2021
News for June
Update 15/06/2021: The deadline to provide feedback on our draft Public Trading, Events and Filming Bylaw 2022 has now been extended to 16 July. For more information, check out the
attached presentation (PDF, 482 KB) and visit
AK Have Your Say.
In the latest BID news for June, we catch up with Pukekohe’s progressive president,
Rupert Ross, pictured, whose ‘look high, look long’ approach to governance fits the fertile, fast-growing whenua.
We also learn about database and information management from a CRM maestro and invite BID managers to no fewer than three events over the next six weeks.
And we farewell a BID team member and BID Update editor who will remain within the council whānau, joining Auckland Transport.
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Rupert Ross – Pukekohe Business Association (PDF, 424 KB)
Kate Thorpe on Zoho One CRM system (PDF, 357 KB)
Public Trading, Events and Filming Bylaw – How you can be involved (PDF, 482 KB)
Workshops – Survive, revive, and thrive: how to reach new customers (PDF, 155 KB)
News for May
In the latest BID news for May, we preview our BID Policy review which will involve workshops starting this month seeking feedback from key stakeholders. The key objective of this year’s policy review is to focus on the operating standards relating to problems, issues and serious concerns.
We also catch up with an experienced business association chair, Dominion Road’s Chris Hammonds, to glean his gavel-wielding insights and advice to prospective chairs.
Auckland’s 50 BID programme-operating business associations represent 21,500 commercial property owners with properties worth a combined capital value of $53 billion. Regionwide, BID targeted rates totalling $19.5 million will be collected by Auckland Council in 2021/2022 – up from $12.5 million in 2013 (46 BIDs).
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BID policy review overview (PDF 524 KB)
Chris Hammonds – Dominion Road Business Association (PDF 792 KB)
Capital value BID programme 2020-2021 (PDF 792 KB)
Work Ready business resilience workshop (PDF 2.75 MB)
News for April
In the latest BID news for April, we interview Māngere-Ōtāhuhu Local Board Member Christine O’Brien, pictured, and Central Park Henderson Business Association Chair Kelvin Armstrong.
We highlight the importance of careful database management, inclusive member engagement and transparent communications. To illustrate these key points, we catch up with the transformed Avondale Business Association and ask its Town Centre Manager Cynthia Crosse to describe the hard mahi that’s gone into achieving the remarkable turnaround.
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Avondale's remarkable turnaround (PDF 450 KB)
Local Board insights – Christine O’Brien, Māngere-Ōtāhuhu (PDF 712 KB)
Kelvin Armstrong – Central Park Henderson Business Association (PDF 332 KB)
Rates Remission and Postponement Policy 2020(PDF 149 KB)
News for March
In the latest BID news for March, we interview Glen Eden Village BID Chair Natasha McDowall (pictured) and share her top three tips for BID governance.
We also asked former Albert-Eden Local Board Member Benjamin Lee how, in his experience, BID programmes had made it easier, safer and more profitable to run businesses within Albert-Eden’s town centres and main streets.
We acknowledge a Down Under-first for the Dominion Road BID in recognition of the iconic strip’s night-time economy, report on some BIDs’ recent presentations to their local boards and invite BID programme managers to have their say on the council’s 10-year Budget 2021/2031, featuring the 2021/2022 Recovery Budget.
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Natasha McDowall – Glen Eden Village BID Chair (PDF 543 KB)
Local board insight – Benjamin Lee, Albert-Eden (PDF 460 KB)
Dominion Road awarded Purple Flag (PDF 330 KB)
AT's BID Engagement Partner role (PDF 1.47 MB)
News for February
In the latest BID news for February, we preview our BID team’s busy year ahead and invite BID managers to our monthly networking meetings, starting 23 February with an overview of council’s 10-year Budget 2021/2031.
We interview BID programme veteran and Whau Local Board newcomer, Warren Piper (pictured) to gain his insights and perspectives on western BID programmes.
We also share tips on creating age-friendly town centres, introduce a new way for people to access the services available from government agencies to help them explore jobs, study, training or business support – and give BIDs the chance to be in to win chocolate by sending in captioned photos of their summer events and promotions.
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Busy year for the BID's team (PDF 295 KB)
Local board insight – Warren Piper, Whau (PDF 384 KB)
Accessible age-friendly Auckland (PDF 350 KB)
Tools for creating universally designed places and spaces (PDF 1.99 MB)
Connecting to jobs, training and business support (PDF 86 KB)
2020
News for December
In the latest BID news for December, we bring a challenging year to a close with renewed optimism and acknowledgement of the role played by the BID programme in Auckland’s economic recovery.
We highlight the great work of council agencies in upgrading town centres and precincts across Tāmaki Makaurau, including Ōtāhuhu and Takapuna.
We interview Browns Bay Business Association chairman Malcolm McDonald and Waitematā Local Board member Alexandra Bonham (pictured) to gain their insights and perspectives on the BID programme.
We also celebrate the diversity across Tāmaki Makaurau and acknowledge efforts to engage with communities who have made their rohe home.
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View from the Chair – Malcolm McDonald, Browns Bay
Local board insight – Alexandra Bonham, Waitematā
BID chronology update
Discover Onehunga
News for November
In the latest BID news for November, we welcome back the ubiquitous and brilliant Gill Plume ( pictured) to the BID programme team. Gill's BID programme expertise, council-wide connections and rapport with local boards make her return a terrific end to a terrible year.
We learn about a strategic change in local area management, applaud a local board initiative to work closer with its three BIDs and acknowledge collaboration by BIDs in the north and south.
We also share recent presentations from our final BID networking event of the year.
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ATEED Update
Marketing update – November
A Guide to the Major Events Management Act 2007
Pop into Panmure
Profile – Local Area Manager Eric Perry
News for October
In the latest BID news for October, we congratulate Devonport BID programme manager, Shaulyn van Baaren (pictured), for taking out the Event of the Year category at Auckland Transport’s recent Travelwise Choices Awards.
We congratulate a hui hostess, farewell a BID management legend and acknowledge some outstanding AGM reports, a smart geo-targeted marketing campaign and BID-savvy local boards.
We also remind BID managers to send us their 2020 AGM minutes, book in their annual presentations to local boards and file their 2018/2019 audited financial statements with the Companies Office online.
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BID Update newsletters simply by clicking the BID Update newsletter archive link above.
Post covid planning Auahi kore – Smoke free
Māori and Pacific Smoke free Action Plan
New Chinese work ready website launched
Devonport Business Association wins Travelwise Choices Award
News for September
In the latest BID news for September, we meet Garry Bates, manager of Tāmaki Makaurau’s 50th BID programme in Central Park Henderson, see right.
We find out more about an upcoming local economic development workshop, a position description for local boards’ BID representatives and an online reporting tool tailor-made for business associations.
We also acknowledge and applaud the fresh and funky new branding and online channels of various BIDs.
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BID Update newsletters simply by clicking
the BID Update newsletter archive link above.
Garry Bates – Central Park, Henderson (PDF 385 KB)
ATEED Destination update – Part 1 (PDF 2.28 MB)
ATEED Destination update – Part 2 (PDF 761 KB)
Onehunga upgrades website and CRM (PDF 287 KB)
Market update (PDF 129 KB)
Guide for local board BID representatives (PDF 196 KB)
News for August
In the latest BID news for August, we meet Murray Chapman, manager of Tāmaki Makaurau’s newest BID programme in Warkworth, see right.
We learn how Business North Harbour, a popular precinct with an increasingly diverse commercial base, is enhancing engagement with its Asian and other members both in-person and via its multi-lingual communications channels.
We also explain how a recent law change offers business associations greater flexibility in holding AGMs under lockdown restrictions.
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AGMs under lockdown restrictions – COVID-19 Response Bill (PDF 200 KB)
Murray Chapman – Warkworth (PDF 718 KB)
Business North Harbour (PDF 442 KB)
News for July
Business associations operating Business Improvement District (BID) programmes in Auckland's town centres and commercial precincts are playing a key role in Tāmaki Makaurau's economic recovery, working with local boards and teams from across the council family.
In this month's issue, we acknowledge the great work of BID programme managers and council teams during the pandemic lockdown stages.
As businesses navigate through this rapidly changing economic landscape on our way to recovery, Auckland Emergency Management is here to support small to medium businesses in building their resilience. We find out more about a recent pilot programme from AEM's Bridget Vercoe and Waitematā Local Board's Sarah Trotman (pictured).
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BID Update newsletter archive link above.
Event health and safety template (PDF 31.69 KB)
Business Resilience (PDF 199 KB)
News for April
In the latest BID news for April, most of which was written before COVID-19 reached level 2 let alone 4, we feature an article focused on ATEED’s support to businesses affected by the global pandemic. We link to resources from government, the business sector and BIDs themselves.
We meet another two new BID managers: New Lynn’s Amelda Tasila (pictured) and Mt Eden Village’s Tim Woolfield.
We also report on multi-BID collaborations, focus on alignment between BIDs’ strategic plans and local board plans and credit crook-catching, case-cracking CCTV cameras.
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Amelda Tasila – New Lynn (PDF 473 KB)
Tim Woolfield – Mt Eden Village (PDF 486 KB)
Covid-19 (PDF 398 KB)
News for March
In the latest BID news for March, we meet three of our new BID managers: Devonport’s Shaulyn van Baaren, Avondale’s Cynthia Crosse and Remuera’s Rob Chemaly (pictured).
We encourage BIDs to engage with council’s Annual Budget 2020/2021, Local Board Plans and the independent CCO review – and we publish useful links to find out how and when to have your say.
We also report on a northern roadmap, a local board fan-zone and share 10 tips for effective boards.
Finally, we remind BIDs that all accountability and compliance documents, including signed Annual Accountability Agreements, are due on March 10.
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BID Update newsletters simply by clicking the BID Update newsletter archive link above.
Cynthia Crosse – Avondale (PDF 753 KB)
Rob Chemaly – Remuera (PDF 452 KB)
Annual Budget 2020/2021 presentation (PP 1.15 MB)
AT: Transport story (PP 3.84 MB)
CCO Review 2020 (PP 942 KB)
Auckland BID meeting (PDF 154 KB)
10 tips for effective boards (PDF 92.34 KB)
News for February
In the latest BID news for February, we welcome six new BID programme managers and farewell a member of our own BID programme team.
We extend Ōtāhuhu town centre manager Richette Rodger’s invitation to all BID managers for an informal catch-up on February 13. Our first BID networking meeting of the year on February 17 is a must-attend, featuring as it does a presentation on council’s Annual Budget.
We speak with GETBA’s Brendan Kelly about sustainability and immigration settings, and learn what Wiri’s doing to divert waste from landfill in a council grant-funded environmental initiative.
And we publish the full list of local board members appointed to represent their colleagues on the executive committees of BID-operating business associations.
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BID Update newsletters simply by clicking the BID Update newsletter archive link above.
GETBA's sustainability insights (PDF 500 KB)
Wiri — 666 tones (PDF 214 KB)
Local boards' appointments to BIDs (PDF 144 KB)
