Events

Past Events To read about these events in more detail, go to businessnh.org.nz/category/events.

Identifying, deterring and dealing with shoplifters

5 November 2020

Business Capability Workshop Senior Constable Bradley Sanderson and Constable Chris Byun Attendees heard numerous practical tips (such as having a strong refunds & returns protocol in place and ensuring that all members of staff are aware of this) and commonsense advice. Much more information for business owners is available at police.govt.nz/adviceservices/businesses-and-organisations/ protect-your-business

Property and the economy post-election 2020

12 November 2020

North Harbour Commercial Property Group, sponsored by Pathfinder Solutions Tony Alexander | Chris Dibble, Colliers International This thought-provoking couple of hours was packed with expert insights, trends and forecasts for North Harbour, Auckland and the country as a whole, including some speculation on the potential longerterm impacts of remote working.

Thanks to our event sponsor

Beyond the Kitchen with Nadia Lim

19 November 2020

Women in Business, sponsored by Eclipse Recruitment The most popular Women in Business event to date, North Shore Golf Club was at absolute capacity. Nadia’s personal and professional reflections were entertaining and enlightening, with her messages about the importance of values and team clearly striking a chord.

Thanks to our event sponsor

ONE DAY SALE

20 November 2020

After a turbulent year, it was tremendously rewarding to see thousands of shoppers flocking into North Harbour – some as early as 7.00 am!

Women in Leadership Mentoring Programme

25 November 2020

Launch event Months of planning with Massey University culminated in the official launch of BNH’s Women in Leadership Mentoring Programme. There has been an excellent response to this “women supporting women” initiative, with an initial 15 mentors and mentees. It is already clear that this is a useful and effective initiative, which BNH intends to expand over the coming years.

Business After 5

2 December 2020

Hosted by Ministry of Social Development (MSD), Corinthian Drive, Albany MSD helps clients prepare and be ready to re-enter the labour market. “And you are pivotal to that,” MSD’s labour market manager Flo Samuels said to the business owners in the room. It is hoped that these events will be a regular fixture in the BNH calendar, and that this burgeoning partnership will be mutually beneficial for MSD and BNH members.

Creating a high performance culture in your business

10 February 2021

Business Capability Workshop Ash Baldry, High Performance Profiling At BNH’s first event of the year, Kevin O’Leary said he hoped that this workshop would help business owners “shift the mindset of ‘surviving in 2020’ to ‘thriving in 2021’”.

Ash Baldry introduced attendees to DISC “the world’s most advanced behavioural system” and explained how it can be used for the benefit of recruitment, change management, team collaboration, and ongoing professional development.