has been recommissioned by the Newmarket Business Association. More >>
Public Warned About Surcharges On Easter Sunday
Sunday, 4 April 2010, 1:45 pm | Newmarket Business Association
“Easter Sunday is not an official public holiday. However people get confused because of the major retail restrictions in place on Easter Sunday and because it’s part of a public holiday weekend,” says Cameron Brewer, chief executive of the Newmarket ... More >>
Easter Trading Issues Far Worse, Govt Must Step In
Sunday, 4 April 2010, 1:05 pm | Newmarket Business Association
“This weekend there has been more confusion and frustration than ever before around Easter trading laws. The only solution is for the Minister of Labour Kate Wilkinson to step in and put up some fresh Government legislation. It can’t go on any longer,” ... More >>
Govt Shop Inspectors Out – Futile And Costly
Saturday, 3 April 2010, 12:03 pm | Newmarket Business Association
“Government officials, on time and a half, will be out today searching for shops that are open and issuing them with $1,000 fines. It’s a waste of time and taxpayers’ money because even when they catch a shop open, the business will continue to trade ... More >>
Shop Trading Rules Not Working
Thursday, 1 April 2010, 2:37 pm | Newmarket Business Association
Over 80,000 people are expected in Wanaka this Easter for its Warbirds Over Wanaka International Airshow. However if they want to go shopping, they’ll need to drive to Queenstown – a predicament which proves the current rules around shop trading are ... More >>
Easter Trading Set To Be A Mess
Sunday, 28 March 2010, 11:14 am | Newmarket Business Association
Laws around Easter trading remain a mess despite extensive parliamentary debate in December, when Rotorua MP Todd McClay’s private members’ bill on Easter trading, promoting local choice, narrowly failed. More >>
Growth great but current quarter looks weak
Thursday, 25 March 2010, 11:41 am | Newmarket Business Association
Statistics New Zealand’s economic activity data out today showing GDP was up 0.8 per cent in the December 2009 quarter, following a 0.3 per cent increase in the September quarter, is positive news. However the the first quarter of 2010 may prove to be ... More >>
Watermelon accident on SH1, a wake-up call
Monday, 22 March 2010, 9:38 am | Newmarket Business Association
An early morning accident which saw a truck roll and two tonnes of watermelons spill over SH1, south of the Newmarket Viaduct, was unrelated to the massive Newmarket Replacement Project currently in full swing. However the accident is a timely reminder ... More >>
Super City gives nod to business representation
Thursday, 18 March 2010, 2:37 pm | Newmarket Business Association
The future governance and role of Auckland's 41 town centre organisationslooks a lot clearer, with the Auckland Transition Agency now givingvery strong hints thatlocal business associations willstayin Auckland's new governance structure," says ... More >>
Fall in consumer confidence points to "double dip"
Wednesday, 17 March 2010, 5:10 pm | Newmarket Business Association
The latest Westpac McDermott Miller consumer confidence survey released today shows that consumer confidence has slipped back in the first quarter of this year. A leading Auckland retail group believes the country could be witnessing a double dip in confidence ... More >>
