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Advocate Column 4th week November 2014

24 Nov, 2014

ADVOCATE COLUMN 4th WEEK NOVEMBER 2014 Northland is blessed with its fair share of successful businesses. Many of these are well established and have operated for many years in what have often been difficult economic times. The fact that they are still here and operating is testament to the owner’s […]

Media release: Air NZ’s announcement of cuts to regional network 12.11.14

20 Nov, 2014

12 November, 2014 Media Release: For Immediate release Air NZ’s announcement of cuts to regional network In response to Air NZ’s recent media release that flights from Kaitaia to Auckland and Whangarei to Wellington will be cut from April 2015, the NZ Chambers of Commerce Northland would like to make […]

Media Release in response to WDC Extraordinary Meeting 19.11.14

20 Nov, 2014

20 November 2014 Media Release: WDC Extraordinary Meeting of 12 November 2014 Ryan Welsh, NZ Chambers of Commerce Northland’s President says “Public perception, both in and outside our region, is so important to regional growth. For a long-time Northland has wrestled with negative perception, be it warranted or not. Principles […]

Media Release: Air NZ’s announcement of cuts to regional network

13 Nov, 2014

Hundertwasser Wairau Maori Art Centre

10 Nov, 2014

Hundertwasser Wairau Maori Art Centre The summary of the new proposal is: There will be no money required from Ratepayers to build, or to run the new arts centre except for the $2.8m earthquake strengthening which applies to all submissions. The Prosper Northland group who have prepared the new submission […]

Westpac Northland Business Excellence Awards 2014

28 Oct, 2014

Westpac Northland Business Excellence Awards 2014 Westpac Northland Business Excellence Awards for 2014 took place at the Forum North on Friday night. There were entrants from 50 Northland businesses competing in 6 business categories, 5 ancillary categories and an overall supreme winner. Marine North Ltd was the Supreme 2014 […]

Advocate Article

28 Oct, 2014

2nd WEEK OCTOBER 2014 Spatial and temporal concepts as to what a city is can provide endless and ever-changing debate. Cities have always been a gathering of people and a space for culture, society and civilization. Sometimes it is obvious the place you are in is a city and in […]

Advocate Article

28 Oct, 2014

4th WEEK SEPTEMBER 2014 Every few years, public discussion turns to the state of our CBD and of the number of empty premises that exist within it. This discussion is not unique to Whangarei and is played out in urban centres throughout New Zealand and internationally. It reflects the tension […]

Advocate Article

28 Oct, 2014

2nd WEEK SEPTEMBER 2014 Inward investment is often motivated by so many personal or cultural intangibles that go beyond a pure business decision. A person may have a desire to leave their existing business environment because for any range of social, cultural or economic reasons their current location is no […]

Advocate Article

28 Oct, 2014

4th WEEK AUGUST 2014 Recent discussions among interested groups in Whangarei have raised the possibility of Whangarei becoming a Fair Trade district. Fair Trade is a different way of doing business. It is about making principles of fairness and decency mean something in the marketplace. It seeks to change the […]

Advocate Article

28 Oct, 2014

2nd WEEK AUGUST 2014 Submissions for the Whangarei District Council’s innocuously titled “Plan Change 130: Bulk Format Retail Environment (Okara Park)” closed a couple of weeks ago with little or no fanfare. I would imagine very few within our community were aware of it and based on its title, even […]

Advocate Article

28 Oct, 2014

4th WEEK JULY 2014 Recent events in Northland and elsewhere around New Zealand have shown the devastating impact that natural or man-made disasters can have on businesses and the economy. Disruption of business will affect your ability to maintain your existing market. Some statistics suggest that 3 out of 5 […]