Western Focus
BarterZone gives away $100,000
Monday, 05 October 2009
Te Atatu company BarterZone is giving one person the chance to win $100,000 BarterZone dollars.
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West wins Hillary trail
Monday, 05 October 2009
Mayor Bob Harvey says a just announced West Coast trail is the perfect tribute to Sir Edmund Hillary.
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Sinking lid policy on slot machines
Monday, 05 October 2009
Waitakere City Council has introduced a policy that will gradually reduce the number of gaming machines in the city.
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Gala dinner to celebrate in the West
Monday, 05 October 2009
Finalists in the Westpac Waitakere Business Awards are looking forward to a well-deserved celebration of their successes in October.
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Waitakere says 'bags not' to plastic shopping bags
Monday, 14 September 2009
Waitakere is the first New Zealand city to declare a goal of going plastic shopping bag free. Its ‘Bags Not!’ campaign was launched before a crowd of hundreds at Westfield WestCity on September 5.
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Cheers for a healthy fizz
Thursday, 13 August 2009
A vision started more than a couple of decades ago by three adventurous souls is today a big, bustling group of people, working together to make a difference - to the community, to the planet and to the health of its people.
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Economic development core function of local government
Thursday, 13 August 2009
Last month, I argued that while efficiency in an economy is essential, so too is a focus on growth. Growth initiatives must be driven at all levels of an economy – locally, regionally and nationally.
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Ten questions in ten minutes
Thursday, 13 August 2009
Lynette Adams is the CEO of Sport Waitakere, a community organisation that was developed to help create and maintain a healthy, active community.
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The essence of business
Wednesday, 15 July 2009
The harmony of body and mind with nature does not only result in complete health and absence of disease, it is the essence of being. If discerningly followed and put into practice, it is quite achievable.
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Gluten free sustainable success
Wednesday, 15 July 2009
There may be different recipes for success for different people, but hard and honest work forms the basis of every success story and is the key to achieving goals and sustaining them.
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Ten questions in ten minutes: Icis Lawrie
Wednesday, 15 July 2009
Icis Lawrie is the Managing Director of the Kiwi Valley Farm Park & Riding School in Henderson. She won the 2008 BNZ Waitakere ‘Young Business Person of the Year’ award.
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Rosebank rocks
Wednesday, 15 July 2009
The Rosebank business area offers a number of advantages to businesses operating, or thinking of establishing base, there.
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Locally engaged and regionally connected
Wednesday, 15 July 2009
The economy is a complex beast. It alternately defines then ignores geographic boundaries, functioning sub-regionally, intra-regionally, nationally and internationally.
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Reviewing the Holidays Act
Wednesday, 15 July 2009
A working group has been appointed to review the Holidays Act 2003 with a view to simplifying it where possible, and hopefully reducing compliance costs for employers.
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The Best of the West
Friday, 19 June 2009
Internationally, ecotourism is gaining popularity with people, especially ecologically aware travellers.
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Thumbs down for Super City
Friday, 19 June 2009
An overwhelming 81% of residents in Waitakere City want a referendum on the ‘Super City’ proposed for Auckland. That is among the results of a national survey released recently.
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Ten questions in ten minutes
Friday, 19 June 2009
Josie Smith is the Chief Executive Officer of Te Kotuku Ki Te Rangi Trust, an organisation that provides community based Kaupapa Maori Mental Health Services for Tangata Whaiora (people seeking wellness) based in the Northern Region of the North Island.
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Redundancy relief project launched
Friday, 19 June 2009
Waitakere City Council has launched a groundbreaking redundancy relief initiative that provides local residents with meaningful work experience while they seek re-employment.
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Eight storey building rejected
Friday, 19 June 2009
Waitakere City Council has refused a resource consent application for an eight storey apartment and commercial building in Te Atatu Peninsula.
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NZ's best business
Friday, 19 June 2009
New Zealand Trade & Enterprise (NZTE) announced last month that more than 70 companies from around the country have qualified for the second stage of the New Zealand International Business Awards.
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You are your best advertisement
Friday, 19 June 2009
Most business owners are aware of the power of word of mouth advertising. When you are small, ‘word of mouth’ is more often an expression of how a customer feels about you.
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Come together in symphonia
Friday, 19 June 2009
“The word symphony is a combination of ‘sym’ – together, and ‘phonae’ – to sound – the sounding together of all the voices.”
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Directors beware!
Friday, 19 June 2009
From public companies to the smallest SME, directors need to be aware of their duties in relation to dealing in shares.
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Can attitude make a difference?
Friday, 19 June 2009
Recently I had the privilege of attending the Entrepreneurial Summit. Can you imagine getting to spend the day with some of New Zealand’s top entrepreneurs? What a privilege!
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Leading the champions
Friday, 19 June 2009
Hi there Champions, I thought that for this month, I would look at leadership. So what is leadership? Is it about money, prestige, being in charge, the amount of time in the business, a degree, product knowledge, great sales, who you know, or maybe the amount of work that you do?
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