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IRD Media Release – Payday Filing starts 1st April
28 Mar, 2019
Payday filing starts 1 April All employers need to start payday filing from 1 April. Here’s how to make the change. Start now
Ports of Auckland
28 Mar, 2019
Government poised to make a call on moving Ports of Auckland to Northland New Zealand Herald: The Government is poised to make a big call on whether to move Auckland’s port to the economically deprived region of Northland. Two major reports … Auckland to Northland: Government set to make port move […]
Moving waste by rail proposed by residents concerned about Dome Valley landfill traffic
21 Mar, 2019
Caroline Williams08:24, Mar 21 2019 Transporting waste by rail to and from a proposed landfill site in north Auckland could help divert hundreds of trucks from a deadly road, residents say. If Waste Management’s proposed Auckland Regional Landfill gets the go ahead, the Mahurangi East Residents and Ratepayers Association (MERRA) wants waste to be […]
Christchurch tragedy-related scams and attacks
18 Mar, 2019
CERT NZ has received reports of different opportunistic online scams and attacks in the wake of the tragic events in Christchurch last week. This includes online donation fraud, malicious video files, defacement of NZ websites, and website disruption. In an effort to share this message as quickly and widely as […]
Far North Go Green Awards media release 6.3.19
07 Mar, 2019
F 06 March 2019 The first-ever Far North Go Green Awards to be held at The Duke of Marlborough Hotel in Russell have elicited an enthusiastic response from throughout the region. Tickets to the charity dinner on the 28th March sold out by mid-February. Promoters of the event, Russell Recyclers, […]
Chamber media release Share the road, share the load 27.2.19
27 Feb, 2019
Press release CEO NorthChamber (Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Northland Inc) The Romans (and perhaps the Germans) certainly knew how to build roads, that were not only fit for purpose, but were able to support traffic for millennia. Our roads on the other hand seem to disintegrate in a […]
Chamber Media release Fuel pricing 23.1.19
31 Jan, 2019
More and more I am asked to explain the seemingly irrational fuel pricing in our region. At this stage I have not had the opportunity to sit with representatives of the fuel companies and get direct insight into just how their pricing policy/equation actually works. Obviously, the net result for […]
Chamber Media release Whangarei City Centre Plan 31.1.19
31 Jan, 2019
Hands up all of you that have had a good look at the Whangarei City Centre Plan 2017…. It’s been around awhile so all of you should at least had a quick look! On the whole this would seem to be the heart of a solid plan capable of breathing […]
Chamber media release New Chamber Chief Executive 29.11.18
29 Nov, 2018
Media Release Northland Chamber of Commerce appoints new Chief Executive The Northland Chamber of Commerce is delighted to announce the appointment of Stephen Smith as its new CE, following the resignation of Tony Collins who has taken a new position at Whangarei District Council. Stephen has a rich business background, […]
ADVOCATE ARTICLE
10 Oct, 2018
ADVOCATE COLUMN 6th WEEK SEPTEMBER 2018 It was great to hear recently in the news that Northland had received a share of the latest increase in police recruits. Obviously policing in Northland – like anywhere in New Zealand – is no easy task and the better resourced both in equipment […]
ADVOCATE ARTICLE
10 Oct, 2018
ADVOCATE COLUMN 4th WEEK SEPTEMBER 2018 When New Zealand hosted the 2011 Rugby world Cup, NZ Chambers of Commerce were fortunate enough to be a part of the regional coordinating group, with a particular interest in how businesses and community could make sure that they made the most of the […]
