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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 […]
ADVOCATE ARTICLE
10 Oct, 2018
ADVOCATE COLUMN 2ND WEEK SEPTEMBER 2018 Sometimes, some things are just too good to ignore. We often hear good news and immediately people start looking at the negatives, querying the facts or being downright miserable just for the sake of it. So, when we hear that Northland’s youth unemployment and […]
ADVOCATE ARTICLE
10 Oct, 2018
ADVOCATE COLUMN 4th WEEK AUGUST 2018 The recently celebrated Fair Trade Fortnight was a really good reminder of the changes that have taken place in our market place over the last decade, the increased emphasis on ethical trading and how businesses can use these values to establish a real point […]
ADVOCATE ARTICLE
10 Oct, 2018
ADVOCATE COLUMN 2nd WEEK AUGUST 2018 I underwent minor elective surgery recently, nothing too serious but enough to incapacitate me and seriously reduce my mobility and independence for a reasonable period of time. The experience provided me with a reminder of a number of things many of us take for […]
ADVOCATE ARTICLE
10 Oct, 2018
ADVOCATE COLUMN 4th WEEK JULY 2018 Intuitively most people would think that buying local must be the right thing to do. This does not mean that consumers should be blindly loyal to local regardless of how good or bad their service is and how responsive they are to their changing […]
ADVOCATE ARTICLE
10 Oct, 2018
ADVOCATE COLUMN 2nd WEEK JULY 2018 The Westpac Northland Business Excellence Awards are in full swing at present and because it is open to all Northland businesses, we are often asked to explain what constitutes a Northland business. Which leads to a larger subject of how businesses are labelled, segmented […]
ADVOCATE ARTICLE
10 Oct, 2018
ADVOCATE COLUMN 4th WEEK JUNE 2018 Northland, according to any number of recent surveys and reports is performing better economically than it has in a long time. This is great news particularly when you consider where we have been in the past and how the current information shows that our […]
ADVOCATE ARTICLE
10 Oct, 2018
ADVOCATE COLUMN 2nd WEEK JUNE 2018 This is the second time that I have had to apologise in this publication. The first was when I said I was sorry for loving living in Whangarei. This time I would like to apologise to those of you who were unable to attend […]
