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What Is A Domain Name And How Does It Work?

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Simply put, a domain name is a label attached to an IP (Internet Protocol) address. Domain names were created to make it easier for visitors to access your website.

Every domain name is made up of at least two parts: 1. the actual domain name (which is typically your brand name) 2. and the domain name extension.

A domain extension comes at the end of the domain name.

Common examples are: • .com • .nz • .co.nz • .net • .org • etc.

When a user types a domain name into their web browser, the browser sends a request to a network of interconnected servers known as the Domain Name System.

These servers will look up the Domain Name Servers (DNS) associated with your particular domain name and forward the request to those name servers.

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How Do I Register A Domain Name?

• Before you can use a domain name with your website, you will need to first register it with an ICANN-accredited domain registrar.

• ICANN (Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers) is a USA based non-profit organization established in 1998 to help keep the web safe by developing and enforcing policy on the Internet’s IP Addresses and domain names. ICANN does not run the system, but serves in an administrative role.

• If your customer base or site traffic is mostly from New Zealand, you are best using .co.nz or other Country Code Top-Level Domains (ccTLDs) that clearly indicate you are a New Zealand company.

• A domain name can be registered from one year to ten years.

• When registering a domain name, the registrar will require certain information from you.

• This information is placed in what is known as a WHOIS database.

How Does A Domain Differ From Web Hosting?

Web hosting is the computer server where your website content is stored.

The DNS will forward the request to the web server where your website is stored.

While hosting and domain names are separate services, you need both of them to create a website.

The web server will then fetch the required pages and return them to your browser.

You need a domain name to direct visitors to your website and web hosting to store the files that make up your website.

This process takes a very short time to happen if you are hosting with a reliable company and follow the accepted best practices of website design.

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Hamilton To Host International

Smart City Leaders FROM FRAMEWORK TO FAUCETS WE’LL MAKE YOUR BUILDING PROJECT A SUCCESS

Three key players from Australasia’s Smart City network will share their insights in Hamilton.

Hamilton City Council and Hamilton Central Business Association are presenting the Smart Cities Lunch as part of TECHWEEK19 Waikato.

The smart city initiative is being embraced by local authorities around the world to improve: • liveability • encourage innovation • and solve problems identified by their communities.

The Smart Cities Lunch, will feature guest speakers: • Adam Beck • Chelsey Stewart • John Heard.

Mr Beck, Executive Director of Smart Cities Council Australia New Zealand, has more than 20 years’ experience influencing infrastructure and urban regeneration projects across the world.

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Ms Stewart leads the Smart Hamilton programme at Hamilton City Council, which has delivered initiatives such as the city’s conversion to LED streetlights and contributed to the launch of the Waikato Data Portal.

Mr Heard is Chief Technology Officer for Smart Parking and will share the potential of emerging technologies, and innovations in the pipeline of the parking industry.

Ms Stewart says the event is a chance to hear about exciting developments being introduced in Australasia and around the world, and those being applied in Hamilton.

“Hamilton and the Waikato are currently the fastest growing tech industry in New Zealand and have a growing reputation as leaders in innovation and technological advances,” she says.

“Improving the wellbeing of the community is at the heart of our Smart Hamilton approach, and participation and collaboration are a key part of the process. Come along and engage with what we are doing to help create a smart society.”

The Smart Cities Lunch is on Thursday 23 May from 12-2pm at Waikato Innovation Park’s conference centre in Ruakura.

The event is free and attendees can arrive at any time.

Hamilton CBD Update

Vanessa Williams, General Manager, Hamilton Central Business Association

April had some fantastic activation highlights including the inaugural Feast Waikato with the CBD playing host to high demand sold out events and the CBD’s first Pavement Pop-up market day which created a fun retail vibe for the city.

The Brave Hearts container exhibition in Garden Place has now come to end but was enjoyed by nearly 3,000 people. This was a fantastic collaboration with the Hamilton Central Business Association, NZ School of Tourism and Wintec.

The NZ School of Tourism had the responsibility of rostering students every day to show visitors excellent customer service and guide people through the exhibition.

Wintec Nursing School students were responsible for taking school groups through the exhibit and demonstrating activities for the heart and lungs as part of their nursing training.

This month we have welcomed back Neat Places who are visiting new ‘neat’ places in the CBD for production of the third Hamilton Neat Places map due at the end of May. We have also welcomed the Ambassador Programme developers from the Queenstown Resort college who are creating the content for the first Ambassador Programme Hamilton.

Techweek 19 in the CBD 20-26th May and Embassy Park will be showing Giant Papier Mache Boulder on 30th May. The CBD is alive with activity and enquiry from a raft of businesses, investors and developers all looking to activate various ideas which will add to the fabric and underpin the momentum we already have in and around the CBD.

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SMART CITIES LUNCH EVENT

• Taylor Coleman Limited, a commercial property consultancy specialising in project management has leased the mezzanine space at 127 Alexandra Street for their new office premises.

• Refuel, Jo has opened in their new location at 117 Victoria Street in the heart of the hospitality precinct.

• Panama Square has officially opened – this is the latest co-working and shared space offering from Stark Property’s Panama stable.

• MBIE has leased 850sqm, level 5 in the Westpac Building at 426 Victoria Street.

• Two new restaurants are set to open on Bryce Street – Yum Cha at 62 Bryce and Qian Wang at 68 Bryce – fit out work underway currently.

• The Skin Spa has moved and opened at 137 Alexandra Street with AFK Phone repair also opening alongside.

• The first tower crane has appeared on Hamilton’s skyline in recent times with the development being undertaken by the Novotel Hamilton Tainui who are adding 42 rooms which when complete will increase the total rooms available to 217 rooms.

The CBD advantage club is exclusive to workers in the CBD.

Thursday 23 May, 12-2pm Waikato Innovation Park Conference Centre, Core Gallagher Facilities Building, Melody Lane, Ruakura, Hamilton

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Every fortnight we send an email to advantage club members with information on the latest: • openings • specials • events • and where to go to take advantage of the CBD freebie!

The freebie this fortnight is a free lunch for the first 25 people that head over to the participating business.

Sign up to the advantage club today to find out all the details!

Signing up to the Advantage Club is easy just email admin@ hamiltoncentral.co.nz your name, business you work at and mobile number.

If you are interested in finding out more about the Smart Hamilton initiative, what the future of smart cities could look like, and hearing about developments in the Smart Cities space from Australia, New Zealand and around the world then join us for this event as part of Techweek19 Waikato.

Speakers • Adam Beck: Executive Director at Smart Cities Council Australia NZ, has spent more than 20 years influencing infrastructure and urban regeneration projects across the world.

• Chelsey Stewart: Smart Hamilton Programme Manager at Hamilton City Council, will provide an update on the initiative including plans for a Smart Space in Garden Place to share insights around what the Council has been working on and as an opportunity to engage the wider community in co-creating the Smart Hamilton vision.

• John Heard: Chief Technology Officer at Smart Parking, will no doubt dazzle us with stories of the possibilities of emerging technologies and also talk us through some of what we can expect from the pioneer of technology innovation in the parking industry.

• Matthew Ensor: AI Forum NZ working group member.

Matt is an expert in Artificial Intelligence conversational agents (IBM Watson Assistant) and regularly speaks at conferences, facilitates workshops, and provides AI advisory services to Senior Executives.

TRISTRAM PRECINCT – SITE TOUR Friday 24 May, 10-11am Corner Tristram & Ward Streets Matt Stark from Stark Property will be taking us on a 30 minute tour of the site and plant (on-site access where possible) of the building formally known as the Hamilton Central Shopping Centre.

Tristram Precinct is currently under development and upon completion will boast a brand new 5,500 sqm Kmart store and a new commercial building with 12,000sqm lettable area, incorporating A-Grade office accommodation over three levels and a total of over 400 car parks.

Waikato Regional Council will move into the space bringing 500+ workers into the central city.

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The redevelopment is expected to be completed mid-2020, complete with new services, street frontage, a full internal fit-out and a complete rebranding of the building.

Safety is a priority for this visit and while we can provide Safety Hats & Hi Vis you would need to bring your own steel capped safety boots as access will not be permitted without safety boots.

Numbers are limited to 40. By sending an RSVP to attend this invitation you are committing to being on-site by 10am.

Meeting point at Bryce Street by barrier arm.

We will finish off the tour with a morning tea (coffee & muffin) at Mavis & Co Cafe located at Wintec House on the corner of Nisbet and Anglesea Streets.

PUBLIC SPACE EVENTS IN THE CBD 20-26 May WAIKATO TECHWEEK’19 Various Locations

14-16 June TE RURU LIGHT FESTIVAL (details tbc) Garden Place

21-23 June FETE DE LE MUSIQUE Various Locations

30 May, 8.30-10.30pm THE EMBASSY PARK PICTURE SHOW GIANT PAPIER MACHE BOULDER

14-28 June MATARIKI KI WAIKATO FESTIVAL Various Locations

27 June JULY SPEAKATUBE Civic Square

CONTACT: Vanessa Williams, General Manager, Hamilton Central Business Association. 07 838 3905, vanessa.williams@hamiltoncentral.co.nz

MOVERS AND SHAKERS

Achieves Google Cloud Premier Partner Status Hamilton-based Dynamo6 is the latest New Zealand based IT services company to reach the level of Google Cloud Premier Partner.

The premier partner level recognises Dynamo6’s expertise in leveraging Google Cloud’s services in: • cloud enablement • user experience • data services • mobile • and web-based technology solutions.

This new status comes just over a year since the company was appointed a Google Cloud Partner.

“From the word go we’ve said we are born in the cloud and have been talking about it long before it became a buzz word – we’ve had our heads down, crafting solutions and advocating, and I think this announcement will raise a few eyebrows,” says Managing Director, IGOR MATICH [pictured].

Kerridge Partners who were assisting the Board with the process earlier in the year will also assist the Commissioner as she moves quickly to bring stability to the Waikato DHB.

Karen Scott Is The New CEO Of

Dr Poutasi is confident that there will be no shortage of good candidates for a new chief executive to work closely with a small group of dedicated Commissioners to turn the organisation around.

Karen has worked for Enrich+ for the past two years, initially as the People and Projects Manager, then latterly as the Executive Leader Services.

Search Recommences For A New Waikato DHB Chief Executive Waikato DHB’s new Commissioner Dr Karen Poutasi has wasted no time in re-starting the process to recruit a chief executive just days after she was appointed.

The process to recruit the chief executive had been halted by the then Board of the Waikato DHB in February.

Karen brings experience of managing mental health services, as well as having worked for government agencies in injury prevention and development and research related positions with ACC and Police.

Karen replaces Wendy Becker after almost nine years as CEO. Enrich+ is Te Awamutu based and provides autism and disability services across the Waikato and Bay of Plenty, with offices in Te Awamutu, Hamilton, Tauranga and Taumarunui.

Top Water Sciences Student Wins Prize Waikato Regional Council has recognised the University of Waikato’s top water sciences student.

The water sciences prize, established in 1990 by Sir Ross Jansen with the University of Waikato Earth Sciences Department, was presented to fourth year environmental engineering student, EMILY SOPERS. “I am so excited for a rewarding and challenging career in environmental engineering, it’s a wide field with so many pathways, and I can see myself making a difference to communities and the planet” Ms Sopers said.

Emily Sopers with Waikato Regional Council chair Alan Livingston following Thursday’s water sciences prize presentation

The water sciences prize for book vouchers worth $500 is awarded annually to the top student enrolled in water science papers within the School of Science (Faculty of Science and Engineering), in Level III courses.

Council chair Alan Livingston said: “It’s a privilege to present this prize to a student who has achieved outstanding academic results and who very clearly has a strong passion for improving the environment through sound land and water management.

“It’s an area that has a synergy with the work of our council and is close to the hearts of our communities.”

Appointment Of Chief Of Staff For Mayoral Office Hamilton Mayor Andrew King and Chief Executive Richard Briggs have announced the appointment of a Chief of Staff for the Mayoral office.

The Chief of Staff is Jayne Perry.

Most recently Jayne has held the role of Global Marketing Manager for More4Apps, a Hamilton based digital development house.

The role of the Chief of Staff is to support the Mayor in his day to day leadership of the city and to support the Office of the Mayor.

The appointment is a fixed term contract which will run through until this year’s Local Government Elections which take place on Saturday 12 October.

The position is funded through existing budgets for the Office of the Mayor, but the position has until now remained unfilled during Mayor King’s time in office.

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MOVERS AND SHAKERS Waikato Artist Wins Fieldays No.8 Wire Art Award Hamilton artist Gaye Jurisich [pictured] has taken out top honours in the 2019 Fieldays No.8 Wire National Art Award with her captivating piece labelled Snare.

The Fieldays No.8 Wire National Art Awards are hosted and coordinated by Waikato Museum, partnered by Farmlands cooperative and supported by the New Zealand National Fieldays Society.

Judge Linda Tyler praised Gaye’s piece of art for using the space effectively, “Often with sculpture, people think that it’s fine to have something wall mounted. The whole attraction of that piece was the fact that it was sprouting out of the walls and using the floors as well, so it was a real installation”.

“Gaye’s sculpture really captured the energy of the material well.

No8 wire is really strong stuff, and when it’s coiled it’s got all that springing energy. It really did express the quality and energy that’s inherent in No8 wire,” says Tyler.

Snare was one of 25 artworks created by 23 artists on display at ArtsPost Galleries & Shop in a fine display of creations showcasing the value, versatility and symbolism of No.8 wire through the creation of artworks made from this icon of Kiwi agriculture.

Reina Daji Wins Māori “Best Year Ever” For At The 2019 Leadership Scholarship Reina Daji [pictured], Wintec’s Library Customer Service Assistant, has just been named as the 2019 recipient of the prestigious Hare Puke Māori Leadership Scholarship.

Reina, who is of Ngā Puhi and Ngāti Tūwharetoa descent, was chosen for her passion for improving the services she provides for students in the library, and boldly introducing te reo Māori and cultural elements.

“Reina recognised the need for creating a large scale kete (kit) of resources to guide students study both in the library, and in her role as kaiāwhina for the new physiotherapy programme.

She also wants to expand and grow her leadership skills as an extension of Wintec’s He Manukura Māori programme,” says Wintec Director of Māori, Hera White.

Wintec established the scholarship in 2008 for staff to recognise and honour its late kaumātua, Dr Hare Puke.

Its goal is to enable Māori staff to gain further leadership and management skills.

Reina is planning to utilise the scholarship to continue participating in a Women and Leadership New Zealand programme called, Leading Edge.

The scholarship has a value of $15,000 per year and one additional week of professional development leave.

Not only is Reina the 2019 recipient of the Hare Puke scholarship, but she also won the Improvement and Opportunity Award at Wintec’s 2018 Staff Awards.

Pride In Print Awards The Admark team is celebrating its “best year ever” at the 2019 Pride in Print Awards.

Not only did the company win seven gold medals across various printing disciplines, but were inducted into the new, and already highly coveted, 50 Gold Medals Club.

Further, it won a Process Award, which represents the “best of the best” in the Inkjet/Sign & Display Print category for a vehicle graphic.

In a very emotional tribute, Pride in Print recognised Admark’s recently retired owner and Managing Director, Laurie Pilling [pictured], for his contribution to the New Zealand printing community over his 25 year-plus career.

The seven gold medals were awarded as follows: 1. Burger King “Taste of the World” backlit sign 2. China Girl (Crown Range Cellar) 3. Flower Boy wine labels (NZ Wine Company) 4. Kapiti Milk & Ice Cream truck (Fonterra) 5. Mobile Dental Clinic (Waitemata DHB) 6. Nature’s Fresh Bread truck (Goodman Fielder) 7. Service Foods Garlic truck.

New Wintec Council Appointments Two Waikato regional leaders SIMON LOCKWOOD and VICKY MCLENNAN have been appointed to the Wintec Council.

Their appointments are for a three-year term, dependent on future sector reforms.

Wintec chair Barry Harris says: “We welcome the appointments of Simon and Vicky, both of whom are well known leaders and influencers in the Waikato region. They will bring a variety of skills, experience and knowledge well suited to current and future governance needs of Wintec.”

Simon Lockwood, the Regional Branch Director for Crombie Lockwood, has worked in the insurance industry for the last 24 years in New Zealand and the United Kingdom.

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He also is involved in a variety of governance roles with organisations including Enrich+, Habitat for Humanity, Wintec Student Resident Trust, and the Lottery Grant Regional Committee.

Vicky McLennan has over 35 years of experience in the educational sector. She began her career as a secondary teacher in Christchurch and most recently was Principal of Waikato Diocesan School in Hamilton from 2008 until 2017.

Currently she is working as an educational consultant and providing professional development to school boards. Her current governance roles are with Trust Waikato, Alandale Foundation, and the Perry Outdoor Education Trust.

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Business Expo Set to Profile Waikato’s Thriving Economy The countdown has begun for the organisers of the inaugural Waikato Business Expo to be held at Claudelands on 11 September 2019.

The one-day event, hosted by the Waikato Chamber of Commerce and organised by Jigsaw Solutions Group, brings together a community of qualified business expertise to help Waikato businesses thrive.

Billed as the expo ‘where business gets done’, this event showcases: • leading edge and forward-thinking businesses • speakers • and education.

It is expected to draw interest from local, regional and national organisations with links to the Waikato.

Hosts Waikato Chamber of Commerce CEO Chris Simpson [pictured] said early interest in exhibiting at the event had reinforced the need for an event of this quality and scale for the region.

“The caliber of exhibitors that have already signed up is fantastic” he said.

“The Expo fits well with our vision of providing our members and business community with valuable opportunities to engage their markets.”

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With a population bigger than Wellington, Waikato’s economy grew by 7% in 2018 and it is now host to a $30 billion dollar economy.

Its proximity to Auckland’s $100 billion dollar market made it a growing hub for commerce.

Among exhibitors will be a wide-range of commerce providers including: • IT experts • education • virtual pa’s • catering • health and safety • banking • finance • and personal and • recruitment professional service • digital marketing providers.

“Today time is so valuable” she says.

“Exhibiting, sponsoring or attending an expo is an extremely effective and efficient way of using your time wisely.

You can achieve more in one day than you could in weeks or months of your normal working schedule”.

Award-winning wellbeing specialist, author and entrepreneur Lauren Parsons has been engaged as their keynote speaker for the event.

The Expo is for all types of businesses whose target market is B2B.

Hot off the TEDx stage in New York State, Lauren is founder of the Snack on Exercise movement and will be presenting her renowned keynote session “Overcoming the Overwhelm – How to thrive in a fast-paced world”.

Additional expo experiences include business-to-business (B2B) networking and workshops offering insights and tips on how to improve and generate growth.

The Expo opens at 7am to VIP invited guests and then to the wider business community from 9am to 4.30pm.

Event Director Sharon Giblett [pictured] says “The Business Expo is the ultimate leveraging opportunity, whether you want to grow your market share, look for business solutions, increase your knowledge of the marketplace or see what competitors are up to.”

Bookings for exhibitors are now open.

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CONTACT: Sharon Giblett, WAIKATO BUSINESS EXPO. Phone 0800 JIGSAW (0800 544729) or mobile 021 566 869, email sharon@businessexpo.biz, www.businessexpo.biz

The Sir Richard Hadlee Interview It is with great pleasure Biz Waikato interviewed the greatest cricket player of all time: Sir Richard Hadlee.

Sir Donald Bradman, Dad’s advice, underarm bowl, bowling over 100,000 cricket balls, which cricketer has the greatest sense of humour, golf, hip and knee replacements, Charlie Chaplin, his motto in life, the ‘Forty-Niners’, Rob Muldoon; it’s all here and more, so read on and enjoy. At the end of the interview, Sir Richard has a special message for Biz Waikato Readers:

Q1

Then do it all again the next day. Over the years I bowled over 100,000 cricket balls at a competitive level – no wonder I needed a right hip and left knee replacement later in life!!

Since I was a youngster I have always bowled the ball right handed. In the very early days I must have picked up the bat and batted left handed (not that I knew that at the time).

And, were you self-driven and taught in fitness aspects?

How did it come to pass that you bowled right-handed, but batted left?

If Dad thought it was wrong he would have changed me to become another right handed batsman.

I think he was quite happy for me to do it left handed as all my brothers (4 of them) batted right handed. I was a bit different!

Q2

Do you still live in Christchurch?

I was born and raised in Christchurch – I lived in Christchurch for 59 years but for the last 8 years we have lived at Pegasus about 25 klms north of Christchurch (on a golf course).

I enjoy my golf.

Q3

You are well known for being the fittest cricket player in the world – was fitness always a key part of your sporting career at a very early age?

As a younger I spent a lot of time bowling and batting in the back yard. General fitness was not an issue as kids are generally fit and like to run around the place and I played a lot of sports at school.

As I started to make provincial and international cricket teams, fitness levels had to go to another level.

Whilst I did a lot of bowling in the nets there was always the hard yards to do relating to fitness off the field of play – running for miles, sprint work, stretching exercises so the body was supple.

Bowling a cricket ball was about rhythm, timing and co-ordination – I needed to get my body in the perfect position when releasing the ball at delivery. I needed to be efficient and skilful and that took plenty of practice.

I had to be fit enough to start the day well by bowling a few overs with the new ball, come back before lunch to bowl a few more overs, bowl a few overs after lunch and still be fit enough to bowl 4/5 at the end the day as well as I had started the day.

I was self-driven to be the best I could be. After a mediocre start to my test career I knew I had to work harder, prepare better and be ready to give myself a better chance of performing and being successful.

To do that I needed to be fitter and stronger, have a more efficient bowling technique, be mentally stronger, set goals and do my job (get wickets, make life for the batsman to be unpleasant and have a presence on the field of play so the opposition knew that I was in the contest).

That approach transferred to the team of the 80’s and we were extremely competitive during that era.

Was it difficult to be so dedicated to fitness when so many cricketers (and sportspeople in general) were smoking, drinking alcohol and generally not as healthy as what they could be in their lifestyle?

They were not big issues in my early days. We played the game as amateurs so I did not concern myself with how others lived.

I was in no position exert or influence others on what they did.

Who was I to question to them?

As time went on and when I played the game professionally I learned (through education) what smoking, drinking, drug taking could do to an individual.

At the end of the day everyone has choices and if people in general including sportspeople want to smoke, drink and take drugs, there is an inevitable outcome and price to pay including affecting one’s playing performances and health issues.

People may realise later in life it is too late say, “If only I had given up smoking and drinking earlier in life I may have given myself a chance of being a better player, being healthier and being a better person.”

I think people can be influenced by others more today than in my time simply because research and education tells us the potential negative outcomes of various vices.

Q4

Will we ever get over the underarm bowl?

We will always forgive but not forget. February 1st, MCG, 1981 at 5.42pm!!!!

It happened, it was a sad time in cricket history and unnecessary – we needed 6 runs to tie the match off the last ball.

It was interesting to note that Rob Muldoon (NZ Prime Mime Minister at the time) said, “It was appropriate the Australians were dressed in yellow as it was an act of cowardice.” Tough words and many people would have agreed with those sentiments.

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Should we?

Of course we should. It was a legal delivery at the time that has since been outlawed.

The fact that it happened brought into question ‘The Spirit of the game’ (fair play and sportsmanship) under public scrutiny.

Q5

Out of all the cricket players you’ve met, who has the greatest sense of humour?

My team mate Derek Randall, a Notts player (from the county team I played for in the UK for 10 years), was a great character. He was the master of the one-liner.

For example he had been involved in so many run outs and usually running his partner out.

Before he would go into bat he would practice his shots and calling in the front of the mirror “Yes, No, Wait. Opps Sorry”.

On one occasion he had batted brilliantly and scored 90 not out before lunch.

Unfortunately he had run 3 of his team mates out.

Before anyone could say a word he said, “Sorry fellas, I have been batting like Sir Donald Bradman but calling like Charlie Chaplin.”

Q6

Is it possible for our Readers to purchase any cricket books, mementos/souvenirs and etc from you?

Yes. Go to www.hadlee.co.nz. There is a selection of items including signed mini bats and balls etc. Items can be ordered online.

My greatest life achievement including all my playing performances is to bring to life my Dad’s diary of the 1949 NZ cricket tour to England.

He was captain of the team and recorded happenings on every day of the 8 month tour.

I wanted to honour my father and recognise the performances and achievements of the ‘Forty-Niners’ who were pioneers of New Zealand cricket.

‘The Skipper’s Diary’ and a two hour DVD documentary of the ‘Forty-Niners’ allows this team to live on and be remembered forever.

Books and DVD combination are available online from www.theskippersdiary1949.com, email hadleerj@outlook.com

Q7

Your positive words of advice for our Readers

Dad’s advice was very important to me.

He said, “Whatever you do Richard, take pride in your performance. Do it to the best of your ability and be happy if someone does better.

No one can criticise you if you tried and gave 100%”.

My motto in life, “A quitter never wins and a winner never quits”.

Historically Speaking MAY DAY RALLY – Members of the: Waikato Trades Council; Waikato Unemployed Workers Rights Union; Waikato May Day Committee; Auckland & Tomoana Freezing Workers Union march down London Street on May Day. The building in the background is the Federated Farmers building at 169 London Street. Date, 1st May 1986

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J.A. CLARK CORDIAL MANUFACTURER – The J.A. Clark cordial factory was a soft drink (aerated water) manufacturing compa ny on Hinemoa (Tristram) Street between London Street and Rostrevor Street.

Here staff and commercial vehicles are posed for the camera in front of the factory.

The truck in the centre is a Garford; the make of the truck on the right is unknown. Staff from left are: Ben Jones; Horace Clark; Alec Thomas; his father; J A Clark (Snr) and J A Clark (Jnr). Date, c. 1918

Opening The Book To Another World About 15 years ago, Te Awamutu farmer Bruce Graham ran out of things to read and wound up picking up a book about Māori history.

It changed his life.

Bruce Graham, Tauira (student), He Papa Tikanga NZ Certificate in Tikanga (Matauranga Maori) Level 3

He kept reading and became increasingly interested in the Māori view of the world.

“Maybe I always felt a little bit guilty that I didn’t know this stuff, and that I was letting myself down and letting my country down that I didn’t know my own history,” he says.

As a farmer, he paid particular attention to how Māori looked after their land.

• Māori words • the Māori worldview • values and belief systems

• traditions • philosophies • and protocols.

Students study at home and receive regular visits from a kaitiaki, along with having resources delivered to the door.

Bruce says the course was incredibly helpful.

“I started thinking about the land, then I found out about how the Māori planted and when it was good to plant and when it was bad to plant.”

“I have learnt so much, especially around marae and tangi and stuff like that.” He says visiting marae is no longer the stressful experience it once was.

To further his education, Bruce enrolled in the fees-free He Papa Tikanga programme at Te Wānanga o Aotearoa and says it helped him learn more about a culture he’d largely ignored all his life.

“I feel comfortable that I know the procedure, and if I don’t know the procedure there is always some old gentleman or somebody that will help me.”

“You’ve got to get out of your comfort zone, especially being a Pākeha, and go out there and humble yourself, hūmārie,” he says.

He Papa Tikanga is a 12-month introductory home-based learning programme into Māori culture and practices.

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It covers basic:

CONTACT: Natasha Dalziel, Te Wānanga o Aotearoa.

Phone 022 083 5003, mobile 022 083 5003, email: Natasha.Dalziel@twoa.ac.nz, www.twoa.ac.nz, or come in to: 254 Ohaupo Road, Hamilton 3206.

Open the door to a Māori worldview Learn about the traditions, values and customs of Māori culture with He Papa Tikanga. You’ll get an insight into a Māori worldview and explore how you can apply these concepts into your home, workplace and community.

He Papa Tikanga: New Zealand Certificate in Tikanga (Mātauranga Māori) Level 3

Enrolling monthly 0800 355 553 | twoa.ac.nz

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Study at home

Fees Free

Council Responds To EMA Says CGT Decision Feedback On Development Is Good News For SMEs Contributions Policy Hamilton City Council responded to consultation feedback on its proposed Development Contributions (DC) Policy Update, voting not to include additional capital projects in the updated 2019/20 Policy.

Consultation on the proposed Policy concluded on 29 April 2019, and sought feedback on six proposed changes.

A change to DC remissions in the Central Business District (CBD) is also proposed.

One of these key changes was the addition of further capital projects with a growth component into the calculations for DCs.

Under the 2018-28 10-Year Plan the Council decided to phase the former 100% CBD remission out across three years.

The decision reflected feedback from submitters which was strongly against introducing the additional charges for the coming financial year.

This meant a 66% remission in the current 2018/19 Policy, reducing to 33% in 2020/21, and removed altogether from 1 July 2021.

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The remaining key changes are a capped charge for DCs for industrial, commercial and retail development in Rotokauri, reviewing estimated costs from the last financial year (replacing them with actual costs where these are known), and changing some definitions in the policy.

The proposed 2019/20 Policy extends the current 66% CBD remission to 30 June 2021, when the remission is removed completely.

If implemented, the decision means developers would pay one third of DC costs in the CBD for the next two years and full DCs after that.

The updated Policy is planned to be adopted in June and will be effective from July 1, 2019.

The Employers and Manufacturers Association (EMA) says it is relieved that the government has decided not to proceed with a Capital Gains Tax because of the detrimental effect it would have had on the productivity and growth of small to medium-sized businesses.

“It wasn’t something that was going to meet the objectives of reducing over-investment in housing and increasing tax fairness, and it would have been at a significant cost for SMEs,” says chief executive Brett O’Riley [pictured].

“We commend the Government’s decision not to proceed as our members were telling us that a capital gains tax on their business assets would have discouraged investment and innovation, and hampered their ability to increase productivity and grow.”

Mr O’Riley says with this no longer looming over them, EMA members can now concentrate on the very real challenges they face every day, chiefly the ability to get the people they need.

“Economic growth indicators support what members are telling us about the difficulty in finding the workers they need to carry out their growth plans, and this is exacerbated by the current approach to immigration,” he says.

About the EMA:

• The EMA is New Zealand’s largest business support organisation.

• It is a membership organisation that offers advice, training and advocacy for its 8500 members across all sectors from Taupo north, including Bay of Plenty, Waikato, Coromandel, Auckland and Northland.

• A founding member of BusinessNZ, the country’s largest business advocacy group, they work together to ensure an environment where business can succeed based on world best practice.

“Dropping the CGT is one less issue for SMEs to deal with, especially with the volume of change this government is trying to introduce in the workplace.”

CONTACT: 0800 300 362; melanie.mckay@ema.co.nz, www.ema.co.nz

Business Sales

Find the accurate worth of your business with Hamilton based Tabak Business Valuations As a business owner, finding the right value for your business is key for success in your next phase. Based in Hamilton, Tabak Business Valuations offer independent and comprehensive valuation on your business “You have worked too hard in your business to take the matter of business valuation lightly,” says Murray Yeates who specialises in the business valuation for the Tabak Business Sales group.

Determining the value of your business is a serious matter, so getting the best business valuation specialists to give you a precise and realistic valuation is imperative.

Tabak Business Valuations is a division of Tabak Business Sales, which is a team of highly skilled business brokers that specialises in selling privately held businesses.

“Working with thousands of business buyers every year, we understand the current market conditions inside and out, and know exactly how much business buyers are willing to pay and how much lenders are willing to fund,” says Murray.

With Tabak Business Valuations, you will receive a comprehensive report, personalised attention, and peace of mind knowing that the business valuation figures you obtain is accurate and achievable in the current market.

CONTACT Tabak Business Valuations 45 Seddon Road, PO Box 9456, Hamilton 3240 Phone +64 7 839 5863 | Email hamilton@tabak.co.nz 12 : BIZ WAIKATO

People often think that Business valuations are only for those selling their business, however business valuations can serve multiple purposes which can enhance your business.

There are a range of reasons that business owners require a valuation. These include; • • • • • • • • •

Buying a business Retirement planning Insurance purposes Management buy-in or buy-outs Dispute resolution Partnership or matrimonial splits Funding or recapitalisation Mergers Acquisitions

With the new year upon us, now is the perfect time to get your business valued so you can prepare for a successful 2019.

Contact Murray or John, they both hold an advance certificate in business Valuation.

Hamilton West Town Belt Masterplan Feedback has opened on a draft masterplan for an extensive open space in Hamilton.

The West Town Belt is an expansive 54ha network of: • parks • gullies • sports facilities (including Seddon Park and FMG Stadium Waikato) • and community facilities on the edge of Hamilton’s central city.

Originally serving as a boundary between the historic Hamilton and Frankton boroughs, the West Town Belt stretches from Hamilton Girls’ High School to Edgecumbe Park, linking the Hamilton Lake Domain to the Waikato River.

Hamilton City Council’s Parks and Recreation Manager Maria Barrie says the Draft West Town Belt Masterplan is a long-term guide to the use and development of the West Town Belt over the next 30 years.

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“Over time the West Town Belt has become a fragmented open space and there are many important sites located on the town belt requiring a comprehensive consideration and planning,” she says.

“The residential population of central Hamilton is also increasing, and existing and new residents need access to quality open space.

“The Draft Masterplan has been developed to address these matters and ensure that moving forward, we develop a town belt that is a dynamic, well-used and treasured open space for all Hamiltonians and our visitors,” Ms Barrie says.

The Draft West Town Belt Masterplan has been developed through an initial consultation with stakeholders and includes a vision, goals and five key strategies to enhance the space.

The Masterplan breaks the West Town Belt down into nine character areas which provide a focus for more specific potential developments.

The projects are not currently funded, however the plan would inform the Council on future decision-making.

To view the Draft West Town Belt Masterplan, and to provide comment, visit www.hamilton.govt.nz/westtownbelt Feedback closes on Monday 27 May.

New Products & Experiences Fuel Waikato Tourism Growth • New boutique accommodation • Gourmet dining options for group travel • Wildlife experiences Are just some of the new Waikato products showcased to the world at our country’s largest tourism trade expo: TRENZ. TRENZ is New Zealand’s largest annual business-to-business travel and trade event held in Rotorua 13-16 May. The trade show will attracted 386 buyers from 30 markets, which range from traditional visitor markets like: Australia, the USA and China. To emerging markets such as: Argentina, Brazil and Indonesia.

The Waikato’s $1.57 billion tourism industry has been fuelling the region’s economy – the fifth largest visitor expenditure in the country behind: 1. Auckland 2. Wellington 3. Christchurch 4. and Queenstown.

TRENZ 2019 gave our operators a chance to sell ‘The Mighty Waikato’ to the world says Hamilton & Waikato Tourism’s Chief Executive, Jason Dawson [pictured].

“More than 550 15-minute meetings were held with our 10 tourism operators and regional tourism agency over three-days – it’s like a business-to-business speed dating session” says Dawson.

“Our collective marketing efforts are starting to pay off, with the current trend for international visitors to stay in the Waikato for the first or last night of their New Zealand itinerary” says Dawson.

“Our region is well positioned to take advantage of this growing popularity as a ‘must-visit’ destination on traveller itineraries as we work hard to capture more of the tourism dollar” he added.

Waikato tourism operators in attendance at TRENZ alongside Hamilton & Waikato Tourism included: • • • • • • • • •

Discover Waitomo Hamilton Gardens Hidden Lake Hotel & Apartments from Cambridge Hobbiton Red Barn Roselands Waitomo Rural Tours Sanctuary Mountain Maungatautari Waitomo Adventures

CONTACT: Jason Dawson, Chief Executive, Hamilton & Waikato Tourism. Phone 027 203 3799, email jason@waikatonz.com

Conferences, Meetings, Functions

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A Spectacular Lakeside Venue with Stunning Views Perfect for any event large or small! Look at what we offer...

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Council Want More Submissions For District Plan Waikato District Council wants ‘further submissions’ on nearly 1,000 submissions that it received following notification of the Proposed Waikato District Plan (Stage 1) in July last year.

Waikato District Council Chief Executive Gavin Ion [pictured] says, “This is an important milestone on our progress towards finalising a new District Plan that brings together the old Franklin and Waikato sections to provide a consistent approach to development and growth across the district.”

“A further submission is a written statement that allows you to support or oppose other people’s submissions.”

“It gives you the opportunity to comment on how a submission may impact you, and to have your views considered by the Hearings Panel along with the original submission. You do not need to have made an original submission to make a further submission.”

The period for further submissions is open until 9am on Monday 27 May 2019.

Anyone requesting to be heard will have an opportunity to present their submission in person at the hearings which are scheduled to start later this year.

The District Plan impacts how the district’s land can be: • used • developed • and subdivided.

Stage 1 of the Proposed District Plan includes all topics and provisions except those related to natural hazards and climate change, which form part of Stage 2.

A draft of Stage 2 is expected to be released later this year.

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CONTACT 0800 492 452 to order an submission form.

City of the Future Dinner

By Vicky Haden-Jones, Waikato Region Red Cross

New Zealand Red Cross presents a fundraising dinner in Hamilton for business professionals.

Hear how you can future-proof your business in an unpredictable ever-changing environment, including preparing for disasters.

Research shows, having a resilient community means that during times of disaster, people are able to recover more quickly, and start contributing again to the local economy.

We are excited to have the Right Honourable Mayor Andrew King as Master of Ceremonies, and Brian King from Harcourts Foundation will be our auctioneer for the evening.

Speakers include Villa Maria’s Sustainability Manager Karen Titulaer and Chris Simpson, Waikato Chamber of Commerce Chief Executive.

This is a great opportunity to connect with your local community and find out how to ensure your business is sustainable after an emergency, while also supporting Red Cross in reaching vulnerable people at home and abroad.

When: Thursday 6 June 2019, 5.45pm onwards Where: Skycity, Hamilton What: A business after-five networking dinner, speakers, live auction

by Brian King from Harcourts and much more!

Price:

$120pp or $1,000 for a table of 10.

CONTACT: Vicky Haden-Jones, Waikato Region Red Cross.

Phone 027 622 3604, email Vicky.hadenjones@redcross.org.nz

Drug & Alcohol

Creating Safer Workplaces Together ...Our Philosophy WorkCare NZ is here to help employers and employees create a safe working environment by identifying and managing risk created by drugs and alcohol.

We do drug and alcohol testing as well as education in the workplace because we care about the community and believe everyone has the right to go to work and come home safely.

We do what we do because we care and we do this by making sure that our service delivers: • Robust and Reliable - Our systems have been developed to eliminate as much error as possible • Consistency - We are consistent in our testing, training and education so that we are all on the same page • Discretion - We understand the sensitive nature of these issues and how confidentiality is of the upmost importance • Guide - WorkCare are the experts, it’s our job to guide employers, employees and families through the processes and hazards caused by drugs and alcohol.

We are the first risk assessment company to offer a one stop-shop; • from helping with your Drug and alcohol testing policy • delivering Drug and Alcohol education with tailored Drug and Alcohol programs • we can assist with any Drug and alcohol testing facts with direct contact to the experts • and conduct all your drug and alcohol testing requirements • and now one of the first to be able to offer Drug and alcohol rehabilitation programs to their clients.

We have the ability to do on-site Drug and alcohol testing with our custom built mobile testing vehicles, we also have collection sites around the country so that we can deliver a more cost effective service when it comes to Pre-Employment drug testing and client requirements.

Our staff members are trained professionals, not only are they fully competent in all aspects of drug and alcohol testing procedures but understand the importance of the impact they have on the individuals.

Not only looking at Drug testing companies for health and safety but the greater aspect is Drug testing for welfare.

Our experts have extensive knowledge in drug and alcohol screening, and as one of the pioneers in the Drug testing industry they have the ability to deliver a higher level of education and one of the few who can say they have hands on experience, looking at prevention, compliance and rehabilitation.

We are relentless in our commitment to safer work places.

We have state of the art equipment and processes.

Above all we do this because we care about the communities we live and work in.

At WorkCare New Zealand, we work diligently with you to eliminate drug and alcohol issues in your workplace.

This improves the environment in your workplace, which leads to a more productive business.

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Waikato University Opens New Tauranga Campus The new $60 million campus development, led by the University of Waikato on behalf of the Bay of Plenty Tertiary Partnership, enhances the range of qualifications and study options available to students in the Bay of Plenty.

Opinion:

The campus development has been made possible through the support and drive of the region, especially the key funders:

So far in 2019, over 900 individual students are using the new campus, a 32% increase on the same time last year.

• Tauranga City Council • Bay of Plenty Regional Council • Tauranga Energy Consumer Trust.

There are 31 general staff in Tauranga: 50 academic staff, and 36 academics visiting regularly from the Hamilton Campus.

Future Rates Increases Aligned to CPI

Submitted/By Hamilton City Councillor and Mayoral Candidate Angela O’Leary Hamilton City Council has been ‘rating people into poverty’ and it must stop.

This is especially true for super annuitants for whom the highest proportion of household expenses are rates.

Hamiltonians need greater certainty over the level of rates increases the Council is prepared to impose.

According to the New Zealand Taxpayers Union, rates are rising across New Zealand at almost five times the rate of inflation.

Rates increases at the level of this year’s increase, dip too far into the pockets of people with limited financial resources.

The people who can least afford it are the ones who are hit the hardest.

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This includes people on fixed incomes, young families and owneroperated businesses.

Between 2014 and 2017, rates charged by local authorities rose by an average of 12.8% while inflation was 2.6%.

Council needs to live within its means.

Paying your rates is not a discretionary expense – it is a tax.

And when we put rates up by amounts way in excess of the rate of inflation, it is a tax too far.

The 9.7% increase in Hamilton City rates this year places too big a burden on many homeowners and businesses.

While Council will always be responsible for infrastructure development and maintenance, developments in the city should be based on partnerships where everybody can benefit.

All councils are required by law to keep their rates increases to an affordable level, but not one of them has ever defined what ‘affordable’ means.

CONTACT: Angela O’Leary, phone 021 343 774, email angela@angelaoleary.co.nz, www.angelaoleary.co.nz

I believe council has a duty to all ratepayers, whether private or business ratepayers, to give them some certainty about what level of rates increases they can expect.

Editor’s note: leading up to the elections all Candidates are welcome to submit an opinion piece in Biz Waikato. Email to: info@bizhamilton.co.nz

Finance

Gateway Finance Brokers Limited specialise in arranging finance for people from all walks of life.

• Pensioners and Retired Clients • All Farm Finance • People on Benefits • Builders • Personal and Business Risk • Business Borrowers (Insurance) • Clients with Adverse Credit • Recently Established SelfHistory Employed • Constructors • Salary and Wage Earners • Developers • Self-Employed (with or • Discharged Bankrupts without Full Financials) • First Home Buyers We have an extensive library of lenders available, including the traditional banks and many other quality lenders who offer very competitive rates.

The majority of our clients borrow to grow their own wealth or are profit driven.

These borrowers include FARMERS, DEVELOPERS, companies looking for WORKING CAPITAL, BUILDERS, SELF- EMPLOYED or borrowers who are looking for a CONSTRUCTION loan specialist.

This does not exclude wage and salary earners who may want a loan to buy or build their first home or who are looking to refinance or consolidate debt.

Our service is available nationwide.

Recent Projects Financed include: • Commercial Development Construction • Commercial Land Subdivisions • Farm Finance • First Home Buyers • Hotel and Motel Purchases

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Kudos Science Award Nominations Now Open

By Soteria Ieremia, The Kudos Science Trust

It’s time to be recognised for your contribution to science in the Waikato.

Our award categories acknowledge and highlight the different sectors and people who continue to lead the Waikato and New Zealand in ground breaking science achievements.

This year we’re pleased to announce the introduction of new award category; ICT, and a refreshed Agricultural Science award; Food & Ag. THE 2019 CATEGORIES ARE: • WINTEC Secondary SCIENCE TEACHER/ EDUCATOR Award • Hill Laboratories LABORATORY TECHNOLOGIST Award • Hamilton City Council ICT Award • Datamars ENGINEERING SCIENCE Award • Waikato Regional Council ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE Award • Kudos Science Trust FOOD & AG SCIENCE Award • Waikato DHB MEDICAL SCIENCE Award • University of Waikato LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT Award The Kudos Science Trust originated with an initiative to recognise science from the region by: • • • •

then Mayor of Hamilton City Council, Bob Simcock Comms Specialist, Heather Claycomb Professor Ross Lawrenson from Waikato DHB Professor Richard Coll from the University of Waikato.

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Professor Ross Lawrenson is the current chair.

BACKGROUND ON THE KUDOS AWARDS:

World class science disciplines include:

In 2007, Hamilton and the Waikato region represented 25% of the country’s scientists and was home to the largest research centre this side of the Southern Hemisphere, with over 1000 PhD scientists working in the region.

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Because of this, the Kudos awards were established to: 1. recognise the achievements of our region’s top scientists; 2. excite young people about science and its career opportunities; 3. and raise the profile of science within our community.

The word “Kudos” is greek for Glory: giving praise and honour for an achievement, giving great honour and prestige to our region’s world class scientists.

The Kudos Awards still remain New Zealand’s only prestigious regional science awards with our scientists being recognised nationally as part of the Prime Minister’s awards, Royal Society award recipients and commercialisation awards, Kiwi-Net. Several scientists have also received major funding in leading international research and through support and a partnership with Tourism NZ have been able to bid for International conference.

Agricultural Educational Engineering Environmental

• Medical • also recognising our outstanding Lab Technicians.

The Kudos Awards 2019 see the return of the ICT Computer science category for the first time since 2009 and recognise the importance of supporting the region’s booming ICT industry and their outstanding contribution to science.

In 2016 the Hamilton Science Trust renamed to The Kudos Science Trust and is an independent advocate for science in our region, supporting the sector by recognising achievement, supporting careers, encouraging STEAM education, fostering connections and collaborations and promoting the region as a vibrant science and innovation centre.

The Kudos Awards Gala Dinner: • Thursday 5th September 2019 • Tickets go on sale mid-July.

CONTACT: Soteria Ieremia, projectmanager@thekudos.org.nz

Health

You Want to Look Great and Feel Even Better By Monica van de Weerd, Naturally Healthy I recommend Maca and GPX. Here is why.

GPX

MACA Maca for Men is a scientifically formulated blend of activated black, yellow and red maca designed to optimise male health and hormones.

From understanding the sacred traditions of Maca and the needs of men Seleno have formulated the perfect Maca blend to bring balance and strength back to your body.

It is formulated to assist with improving: • Endurance • Energy • Fertility • Focus • Libido • Managing Stress • Mental Health • Prostate Function • Stamina All their Maca is 100% organic and sourced direct from the farm in Peru.

They analyse and test every batch for potency by standardising the macamide concentrations (maca’s main bioactive components).

GPx Cell Protect® is a natural formulation developed from 8 years of scientific research for the management of chronic conditions.

The product contains essential components to boost the body’s own natural levels of the energy enhancing, protective antioxidant enzyme GPx (glutathione peroxidase), and it’s co-factor glutathione (GSH).

GPx is the most protective antioxidant we have against oxidative stress as it has 5 tailored subtypes specific to different parts of our body and reacts up to 200x faster than other antioxidants.

GPx Cell Protect® is the ultimate 5 in 1 super antioxidant and fatigue fighting supplement.

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Through supplementation with GPx Cell Protect® you can enhance your own natural antioxidant protection systems and provide your body the tools it needs to protect and balance itself.

GPx Cell Protect® can assist to: • Fight Fatigue • Reduce The Impact Of Stress Damage • Slow Down The Ageing Process • Enhance Your Immune System • Improve Your Memory And Mental Clarity • Boost Your Energy Levels • Accelerate Healing And Exercise Recovery Times • Balance Your Body And Mind • Improve Your Athletic Performance • Support The Body Following Medical Procedures • Reduce The Effects Of Jet Lag

Monica van de Weerd The Health Coach for Busy People

Real Estate Update

MEDIAN HOUSE PRICES across New Zealand increased by 6.4% in April to a record equal $585,000, up from $550,000 in April 2018.

Median price increases for New Zealand excluding Auckland were even stronger, increasing by 7.6% to a record $495,000 up from $460,000 in April last year, according to the latest data from the Real Estate Institute of New Zealand (REINZ).

Days To Sell Increases Marginally

WAIKATO by Neville Falconer, REINZ Regional Director

In April the median number of days to sell a property nationally increased by 1 day from 36 to 37 when compared to April last year.

WAIKATO: +9.3% to a record equal $550,000 (up from $503,000 at the same time last year).

For New Zealand excluding Auckland, the median days to sell also increased by 1 day from 35 to 36.

Our seasonally adjusted results tell us that, compared to what we expect when moving from March to April, the observed increase in median price was more than expected and the observed big decrease in sales count was less than expected.

Prices across New Zealand have continued to rise with 13 out of 16 regions experiencing annual price increases.

Auctions

Number Of Houses Sold Lower Than Same Time Last Year The number of residential properties sold NZ-wide in April fell by -11.5% from the same time last year to 5,800 (down from 6,555) the lowest sales volumes for the month of April in 5 years.

REINZ House Price Index (HPI) Increases 1.3% Annually The REINZ House Price Index for New Zealand, which measures the changing value of property in the market, increased 1.3% year-on-year to 2,741.

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The HPI for New Zealand excluding Auckland increased 6.7% from April 2018 to 2,715. The Auckland HPI decreased -4.4% year-on-year to 2,772 the lowest level in 3 years.

The current Days to Sell of 36 days is less than the 10-year average for April which is 44 days.

Auctions were used in 11.1% of all sales across the country in April, with 641 properties selling under the hammer – this is down from the same time last year, when 13.2% of properties (864) were sold via auction.

This is the lowest level of auctions for the month of April since April 2010.

Inventory The total number of properties available for sale nationally increased by 6.0% from 26,269 to 27,858 – an increase of 1,589 properties compared to 12 months ago – the second annual increase in inventory levels in 6 months.

The level of inventory available for sale currently sits at 21 weeks, six weeks more than in April 2018.

Compared To April 2018 • Median Price up 9.3% • Sales Count down 0.9% • Days to Sell decreased 2 days.

Compared To March 2019 • Median Price up 4.6% • Seasonally adjusted median price up 4.5% • Sales Count down 14.2% • Seasonally adjusted sales count up 1.2% • Days to Sell stayed the same.

Hearing An often overlooked part of running and working a business is noise!

While you may not notice it now, prolonged exposure to a noisy workplace can have long-lasting negative effects on your hearing.

Are you worried about how well your staff hear?

Are you meeting WORKSAFE requirements?

Do you work in a noisy environment?

Is your hearing not as good as it used to be?

TOLBECS Ear Centre in Naylor St, Hamilton, offers professional screening hearing tests to adults and children over 4 years of age.

Now is the perfect time to book in with TOLBECS Ear Centre. Right now you can receive $10 off a Hearing Test when you mention this offer for an instant discount before May 31.

The professional team at TOLBECS Ear Centre specialise in small workforces.

TOLBECS Ear Centre are ideal for: • Pre-employment – find out hearing levels before start date.

• Monitoring – annual hearing test and report to workers/ employers.

• Medicals – hearing assessment and report to workers/ employers/examiners.

• Post-employment – an exit test provides protection for employers and workers.

The Ear Nurse Therapists at TOLBECS Ear Centre are comprehensively trained in the nursing speciality of ears and utilise the latest, modern equipment to gently clean ear canals.

TOLBECS also check the ear canals before every hearing test as the appointment also includes simple wax removal.

At TOLBECS Ear Centre you can book in groups or individually, making it easy as possible for small businesses to get their team’s hearing checked.

Appointments are also available at short notice.

The team at TOLBECS go the extra mile to accommodate businesses and their workers.

After your appointment with the friendly team at TOLBECS Ear Centre you can walk away knowing that your ears are healthy while being safely looked after every step of the way.

Contact TOLBECS Ear Centre 74 Naylor Street, Hamilton East, Hamilton 3216 Opening Hours: Monday-Friday, 8.30am-5pm 17 : BIZ WAIKATO

P 0800 865 2327 E info@tolbecs.co.nz www.tolbecs.co.nz

Waikato Chamber Of Commerce Update 2019 WESTPAC WAIKATO BUSINESS AWARDS ENTRIES ARE NOW OPEN Westpac Waikato Chamber of Commerce Business Awards are now open for entries. The Awards night is to be held on November 15th at Claudelands Event Centre. Enter via: www.waikatochamber.co.nz/ business-awards The categories are: • Business Growth and Strategy • CEO • Community Contribution • Emerging Leader • Global Operator • Innovation • Marketing and Social Media • Micro Business • Not For Profit • Service Excellence • Social and Environmental Sustainability • AIR NZ Peoples Choice Award: All finalists will go into the chance to win a AirNZ Travel prize worth $5000. Winner will be announced at the Gala dinner by popular vote.

EVENT: LEADERSHIP & DEALING WITH COMPLEXITY

THE RED SOFA IS BACK FOR 2019! – The Sins of Success

We invite you to join us for a conversation with Christopher Luxon, Chief Executive Officer of Air New Zealand and Chair of the Business Advisory Council [pictured].

ABOUT THE RED SOFA: An event dedicated to the entrepreneurs and those obsessed with self-development.

Christopher Luxon has been Chief Executive Officer since 2013 and under his leadership the airline has delivered record profits, all time high customer satisfaction scores and achieved its highest levels of staff engagement.

We invite and assemble a panel of industry innovators that take the time to explain what it takes to become a master in specific fields in a live Q&A environment.

Alongside this Air New Zealand has won numerous accolades, including several celebrating it as the best airline in the world and others recognising its commitment to key areas such as sustainability, innovation, corporate reputation, employee engagement and customer experience.

They share their experiences and war stories and spare no detail in order to paint the perfect picture of what it takes to really achieve goals.

Prior to joining Air New Zealand, Christopher was President and Chief Executive Officer at Unilever Canada.

This was one of several senior leadership roles he held during an 18-year career at the multi-national that saw him work in roles in Europe, North America and Asia/Pacific.

Christopher has a Master of Commerce in Business Administration from the University of Canterbury.

This is a joint event between the Waikato Chamber of Commerce, Institute of Directors – Waikato Branch and Hamilton & Waikato Tourism.

WHEN: Thursday 23 May VENUE: The Verandah, Rotoroa Drive Hamilton Lake TIME: Doors open 4pm, finishes 6pm COST: $55 members / $65 non-members To register email help@waikatochamber. co.nz

“Whatever you’re thinking... think bigger” ABOUT SINS OF SUCCESS: We’re diving deep into the other side of business... The sins of success!

In the world we live in today, everyone is a mentor which means that there is a whole lot of information sharing going on.... but to whose detriment?

At this next Red Sofa, we put our panel in the hot seat and get them to help us sift through the clutter of advice to find the gems, and to avoid the sins!

Speakers: • Dr. Robbie Francis – The Lucy Foundation • Lee Timutimu – Arataki Systems • Glenn Marvin – Konnector WHEN: Thursday 30 May VENUE: Novotel Tainui, Alma Street, Hamilton TIME: Doors open 5pm, event begins 5.30pm COST: Early bird registration $20 members only / $50 non-members To register email help@waikatochamber.co.nz

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CONTACT: Chris Simpson, CEO, Waikato Chamber of Commerce, Business Floor, Wintec House. 07 839 5895, chris.simpson@waikatochamber.co.nz

Hospitality Supplier

Welcome to Turning Tables

A professional approach to HOSPITALITY TRAINING and COACHING Do you lack the time but not the inclination to do staff training in your business?

Have plenty of ideas and systems to utilise but not the hours in the day to get them across to key members of your team?

TURNING TABLES IS A HOSPITALITY FOCUSED TRAINING AND COACHING SERVICE which aims to help you with your inhouse staff training needs and therefore giving you back those precious hours to spend on your business (or yourself!!).

By providing the training on-site you can combine with the staffs regular shifts which keeps costs down and also ensures good attendance = maximum benefits to you.

Operating for just over 11 years helping customers with their staff training and coaching in businesses all around New Zealand.

As well as providing workshops in areas such as Developing a WOW Customer Experience, ideas to help increase sales and how to effectively deal with customer concerns and complaints, I also do a large amount of training and coaching with staff who are stepping up into leadership.

In the hospitality industry in particular we have a lot of team members who move up into leadership roles who may not have a lot of experience in leading a team – we know they will be great but my workshops are focused on providing some of the tools they might require to become confident and successful in their new roles.

For further information on the courses I offer please see the News and Views section on my website www.turningtables.co.nz or feel free to contact me via email info@turningtables.co.nz or mobile 027 245 7233…Instagram coming soon!

This training can either be tailor made to a particular business or group (for instance I work with the teams from the Good George Group) or alternatively staff can come along to the various workshops that I put on in the regions under the “Turning Tables on Tour” umbrella.

Margaret Main, Turning Tables Phone 027 245 7233 Email info@turningtables.co.nz www.turningtables.co.nz

The benefits of these “shared” workshops is the added extra of interaction and discussion with other people who are in a similar situation and provides many ideas and solutions not just from myself as the facilitator but from others in the industry.

Both in-house sessions and the shared workshops are competitively priced to reflect the changing faces of team members in the industry and include a variety of resources to take away… as an added bonus, I have been told that the lolly selection is always a highlight!

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We service the whole Waikato, Bay-of-Plenty and NZ!

The Secret Of Success A secret of success in the business world requires a positive mindset, says Hamilton Neuro-Linguistic Psychology (NLP) Master Tricia Meister [pictured].

Tricia is an expert in helping business people reach peak performance by using simple and achievable processes she has been practising and evolving for more than 25 years.

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“In this competitive environment it is more important than ever to have a positive attitude. Many business people seem to have lost motivation at the very time they need to be at their best. I can help to train their brain to achieve the outcomes they want,” Tricia said.

Tricia is one of New Zealand’s most well respected hypnotherapists and NLP practitioner, the only person in New Zealand to become a board certified hypnotherapist with the National Guild of Hypnotists, in the United States.

Tricia is also a certified Emotional Intelligence (EQ) trainer and has been a “Brian Tracy International” trainer specialising in motivational & sales training.

She has treated countless clients over the years, helping set them free from a range of addictions, bad habits and health problems with the combination of hypnotherapy and neuro-linguistic programming.

Her solid background in sales management allows Tricia to relate and empathise with her business clients, and to give them the tools to best suit their needs.

“I can assist people in developing the essential components of human excellence, as well as effective strategies for negotiating, selling, communicating and managing staff and groups,” Tricia said.

Helping business owners and managers to communicate better is another area Tricia specialises in.

“You can create powerful motivational strategies, change the way you communicate with yourself and others and improve personal and professional relationships,” she said.

MOTIVATION FOR SUCCESS HYPNOTHERAPY & NLP Change your Thinking Change your Habits • Change your Life I can help you with: • • • • • •

Stress Management Mind Motivation Confidence Procrastination Time Management Goal Setting

• • • • • •

Emotional Intelligence Decision Make Team Work Anxiety Smoking Sleep Disorders

• • • • • •

Fears Sport Weight Control Relaxation Addictions Self Esteem

Helping sports people reach their peak is another area Tricia works in.

Tricia also teaches each client to do self-hypnosis.

“Hypnosis allows both the conscious and the subconscious mind to be focused on a problem or situation to bring about therapeutic change. The state of hypnosis is a perfectly natural state of relaxation.

You can not be hypnotised against your will, or made to do anything that is contrary to your beliefs.”

For help to be the best you can be, phone Tricia on (07) 839 3193.

CONTACT: Tricia Meister, Hamilton Hypnosis. Phone (07) 839 3193, email hamiltonhypnosis@outlook.com, www.hypnosis.net.nz

Special Housing Area Application The final Special Housing Area (SHA) application in Hamilton, a site on Quentin Dr near Hamilton Lake, has been recommended to Government by Hamilton City Council.

Become the successful Person you want to be!

The application, by Quentin Residential Ltd (QRL), is an extension to an existing SHA application by the company previously recommended to Government and brings the total number of homes proposed for the combined site to 111.

All Sessions Private

The Council made the decision to recommend the application at an Extraordinary Council Meeting.

Phone today for an appointment – 07

839 3193 Visit our website for more information – www.hypnosis.net.nz Tricia Meister Clinic Pembroke Street, Hamilton 19 : BIZ WAIKATO

Tricia gives people the keys to overcoming anxiety, improve confidence, sleep peacefully, quit smoking, weight control and direct concentration in the best direction.

The resolution to recommend was amended following feedback during the public forum, including a requirement for QRL to work with Te Haa o te Whenua o Kirikiriroa to complete a cultural assessment prior to applying for a qualifying development consent.

The Government is repealing part of the legislation relating to SHAs, which means no further SHAs can be established after 16 September 2019, and 30 April 2019 was the final day the Ministry of Housing and Urban Development would accept applications.

Celebrates 20th

Submitted by Lynley Elliott, Novotel Tainui Hamilton

On Tuesday May 7th 2019, Novotel Tainui Hamilton celebrated its 20th anniversary with a cocktail party in the hotel.

It was great to have a variety of guests attending the function, ranging from tribal leaders from Tainui Group Holdings, to the former Prime Minister of New Zealand, Mr. Jim Bolger, MP Mr. Jamie Strange to the Mayor of Hamilton, Andrew King.

Under the guests, there were a lot of stakeholders that were instrumental in the early days of the hotel and worked together to make the hotel successful.

The hotel is currently working on building an additional 40 rooms as an extension to the already existing 177 rooms.

Apart from this major investment in the property, TGH is also instrumental in upgrading the food & beverage outlet, of creating a destination restaurant, based on its Maori traditions and offering products which are related to the region.

Among the speakers on the evening were Parekawhia Maclean, the Chair of Waikato Tainui; Gillian Millar, Senior VP of Accor hospitality and Chris Joblin, CEO of Tainui Group Holdings.

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When the hotel opened its doors in 1999, it was the partnership between Tainui Group Holdings (TGH), the Hamilton City Council and Accor who came to a successful formula in creating its first International four star hotel in Hamilton under the leadership of the opening GM Jim Moore.

Imaging Services

Muse Digital Marketing Is A High-Quality Imaging Service We offer: • High Resolution Photography and Video • 3d Floor-Plans • 3d Interactive Floor-Plans • Video and Aerial Imaging • And now we have introduced the Matterport 3d Virtual Tour System.

We are solely New Zealand owned, & we aim to provide the best service, most competitive pricing and rapid turn-around in the region.

So, whether you are in real estate, commercial properties or farming, contact us.

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Muse Digital Marketing is a registered Service Provider of the MATTERPORT 3D VIRTUAL TOUR SYSTEM. The Matterport system creates a fully immersive virtual reality experience that is rapidly replacing the humble walk-through video.

The applications for the use of this system are endless.

The Matterport System can be utilised for: • Architecture • Commercial Real Estate • Construction Sites • Hospitality • Property Management

• Real Estate • Restaurants • Retail Businesses • Tourism just to name a few.

The Matterport Scanner doesn’t take photographs, or video, instead it “scans’ a property, which in turn, creates a fully immersive, virtual tour.

CONTACT Clint Lawson Muse Digital Marketing & VisualiZe VR 027 876 8551 contact@musedigitalmarketing.com www.musedigitalmarketing.com www.visualizevr.co.nz

Hamilton to Auckland Corridor Plan

By Jamie Strange, Labour Party List MP

At my inaugural Grow Waikato event last month, the key discussion topic was the Hamilton to Auckland Corridor Plan.

This extensive piece of work maps future development between Cambridge/Te Awamutu in the south and Pukekohe in the north.

This corridor is the busiest in New Zealand, and has potential to be a key economic growth area over the coming years.

The plan’s genesis comes from a meeting myself and Hon. Nanaia Mahuta held immediately after the 2017 general election with local mayors, senior officials and iwi.

As chair of this meeting, I put forward the following question: “What are we going to collectively focus on as a region?”

The answer to that question has evolved into the Hamilton to Auckland Corridor Plan, building on previous work done by Future Proof.

18 months on, we now have 40 Government agencies involved, from education and health to conservation and housing.

Transport will play a key role in unlocking the potential of the corridor.

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The passenger rail service will be operational in the first half of next year.

Two key components of the passenger rail service will be: 1. the ability to be productive while travelling 2. and having certainty of arrival time.

The Waikato Expressway is on track to be finished by the end of next year.

In terms of Hamilton-based roading, work has begun on the completion on the Ring Road, and a bridge across the Waikato River near Hamilton Gardens.

This will unlock the 8,500 house Peacocke development, through $180 million from the Government’s 10-year interest-free loan and $110 million of NZTA subsidies.

The Southern Links roading development, which unlocks commercial and residential land around the airport is included in the Corridor Plan.

An important component of the plan is the potential for a metro-style passenger rail service linking Hamilton, Te Awamutu, Cambridge, Morrinsville, Ngaruawahia and Huntly.

The bulk of this infrastructure is already in place, with only a few kilometres of track required in Cambridge.

Information Assurance & Privacy

New Privacy Legislation Is In Progress – Are You Prepared?

New privacy legislation is now being drafted and is passing through Parliament.

When it is completed, • this new legalisation will have a profound effect • on the ways businesses are held accountable for managing client information • and for the notification of any breaches of privacy • that occur as a result of information being leaked.

Are you prepared?

Techtonics believes that proactive governance and active management of information is essential to ensuring good practice and robust processes when managing privacy information.

To help you get ahead of the new changes we will enable you to get to grips with what is coming in the new privacy legislation and how best to prepare yourself.

Whether it is: • identifying your essential privacy risk areas • or putting in place an effective governance framework that is right sized for your business Our certified Privacy Information Manager SARAH STEVENSONGALVIN has the skills and expertise to lead you through from: • initial risk assessment • to establishing good policy and procedures • and to creating a training plan for staff that engages and informs them of what to do in the event of a privacy breach.

Don’t get caught out on not being prepared for privacy, come and talk to Techtonics today!

Techtonics Group Limited helps businesses achieve productivity from their digital assets.

Techtonics has been enabling organisations to achieve productivity from their digital assets for over 30 years.

We deliver • INFORMATION MANAGEMENT • CYBERSECURITY • INFRASTRUCTURE SOLUTIONS AND SERVICES Across: • commercial • regulated • and government sectors.

We partner with key international suppliers, but remain fiercely independent from them to ensure our clients get the right solution.

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Biz Humour

A very successful businessman went to visit his new son-in-law.

He said to him, “I love my daughter, and now I welcome you into the family. To show you how much we care for you, I’m making you a 50-50 partner in my business. All you have to do is go to the factory every day and learn how everything works.”

The son-in-law said, “That’s very kind of you but I hate factories. I can’t stand the noise.”

“Oh, I see,” said the father-in-law. “In that case, you can work in the office and take charge of some of the operations there.”

“That’s very kind of you but I hate office work too,” said the son-in-law. “I can’t stand being stuck behind a desk in an office every day.”

“Wait a minute,” said the father-in-law who was getting a little annoyed now. “I just made you half-owner of a huge money-making organization, but you don’t like factories and you won’t work in a office. What am I going to do with you?”

Boss to employees: ‘We will continue to have these meetings every single day until I work out why no work is being done’!

Is the glass half full? Is it half-empty? According to engineers, the glass is twice as big as it needs to be.

A young executive was leaving the office late one evening, when he finds the CEO standing in front of a shredder with a piece of paper in his hand.

I started my business with nothing and I still have most of it.

“Listen,” said the CEO, “this is a very sensitive and important document here, and my secretary has gone for the night.

‘Business is up and down at the moment; I sell yo-yos.’

How many opticians does it take to change a light bulb?

Is it one or two? One… or two? One…or two?

Can you make this thing work for me?”

“Certainly,” the young executive says.

He turns the machine on, inserts the paper, and presses the start button.

“Excellent, excellent!” says the CEO as his paper disappeared inside the machine.

“I just need one copy.”

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“Easy,” said the young man. “Buy me out.”

Internet of Things (IoT)

We are a technology cluster known as the LayerX Group, focused on leveraging innovative technology solutions for business productivity improvement.

FOCUS ON PRODUCTIVITY

HIVE HEALTH SYSTEM:

ModuSense is a reliable, scalable and secure Internet of Things (IoT) device platform that enables industries to quickly and easily deploy data gathering solutions for productivity.

• The ModuSense Hive Scale is a light-weight yet highly durable scale base for monitoring the weight of a beehive.

ModuSense powers a wide range of businesses from large enterprises to innovative start-ups and everyone in between.

We provide everything you need to deploy remote data collection including: • • •

the device cloud based data storage and analysis platform connectivity hardware including cellular and satellite products.

• Combine with the ModuSense TH Sensor (environmental data from inside the hive) to achieve complete apiary health monitoring.

GAS BOTTLE MONITOR: • The ModuSense Gas Bottle Monitor is a highly durable scale base for monitoring consumption of gas resources.

• When combined with the ModuSense Gas Sensor you can not only monitor the consumption of gas but also detect possible leaks.

• Using the ModuSense Cloud you can setup triggers and alerts based on this exact condition.

• For example if your water tank is dropping by an excessive amount per minute, you could get an alert to your phone or trigger an output on the ModuSense Gen2 Controller to disable the pump.

PREDICTION ENGINE: • The ModuSense Cloud platform includes tools such as the ModuSense Prediction Engine, a sort of AI that determines from your data-sets what is likely to happen in the future.

• Predicting the future is only possible if the past is a good indication, the quality and quantity of your historical data is key.

An Ecosystem For Industrial Data Collection

A Platform For Cohesive Data Analytics:

• Prediction allows for autonomous behaviours such as when to visit a bee hive to ensure peak yield.

Using industry standards and best of breed industrial quality hardware components, you can rely on ModuSense.

Once your telemetry gathering devices are collecting useful data, you need to turn it into valuable data.

RAW DATA API ACCESS:

The ModuSense hardware ecosystem starts with the ModuSense Gen-2 Controller, a ubiquitous sensor aggregation and communications controller that forms the core of every ModuSense deployment.

UNIVERSAL CONTROLLER: • The ModuSense Universal Controller and Gateway with extendable communications modules and sensor inputs.

• The controller allows almost endless expansion of sensors.

• Leveraging industry standards allows for the adaptation of almost any sensor.

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The rate at which new data will arrive, and the myriad of formats it will arrive in, make it impossible to be processed, distilled and understood by humans.

For this reason the ModuSense Cloud is designed to make sense of data and generate meaningful insights, allowing companies to integrate and customise data so that it is readily accessible and actionable.

EDGE (OUTLIER) DETECTION: • As a data-set grows it becomes possible to infer what is ‘normal’ and what might be an edge case or an outlier.

• Sometimes the data collected by the ModuSense platform is best used in conjunction with other data-sets on other analytics platforms.

• To enable this, the ModuSense Cloud includes an open API that uses industry standard formats and technologies so you can integrate your ModuSense data with almost any other system in real-time.

CONTACT Bruce Trevarthen LayerX Group 021 567 967 bruce@layerxgroup.com

Hamilton’s Newest Bridge Hamilton’s next new Waikato River bridge is progressing with Councillors getting the first glimpse of the bridge’s form.

At a briefing Hamilton City Council staff tabled four structural form options for the new bridge which will be south of the Hamilton Gardens, and be an essential gateway for Peacocke Hamilton’s next major growth area. The next step in the process is to further develop the concept based on the preferred bridge structure which will include a range of aesthetic elements for the Council to consider in June 2019.

“The preferred structural form has a single main flat deck with a large pier on the south bank. This is the basic bones of the bridge and will now give us opportunity to further develop it aesthetically so it can be a great experience for people looking at, travelling on, or under the bridge,” says Strategic Development Manager Andrew Parsons.

“One of the benefits of the preferred structure is it allows for changes in traffic or bike lane widths in the future.

“To make access and traveling using the bridge easy, it will include traffic lanes and have walking and biking paths on both sides connecting to existing and new networks. We’ll also keep in mind how some of our infrastructure ends up being used in other ways like steps which are often used for fitness.”

Construction of the bridge is expected to start in late 2020 and be completed in 2023/24.

The funding for the bridge was secured by the Council through the Government’s 10-Year interest-free Housing Infrastructure Fund and significant NZ Transport Agency subsidies.

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Peacocke will be home for around 9000 people in the next 10 years and the bridge will transform the way Hamiltonians in the south travel to the east of the city including the Ring Road and Waikato University.

Landscaping: Stone Supplies & Stonemasons

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NZ Advertising Spend Results The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) this month reported that advertising revenue across all main media in NZ was 2.633 billion dollars for the 12 months ended 31 December 2018.

The 2017 total was 2.561 billion dollars.

The turnover includes data from: • • • • •

Addressed Mail Cinema Interactive Media Magazines Newspapers

• • • •

Outdoor Radio Television Unaddressed Mail

2018 INDUSTRY SPEND ($M)

Out of Home $143 Magazine Digital $30

Refer to graph for the revenue breakdown per sector.

Addressed Mail $41 Unaddressed Mail $47 Cinema $11

Digital Only $903

Magazines $173

Radio Digital $4

Radio $276

Television $556

Newspapers $324

Television Digital $31

Newspapers Digital $94

workshops

‘Change how you think’ Tues 4th June 2019 7pm - 9.30pm

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Agora Event Centre, 13b Kent St, Frankton, Hamilton www.businessedge.org.nz

YOUR DIGITAL ONE STOP PRINT & DESIGN SHOP 24ZOOM.CO.NZ | 0800 24 ZOOM

Marketing/Promotional

Looking for branded water bottles?

If you’d like your branding on a water bottle, you’ve come to the right place.

Branded water bottles are perfect as: • Give a ways for people who visit your business • A non-alcoholic option at your event (eg, sports, fishing, concerts, festivals) • An alternative to selling generic branded water.

• A complimentary gift for your customers

3 facts about bottled water • 36 hours is the average time that customers will spend with your water bottle • 42% keep and refill your custom branded water bottle • Each bottle and label will be exposed to an average of 5 other people

No additives, no chemicals, just water!

We bottle pure, fresh NZ spring water, add your label, and deliver it where it needs to be with great customer service.

AQUAPLUS Limited 17 Maisey Place, Rotorua, New Zealand 07 343 6974 | admin@aquaplus.co.nz www.aquaplus.co.nz “Put your brand into your customer’s hands with bottled water”

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We have a varying client base from corporates to mum & dad run business from entertainment and community groups, gyms, car dealerships, realtors, schools, cafes etc...

We offer a quick turnaround, great customer service, and a product that gets seen and reused then recycled.

Check us out on: • Facebook - https://www.facebook. com/custombrandedwaterbottles/ • If you would like a sample pack - https://aquaplus.co.nz/ordersample-pack/

Recyclable in NZ “It’s an inexpensive gift that is not only beneficial to customers and also reused sufficiently to ensure our message has repetitive value” - Katrina Winn, Hynds Pipe Systems Limited, Auckland

Aquaplus has been helping grow brand awareness for over 15 years by putting “Your Brand” on bottled NZ spring water.

“The bottles work as a great promotional tool for the Museum” - Hayden Beissel, Southward Car Museum, Paraparaumu

• or have a play with your virtual label - https://aquaplus.co.nz/ promotional-product-labelexamples/virtual-bottle-label/ • Or any other questions email admin@aquaplus.co.nz

Hundreds Of NZ Companies Eligible For R&D Boost With Funded Internships Companies looking for a dose of fresh thinking and new skills are encouraged to apply for fully-funded R&D internships for students or recent graduates in: • Business • Design • Engineering

• Science • Technology

Callaghan Innovation is accepting applications for the R&D Experience Grants, which fund 10-week internships with undergraduate or postgraduate students.

In the 2018/2019 round, funding was awarded for more than 600 student internships around the country.

Applications for the Callaghan Innovation R&D Experience Grants are open until 31 August 2019.

R&D Experience Grants fund a 10-week internship for undergraduate or postgraduate students, of $8,460 (excl. GST), over the student summer break.

CONTACT: info@callaghaninnovation.govt.nz or phone 0800 422 552.

Callaghan Innovation is a government agency supporting hi-tech businesses in New Zealand.

Employment Relations Amendment Act In Full Force From 6 May 2019 the Employment Relations Amendment Act 2018 comes into full effect, with the exception of changes relating to discrimination in relation to union membership and involvement in union activities (effective from 12 June 2019).

The Act introduces a number of employment law changes that aim to improve fairness in the workplace and deliver decent work conditions and fair wages. It gives more protections for employees, especially vulnerable workers, and strengthens collective bargaining and union rights in the workplace.

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Many of the changes are familiar to employers, as they roll the law back to how it was as recently as 2015.

THE KEY CHANGES INCLUDE: 1. Limiting 90-day trial periods to businesses with 19 or fewer employees.

2. Reinstating set rest and meal breaks.

3. Restoring protections for vulnerable workers, such as those in the cleaning and catering industries, regardless of the size of their employer.

4. Strengthening collective bargaining and union rights.

Vehicle Rentals

Waikato Car & Commercial Rentals is a locally owned and operated vehicle rental company

Established in 1993 with a late model vehicle fleet.

These include Cars, SUVs, Minibuses, People Movers, Furniture Trailers, Cargo Vans, Furniture Trucks and 4x4 Utes.

The secret to our success is simple; to provide good quality vehicles and service at excellent rates which in turn ensures repeat clients and word of mouth business. We are members of the NZ Vehicle Rental and Leasing Association who require very high standards in rental vehicles and service from its members.

All of our vehicles are late model, well maintained and presented in an immaculate condition. They all comply with the New Zealand Land Transport Safety Authority’s strict requirements.

Auckland and Hamilton Airport pick-up and drop-off is available by arrangement (conditions and extra charges apply).

Our goal is to ensure that your vehicle hire is hassle-free and competitively priced to suit your budget, available to you 7 days a week.

Phone 0800 15 44 44 or 07 855 0094 Email info@waikatocarrentals.co.nz

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Workplace Law

If Recreational Cannabis Use Is Legalised, How Would This Affect Employers?

Testing for drug and alcohol use is one of the most contentious issues in New Zealand workplace law.

The government has announced that New Zealanders will vote on legislation to legalise recreational cannabis at the 2020 election.

That draft legislation will include a minimum age of 20 to use and purchase recreational cannabis and “stakeholder engagement.”

Workplace drug and alcohol policies set out when the employer may test: on recruitment, for “reasonable cause”, post-accident/near miss and occasionally, random testing.

With the legalisation of cannabis use, expect more challenges by workers over what amounts to reasonable cause, whether the worker is impaired, and how it affects or doesn’t affect work performance.

This is less of an issue in safety sensitive workplaces and safety sensitive roles where zero tolerance the norm.

Employers may need to revisit workplace policies that address cannabis use.

Employers would still have the right to set rules for recreational use of cannabis in the workplace.

They have a duty to ensure, so far as reasonably practicable, that the workplace and anything arising from it are without risks to the health and safety of persons lawfully in the workplace and its vicinity.

So, they may, for example, prohibit use of cannabis at work or during working hours and prohibit employees from attending work while impaired.

Workplace rules regarding non-medical use of cannabis will still be enforced through the application of the employer’s progressive disciplinary policy, unless cannabis addiction can be proved, in which case it becomes a medical capacity issue and will need to be treated accordingly.

Assessment of impairment at work may prove to be the most difficult aspect of designing and implementing workplace policies.

And, if the legislation is passed with a cut-off age of 20, employers will be faced with a dilemma.

Do they apply the same rules for workers under 20 years, as workers 20 years and over, and if not, what is the justification for this?

If voters say “yes” we encourage employers to have their say in the Parliamentary Select Committee stages about how this will work in practice.

CONTACT: Susan-Jane Davies, Harkness Henry Law P 07 834 6682 | email sj.davies@harkness.co.nz | www.harknesshenry.co.nz

MEETINGS, CONFERENCES AND CATERING

Private Parties & Dinners Corporate Catering /Conferences

Barbecues & Picnics Weddings

Vegetarian, Vegan, Gluten Free, Dairy Free, Low Carb etc Funerals

P 07 846 6185 | F 07 846 6184 | 20b Lake Road Frankton Hamilton E catering.enquiries@maggyscatering.co.nz | W www.maggyscatering.co.nz Proud supporters of St Vincent de Paul Full Fill Program (making 350 sandwiches daily for kids in Hamilton schools, ensuring no child goes hungry).

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With great food and coffee and an interesting space, Hamilton Airport is a great venue for your next business meeting or event.

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MEETINGS, CONFERENCES AND CATERING Are you looking for somewhere out of the box for your next meeting, team building or conference?

Clarence St Theatre has various rooms that have their own charm and we can even make your event centre stage! We even have catering onsite for morning and afternoon teas, lunches and dinners.

Talk to us today about how we can shine the lights on your business!

For our contact details visit our website www.clarencesttheatre.co.nz or phone us on 07 834 1023.

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FOOD DELIVERY

EXPERTS DIRECTORY

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Fruit Boxes Vege Boxes Gift Hampers

 Home Deliveries Also Available

0508 549 437 www.kiwifreshdirect.co.nz

ACOUNTING SERVICES

FORKLIFTS

Your Waikato Forklift Specialists EP Equipment Agent for the Waikato

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Find out why thousands of businesses worldwide benefit from EP’s extensive range of electric and IC material handling equipment

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Cash Flow Quickeners

By Philip Wicks

Cash flow is often called ‘the lifeblood of a business’, and for several good reasons.

But the flow of cash into most businesses is uneven and there can be times when a constrained cash flow creates serious problems, even if the long-term situation is positive.

Improving sales forecasting and optimising production planning are other areas to look for improvements.

There are, however, ways to improve the cash flow of any small business and remove some of the worries about bills not being paid or not having enough on hand to pay wages.

Making minor process changes and a better utilisation of processes and systems already in place will allow most businesses to achieve an inventory reduction of 20% or greater quickly and without a great deal of expense.

These mainly involve no more than adjustments to what you’re already doing and so aren’t difficult to implement.

KEEP INVENTORIES AS LOW AS POSSIBLE Inventories are expensive in many ways.

There’s the interest paid on money borrowed to acquire items that are awaiting sale.

There are also the costs for storage space and handling, as well as insurance expenses and the ‘opportunity cost’ of what money spent on inventory could be earning elsewhere.

In some cases, inventories are so badly managed that much of the material becomes obsolete before it can be sold.

Having too much inventory is an indication that business process problems exist in the organisation.

Some of these problems include: • poor sales and operations planning • inaccurate forecasting • ineffective production scheduling • the existence of bottlenecks in one or more systems just to name a few of the possibilities.

Inventories can be reduced by focusing on fast turnover lines or cutting down on the number of items in stock by negotiating with suppliers for faster replacements.

REDUCE YOUR REPAYMENT OBLIGATIONS

REWARD C.O.D. OR FAST PAYMENTS A discount for cash or fast payments is a good incentive for customers to pay you quickly – even ahead of other creditors who don’t offer a reward for early settlement of their accounts.

The old system of ‘2% discount if paid in ten days or the net in thirty days’ still isn’t bad if you can communicate it and enforce it, although payment within sixty days is now more common if customers are allowed to get away with it.

CREDIT CHECK EVERY CUSTOMER

Even the smallest business probably has at least: • one loan for stock and operating expenses • a loan for a motor vehicle • a loan for some form of capital equipment • a credit card or two for travel and entertainment.

Some small businesses make the big mistake of taking on customers solely on the basis of their appearance.

You can save a great deal of interest and improve your cash flow position by consolidating as many of these loans as possible into just one monthly repayment and negotiating a loan term that’s in line with your cash flow and income projections rather than have it dictated by past conditions that may no longer apply.

Give every customer a thorough credit check and if in doubt ask for references from other firms before letting them run up a bill with you.

WATCH YOUR INVOICING Prepare your invoices promptly and send them out on a regular basis.

Customers are more prepared to pay a bill on time if it’s received shortly after they’ve received their goods or services.

The longer you wait, the longer they’ll wait to pay you.

If the customer pays cash for their first order they might even forego a credit check. This can be a big mistake that leads to massive cash flow and debt collection problems.

TRY BARTERING FOR WHAT YOU WANT Because bartering uses something in your inventory to pay for something your business acquires it can benefit cash flow to a degree.

Bartering can be particularly beneficial for service businesses with unused capacity, such as a plumber exchanging labour for capital equipment.

Bartering also offers some valuation flexibilities that can increase the value of benefits received.

CONTACT: Philip Wicks, Business Success Partners: Professional Business Consultants & Advisors. 027 824 8809, phil@bspnz.co.nz, www.businesssuccesspartners.co.nz

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HOSPICE WAIKATO AND MONTANA FOOD & EVENTS BUCKET LIST BANQUET 17 May Claudelands Event Centre, Hamilton Set to be Hamilton’s most prestigious night of the year – Hospice Waikato and Montana Food & Events invite guests to an evening of world-class acts, fine dining, and an auction that will leave you on the edge of your seats! Prepare to be dazzled by the décor, electrified by the entertainment, and captivated by the cuisine! www.hospicewaikato.org.nz/bucket-listbanquet

MARKET DAY: WAIKATO COMMERCE CLUB 8 May, 2-5pm Waikato Commerce Club, 197 Collingwood Street, Hamilton CAMBRIDGE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE BUSINESS AFTER FIVE – ANZ BANK 21 May, 5.30-7pm ANZ Cambridge, 59 Victoria Street MENTAL HEALTH FIRST AID FOR THE WORKPLACE 21 May CCS Disability Action, 17 Claudelands Road, Hamilton $110 www.pressgo.co.nz

AN UNEXPECTED PINK RIBBON BREAKFAST 22 May Hobbiton Movie Set, Matamata Hobbiton Movie Set staff will be donating their time to host this event, with 100% of ticket revenue to be donated to Breast Cancer Foundation NZ. www.hobbitontours.com/en/pink

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WOMENS LIFESTYLE EXPO 25-26 May Claudelands Event Centre, Hamilton www.womenslifestyleexpo.co.nz

HUNTLY HALF MARATHON 26 May 2019 Huntly Rugby Club, Riverview Road New Zealand’s oldest standalone half marathon event is back for another year. www.huntlyhalf.co.nz

CAMBRIDGE BUSINESS SUPPORT Tuesday 28 May, 9am-12pm Council Offices, 23 Wilson Street, Cambridge Get free one-on-one advice about your business. Waikato’s economic development agency, Te Waka, has Business Growth Advisors that visit Cambridge once a month every fourth Tuesday of the month. Our Growth Advisors take a birds-eye look at your whole business, then help you connect with the right resources and experts so you can build capability and grow. As part of a national network of people who can help, we’re your first port of call when you want to grow your enterprise efficiently and effectively.

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OPTIMUM MEETING 6 June, 9.15-10.30am Meraki Workspace, 32 Victoria Street, Cambridge Join other home-based or solo professionals and entrepreneurs for discussion, info-sharing and problem solving in this vibrant group. info@cambridgechamber.co.nz

CITY OF THE FUTURE DINNER 6 June, 5.45-10pm SKYCITY, Hamilton New Zealand Red Cross will be hosting a fundraising event. The Master of Ceremonies will be his honourable Mayor Andrew King.

The thought-provoking speakers for the evening are Karen Titulaer, Villa Maria’s Sustainability Manager, and a change from our previous format, Chris Simpson, Chief Executive from the Waikato Chamber of Commerce will be joining us. There will also be a fast paced auction. www.redcross.org.nz/get-involved/ fundraise-help-others/join-an-event/cityfuture/

SHOWQUEST – HAMILTON 25 JUNE Claudelands Event Centre, Hamilton Showquest is a new performing arts platform for schools, consisting of a nationwide series of events produced by Rockquest Promotions Ltd, that supports schools and students from year 1-13 to showcase music, drama and dance. www.showquest.nz

WAIKATO CHAMBER OF COMMERCE SOCIAL: STRIKE UP SOME FUN AT BOWL & SOCIAL Wednesday 26 June, 4pm arrival for 4.30pm start SKYCITY Hamilton PROVISIONAL TAX PAYMENTS FOR RATIO OPTION AND AIM CUSTOMERS, AND GST RETURNS AND PAYMENT DUE 28 June WAIKATO BABY EXPO 29-30 June Claudelands Event Centre, Hamilton

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COMMON REPORTING STANDARD (CRS) AND FOREIGN ACCOUNT TAX COMPLIANCE ACT (FATCA) SUBMISSIONS DUE 30 JUNE

2-HOUR RACE TRACK RUN 9 June Hampton Downs Motorsport Park

SCHOOL HOLIDAYS Saturday 6 – Sunday 21 July

Hampton Downs and the John Walker Find Your Field of Dreams Foundation proudly join forces to present the 2-hr race track run.

MATARIKI DISH CHALLENGE 8 June – 14 July Across Waikato

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BUSINESS BOOK CLUB JUNE 13, 12-1pm Paper Plus, 54 Victoria Street, Cambridge

NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL FIELDAYS 12-15 June Mystery Creek Events Centre

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“Ultimately it is up to residents and local business owners to adopt these ideas and unleash the full potential of Cambridge, so we’re very keen to hear which of the shortlisted ideas matter to you the most.”

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creating a family-friendly town centre activity hubs to support businesses accessible and diverse green spaces the right mix of transport options and welcoming people into the town.

This public feedback will influence priorities within the draft Cambridge Town Concept Plan, which will set out big picture ideas for the future development of public spaces.

It will include an action plan of how they can be achieved and expected timeframes.

Drop-in sessions will be held at the Council’s Cambridge office on: 1. Wednesday 22 May from 5-7pm 2. Thursday 23 May from 11am-1.30pm Feedback is open until 5pm, Friday 31 May 2019.

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