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COMMERCE
COMMENT
APRIL 2019
We crushed it.
CORNERSTONE PARTNERS:
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FROM THE CEO
Contents From the CEO
From the CEO .........................................................2
It is hard to believe that I have only been in the role of
We crushed it .......................................................... 3 Chief Executive at the chamber for six weeks; so much
What’s in a name? ................................................ 4 has happened already.
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Work trials - Can you use them ..................... 5
n that time, we have hosted three who is working on membership. I
Cyber security and social media ................. 6 ‘Speaker Series’ events, six Business know that with these people in place,
Chamber events .................................................... 7
Building Blocks, two business we are well resourced to deliver on
seminars and a new member event. the key areas of advocacy, networking
The real cost to businesses of breaching We have also started working on the events and business development and
minimum employment requirements ........ 8 programme for Aspire 2019. The date education. I personally feel pretty
Aspire: be ready to pivot .................................. 9
is set for 13 June so mark it in your excited about some of the projects and
calendars and take advantage of early speakers we have in the pipeline – watch
Why Business Building Block Workshops bird tickets when they go on sale this this space.
are Key ..................................................................... 10 month. The theme for this year’s Aspire Finally, we will soon be launching
2019 Business Awards ........................................ 11
conference is, “Be prepared to PIVOT”. the 2019 Nelson Pine Industries
This is in response to the necessity of Business Awards; we have already
Bowater Honda ................................................... 13 businesses to be flexible and to be able to started receiving queries from a number
Meet our members ............................................ 14
move quickly when faced with external of companies who are interested in
disruptive elements. This may come in entering. More information will be
NMIT continues to flourish in 2019 .............. 16 the form of natural disasters, as we have released over the coming weeks but
felt so keenly in this region with fires if you are thinking that this might be
and drought over the summer months, your year to shine, please get in touch
but it may present as changing business with us and we can take you through
models, buyer behaviour or the impact the process. It is not as daunting as you
of new legislation. We certainly do live might think and certainly the feedback
in interesting times. we consistently receive is that it is well
I am also fortunate to have a great worth the effort.
team here at the Chamber who have I look forward to seeing you soon at a
supported me (patiently!) through chamber event.
these first few weeks. Most of the faces
will be familiar to you, but we welcome Ali Boswijk
Britt Coker as our Communications and Chief Executive
Events Manager and Jessie Creedmore
For all enquiries please contact:
Nelson Tasman Chamber of Commerce
Mahitahi Colab
Nelson Marlborough Institute of Technology
322 Hardy Street, Nelson, PO Box 1121, Nelson 7040
Phone: 03 548 1363 Email: info@commerce.org.nz
Web: www.commerce.org.nz
Chamber Board:
President: Lees Seymour
Vice Presidents: Ru Collin, Peter Pattullo
Board Members: Emma McCashin, Manoli Aerakis,
Robyn Wilson, Nigel Andrews, Aaron Shields.
Design: D Design
Print: Printhouse
Front page:
Bay Dreams 2019, Trafalgar Park, Nelson.
Photo courtesy: NRDA L-R, Carolyn Waghorn, Jessie Creedmore, Sandra Crone, Ali Boswijk, Britt Coker and Trina Zimmerman.
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WE CRUSHED IT
Reflecting on the last few months,
it seems as if we lived through
The Summer That Was.
The Nelson Tasman region played
the role of welcoming, generous
host. We booked sunshine,
(unfortunately more than was
welcome for some) and headline
acts, and it was this winning
combination that would prove
to be the out-doing of ourselves.
We became proud witnesses to a
throng of happy visitors that came
and went. Most of them said good
stuff about us and all of it was true.
Flying Dutchman World Champs
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arge scale events in our community We are the sum of our parts, and diversity The mass of youth that Bay Dreams drew
are a strong economic driver for the says we are creative, adaptable, interesting in, showed us what Nelson would look like
region. That is obviously one of the and vibrant. What has helped in the last if the median age dropped by twenty years -
reasons we hold them in the first place. year is the infrastructure we have in place. lots more glitter and face paint.
It’s good to spend our own money locally, We built it and they came. Let’s keep And when those throngs arrive with
but even better when we attract people into focused on what else we need to create their spending money, seeking diversity, we
the region to spend theirs as well. and how we make it happen. Inevitably, want them to share their Nelson stories with
What’s also important is that we building costs cause us to gnash our teeth the people they left behind. Did all of Bay
showcase diversity with our events. but eventually the frustration is replaced by Dreams’ 17,000 visiting millennials post
Sure, let’s be the go-to spot for specialist scenes of eclectic throngs, wearing payment images of our best side to their favourite
activities. The mountain biking capital of bracelets and expressions of glee. Let’s run social media pages? We know they did.
New Zealand sounds awesome and we’ll our engines on their enthusiasm and as The regional brand is constantly
take it. But we also have a classical music a collective, problem solve the obstacles, evolving, but it feels like we are finally
venue that is envied by orchestras around rather than create them. coming into our own. That year on year the
the country. We have world class sports We all want to live in an exciting and stage is getting a little bigger, the volume is
grounds at Trafalgar Park and Saxton Field. vibrant community. We want to go these getting a little louder and first time visitors,
Sailors love our coastlines, singers love our big events too. The buzz in the streets of with regret in their voices, are wishing
wineries, street performers love our streets Nelson the week the All Blacks came to they’d discovered us a little sooner.
– especially the top of Trafalgar. town, transcended our everyday experience.
Black Caps vs Sri Lanka MarchFest (Photo courtesy Steve Hussey)
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C O M M U N I C AT I O N PA R T N E R — B R A N D T H I N K I N G
What’s in a name?
When you first come into the for instance, was originally intended to be Eventually a name can become whatever
world, you’re given a name. named ‘Googol’, referring to the number you make it. Layers of meaning can be
that is 10 to the power of 100, interestingly added to a name through the associations
Likely chosen by your family,
it was misspelled and became what it is you put around it, the stories you tell, and
this name will have significance today. the interactions people have with the brand.
and meaning attached to it. Names can create their own meaning. Changing an existing brand should not
Perhaps you were named after a Where the word ‘puma’ was once only be done lightly. Once a name is in someone’s
relative, a historical or prominent associated with large wild cats, it’s now more mind it can be very difficult to change it.
figure, or they simply liked the commonly applied to sportswear. Taking a A name might need to change when it no
way it sounded. Whatever the name from one context and re-appropriating longer reflects the business you are in, for
story behind it, your name is
it to a new context can be very beneficial legal reasons or it’s too generic or mediocre.
when thinking about brand names. Before you make the change make sure you
highly valuable, and shapes your Finding the right brand name is a have a clear strategy and the resources to
personal identity. complex and highly creative process that make a name change effective.
is underlied by marketing, research and An out-of-date brand name may need
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his is the same when it comes to trademark laws. Millions of names have to be changed in order to better reflect
naming a brand. Names can be already been registered by hundreds of the brand’s evolving identity. Apple was
historical, refer to a geographical thousands of companies, therefore creating originally known as Apple Computers, but
location, be a family name, or an and protecting a unique and recognisable changed its name in 2007 to facilitate their
abstraction of an idea or a message. Most name can be challenging. move into a broader field of electronics that
importantly, a brand name, like your own When naming, it’s important to encompasses more than just computers.
name, establishes identity and uniqueness. establish criteria and objectives from the This change also made the name more
The best names are those that are more beginning, to ascertain what kind of name streamlined and contemporary, while still
abstract and can make a promise. For will suit the brand, and what associations being easily recognised.
example, the battery brand Eveready makes will be attached to the name. It must align Coming up with a name is a start, giving
a promise in its name; it provides energy with the brand’s narrative and strategy. it positive meaning and making it stand out
when you need it. Names like this act as a When you first begin developing a name in the crowd comes next.
mini advertisement and can help sell the there are no stupid ideas. Don’t be afraid to
brand or product. Names are also used as think creatively. Throw all your ideas on the
a proxy for what the brand represents; a table, then examine the names in context
piece of attention-grabbing communication — consider the sound, cadence and ease of
that connects consumers to the brand and pronunciation. Remember, meaning and
promises more to come. association build over time. The carefully Tony Downing is the Owner
Brand names that have a story or crafted combination of letters you develop and Director of Downing
Creative Marketing.
meaning behind them reinforce the now can become one of your most valuable www.downing.nz
unique advantages of the brand. Google, assets in the future.
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C O M M U N I C AT I O N PA R T N E R — W O R K T R I A L S
Work trials – Can you use them?
A café worker was recently awarded $9000 for one day of ‘work’ when she was undertaking
a work trial as part of the recruitment process. This is not the first decision to reach a similar
conclusion. It raises the question of when does a pre-employment assessment cross over to
be ‘employment’?
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n this case the applicant, Mawhinney, Thornley was told there would be a three debate about what was said in the interview,
had attended an interview with the café hour work trial. On two consecutive days there is an argument Ms Howe-Thornley was
owners and was asked to come back the she worked 1.5 hours and 1.75 hours. a person intending to work and may pursue a
next day to work in one of their cafés. Westphal cashed up the till on the personal grievance in any event.”
Mawhinney was told at the end of the day it second day to discover $50 was missing. It is important to treat work trials
was a work trial and she wasn’t going to be She concluded Howe-Thornley had taken with caution. They may be deemed to
paid. She was also offered the job but turned it. She contacted a referee that had been be employment depending on how the
to it down, asking to be paid for the day. The provided by Howe-Thornley, and that employer conducts them, which would
café refused. Mawhinney raised a personal referee raised concerns about Howe- mean they should be paid. Once the
grievance claiming she was an employee Thornley’s conduct when she was serving applicant is paid they become an employee.
and had been constructively dismissed. She friends. No job was offered. If the person is subsequently employed the
was awarded $7000 in compensation for The first question for the court was employer can’t utilise the 90 day trial period
distress, plus $119 for the one day of work whether Howe-Thornley was an employee, because the person has previously been an
and four weeks pay in lieu of notice ($1890) and therefore entitled to raise a grievance. employee.
because she was deemed to be an employee. The ERA and court in their rulings had In the judge’s final comments he
This case is a reminder of the 2013 determined that it was normal practice said ‘I do not underestimate the practical
Employment Court case The Salad Bowl for Westphal to pay people who did a consequences of this decision to employers in
Ltd v Howe-Thornley. The Employment work trial, and the only reason she didn’t the retail food and beverage sector wishing to
Court found Howe-Thornley had become on this occasion was the missing $50. As assess the merits of prospective employees.’
an employee because she had done more such, because the person is paid, they are Our advice is to keep any work trial to
than simply observe the operation or even an employee. The authority concluded a very structured process, ensuring you are
undertake practical tests. Rather than also that ‘trial periods’ are required under testing specific skills, keep it limited in time,
undertake, for example a test to make a the legislation to be in writing before and be very clear to the applicant at the
coffee, she had “actually performed the work employment begins. The ERA stated: beginning of the process that their time is
that needed to be undertaken in the business “… They are also, according to this statutory part of the recruitment process and will not
… She was required to dress in the business’s scheme, paid employment and there is no be paid.
uniform, to present herself as a permanent facility for unpaid experiments. It is arguable
employee would”. the industry practice Ms Westphal evidenced
In the Salad Bowl case the owner Randi of a short unpaid trial followed by a formal
Kay Chapman is the Owner
Westphal advertised for an employee, and 90 day paid trial is an unlawful [device] and Director of Chapman
Amberleigh Howe-Thornley applied for the which deprives prospective employees of their Employment Relations.
chapmaner.co.nz
position. At the end of an interview Howe- statutory rights. Finally, and putting aside, the
Employment Law Human Resources Training
03 545 0877 office@chapmaner.co.nz chapmaner.co.nz
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C O M M U N I C AT I O N PA R T N E R — C Y B E R S E C U R I T Y A N D S O C I A L M E D I A
Cyber security
• researches a person and gets enough
information to be able to either guess
their passwords, or get them reset to
and social media
something the attacker chooses.
• Be wary of opening links and attachments
in social media. Links asking you to visit
another website to claim a free offer or
a prize are often scams. These can be
Social media has become a way of life for many people. We use used by attackers to get hold of your
it to keep in touch, plan events, share our photos and comment personal details, or even install malware
on your device. Think before you click - if
on current events. It’s replaced email and phone calls for a lot something sounds too good to be true, it
of us. But, as with anything else online, it’s important to be probably is.
aware of the risks. Check out our advice on how you can keep • Look out for fake friend requests.
your social media accounts safe and secure. Scammers often set up fake profiles to get
information from you that they could use
for their own gain.
Look after your login Understand your privacy settings
• Don’t log in to other websites or apps
and password details • Get to know the privacy settings for each using your social media login details. For
• Use bookmarks or favourites to access of your social media accounts - you’ll example, some sites will ask if you want to
social media sites, or type the URLs into find them in your account settings. Think create an account with them using your
your browser. Don’t access your accounts about who you want to see your profile, Facebook login details. If you’re creating
through links that someone else has sent and what kind of information you want a new account, always choose a new
you, or links on other websites. These them to see. username and password.
could lead you to fake sites, allowing • Check your settings regularly. They’re
attackers to access your personal details or often updated so review them from time to What goes online, stays online
even install malware on your device. time to make sure that nothing’s changed. • Don’t reveal too many personal details on
• Make sure you haven’t set your PC or your • Some social media sites let you share social media. About me fields are optional
apps to remember your social media login updates and posts to your other social - you don’t have to fill them in.
details so they log you in automatically. media accounts. For example, you can • Don’t share anything that could embarrass
If you do, and someone else gets access to have your Twitter posts display on your you, or someone else you know. Only
your phone or your PC, they’ll get access Facebook timeline as well. Make sure you share things that you’d be happy for
to your social media accounts too. know if your account is set up to do that anyone to see, or that you’d be prepared to
• Have a different password for each one of and if so, that it’s what you want. say in real life. Keep an eye on what others
your social media accounts. Don’t use the post about you too.
same password for your Facebook account Be smart about making friends
• If you’re using Twitter, remember that it’s
as you do for Instagram, for example. That • Only accept friend invitations from open to everyone - anyone can see what
way, if someone gets access to one of your people that you know in real life. This you’re posting.
account passwords, they won’t get easy means someone you know personally, or
• Think about who could see the things you
access to your other accounts as well. Aim someone that you know is a real person,
post other than your friends and family.
for passwords of eight characters or more, like a celebrity or public figure.
For example, potential employers could
and use numbers, letters and symbols in • Look out for verified accounts on social see what you post online. Social media
them. Don’t share them with anyone, and media. Verified accounts usually have provides as much of an opportunity to
think about changing them from time to a blue tick next to the account name. create a positive online reputation as it
time. Business accounts, or those of celebrities does a negative one.
• Be cautious of logging in to your social or public figures, are often verified because
• Remember that anything you post online
media accounts using a hotspot or free they have a high likelihood of being
stays online, so think before you post.
WiFi - if you’re logging on at a cafe, for impersonated. The blue tick lets you know
example. These networks are untrusted, that an account is authentic. Close your old accounts down
meaning that it’s possible that others • Remember that if you don’t want to be • If you have any old social media accounts
could see what you’re doing when you friends with someone, or let them see what that you don’t use anymore - remember
use them. You’re also at risk of people you’re posting on social media, you can Myspace? - close them down. Don’t leave
‘shoulder surfing’ - looking over your block them. your personal information out there
shoulder to try and see the login details
Watch out for scams unused and unloved. Otherwise, you run
for your account. So while it’s ok to check
the risk of someone else using it without
the news or the weather, try to keep social • Be on the lookout for social engineering
media use to a minimum. your knowledge.
and scams on social media. Social
• If you access your social media accounts engineering is when an attacker:
through an app on your phone or your • gains a person’s trust and tricks them
tablet, make sure you lock it when you’re into giving them access or information
not using it. they shouldn’t have.
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CHAMBER EVENTS — PAST & FUTURE
Upcoming
Chamber events
Business Building Workshops
Financial Awareness Coaching
Malloch McClean
Tuesday 30 April, 9.30am-11.30am, Nelson
Sales - MindRich - Winning the Mental Game of Business
ActionCOACH
Wednesday 15 May, 5.30pm-7.30pm, Motueka
Technology - The IT puzzle – What goes where?
BlueberryIT
Tuesday 21 May, 5.30pm-7.30pm, Richmond
Marketing - Your Messaging and Developing Content
The Marketing Studio
Wednesday 29 May, 9.30am-11.30am, Nelson Crowe Horwath BA5 on Spirit of Adventure, hosted by Bowater Hyundai.
Finance - Cashflow Freedom
Malloch McClean
Tuesday 11 June, 9.30am-11.30am, Richmond
Marketing - Using Today’s Marketing Platforms
The Marketing Studio
Wednesday 19 June, 9.30am-11.30am, Nelson
Legal Risk - Employment Law Update
Duncan Cotteril
Tuesday 25 June, 5.30pm-7.30pm, Motueka
Chamber Speaker Series
Ezel Kokcu, Tech Entrepreneur
Nelson Venues & Events
Monday 15 April, 5.30pm, Nelson
Meg Matthews, the Blue Economy
Wednesday 22 May, 12 noon, Tahunanui
Crowe Horwath BA5
Pics Peanut Butter World
Tuesday 30 April, 5.30pm, Stoke
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For more information, go to our Events page from CECC and Christine Palmer from GVI Logistics enlightened us on the complicated
compliance processes required of local exporters to get their products around the
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C O M M U N I C AT I O N PA R T N E R — E M P L O Y M E N T L AW
The real cost to businesses
of breaching minimum
employment requirements
Three recent decisions of the Employment Relations Authority have emphasised the
importance of employers complying with minimum employment requirements - and
the significant penalties employers can face by failing to do so.
Silviculture Solutions Limited failed to pay workers for their attendance What you can do to protect your
decision: at safety meetings, or time spent preparing business?
FAILURE TO PAY MINIMUM WAGE equipment and travelling to various work The Employment Relations Authority
sites in the forest. is sending a firm message that breaches
Silviculture Solutions Limited, a large
forestry company which employs up to of minimum employment standards will
Golden Spring Takeaway not be tolerated. It is vital that employers
250 staff has been ordered to pay $35,000
decision and Modern Floor understand their minimum employment
after failing to pay its workers minimum
and Wall Limited decision: requirements and apply them correctly to
wage.
As a result of this penalty the VARIOUS BREACHES avoid penalties and being placed on the
company has been placed on the Napier based restaurant Golden Spring Immigration Employer Stand-down List.
Immigration Employer Stand-down List Takeaway has been ordered to pay $30,000 Both actions can have a significant impact
preventing it from employing migrant for breaching a number of minimum on the bottom line and reputation of a
workers for 18 months. It is noteworthy requirements including failing to keep wage, business.
that approximately half the company’s time, holiday and leave records and failing If you are unsure whether you
workforce normally comprises of migrant to keep copies of employment agreements are complying fully with minimum
workers. for its staff. employment requirements Pitt & Moore
The Employment Relations Likewise the Auckland based flooring Lawyers can help by completing an
Authority held that the company used company Modern Floor and Wall Limited employment compliance health check for
an “illegal system of calculating pay” and its director have been fined a total of your business.
because it only paid employees for their $25,000 for failing to pay the minimum
“productive hours” – being the time wage and holiday pay and failing to keep For more information please contact:
Nick Mason
that the company expected the work to holiday and leave records. Partner
take – not the actual hours worked by Pitt & Moore
nick.mason@pittandmoore.co.nz
the employees. In addition the company DDI: +64 3 545 7897
PARTNERS FOR SUCCESS
Ph: Nelson 03 548 8349, Richmond 03 543 9090 W: www.pittandmoore.co.nz
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Why Business Building Block
Workshops are Key
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advancing, performing, embracing technology and learning new skills, you will continue
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Through continued LEGAL RISK SPONSOR
approach to a sales plan was beneficial.
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Brian Nathan and Stephen Galbreath in Motueka, this workshop focuses on
satisfaction delivered an Employment Law Update in building a suite of practical mindset
• can have improved motivation Richmond which was a sell-out event. We techniques which relieves pressure and
towards their work saw a wide range of businesses attend from builds your ability to respond when change
poultry, seafood, forestry, electricity sector, is demanded.
• have an enhanced perception of hospitality, transport, manufacturing, HR
their worth to the business and and horticulture in the one room. All varied
“The SalesRICH workshop was one of
sense of security but with the common goal of wanting to
the best workshops I have ever been to”
• be kept abreast of changing provide outstanding working conditions for Andrew Smith, Aon Insurance
their businesses, and understanding how
methodologies and how best to to meet their legal obligations. There were
“Bruce kept it simple & true”
incorporate new technologies Shane McCrae
great connections made with a number of McCrae’s Blinds & Screens
attendees exchanging business cards. We
will take this out to Motueka businesses in
Investing in staff training June and by then, with the introduction of TECHNOLOGY SPONSORS
affects the success of your these changes being implemented further
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by offering training incentives “Very relaxed session, discussed real next BBB workshop in this stream. IT is
scenarios relevant to business”. a costly and these days, vital investment.
• helping you develop practical Protecting this business investment and
Natalie Gallagher, Resus Nelson Ltd
plans to meet your medium and ‘’Great presentation and very helpful getting your systems right from the start can
long-term business goals with every question asked’’. save you headaches and huge expense in the
• saving time and money on external Tabatha Kingi, Monaco Resort future. Any business would be mad not to
seize the opportunity to learn how to avoid
recruitment the pitfalls in this area. We will deliver this
• reducing employee turnover, informative workshop in Richmond in May.
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absenteeism and arguably worst, Send your IT person to this one!
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Forty-five people attended the SalesRICH
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digestible format for non IT people”.
unfortunately, we had to turn people away.
Hannah Norton, NRDA
Bruce has gone in-house with several
“Tailored the session to what we wanted
businesses with this presentation and the
to know”.
feedback about this approach has been that Stacey Daily, Stevens Orchard
having the whole team learn a streamlined
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Taking a long hard look at yourselves
Why entering the 2019 Chamber of Commerce Business Awards is good for business.
The 2019 Nelson Pine Industries Business a Chamber member or not. We want to
“Entering the awards was about Award categories are: celebrate excellence across our region, so if
measuring our business. We think you, or someone you know, deserves
• Emerging Business Award
thought we’d been doing not too some recognition, visit our website or come
• Small Business Award along to one of our upcoming Business
bad a job but wanted to test this.
The entry process forced us to • Medium Business Award Award entry seminars to find out more. This
year Business Award entries will again be
take a long hard look at ourselves • Large Business Award
accepted online.
and we picked up bits that may • Community Impact
have otherwise been missed.” All entry material is kept strictly
• Clever Business
Jason Monopoli – Orange Dog, confidential. Winners are decided solely by
Supreme Business Winner 2018 • Business Person of the Year an independent panel of judges based on
• Young Business Person of the Year information provided in the entry.
Businesses entering the Emerging, Small,
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To find out more about entering this
nyone can come up with a reason not Medium and Large Business categories must year’s awards go to the Events section at
to enter the Nelson Pine Industries demonstrate excellence in management and commerce.org.nz.
Business Awards but there are plenty strategy, sales and marketing, sustainability,
more reasons why you should. investing in people, customer experience, Entries close: 14 September 2019.
Benefits listed by previous entrants include health and safety and overall success.
helping them assess their business, clarify
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14 COMMERCE COMMENTNelson Venues Nick Dalgety The Car Concierge Tourism Business
& Events MPI Nelson Advice (TBA)
Nelson Venues & Events works I work with the Ministry for A New Experience in Car Care Tourism Business Advice
with a broad portfolio of Primary Industries. Our business (TBA) has over 35 years’
The Car Concierge is a vehicle
venues in the Nelson/Tasman is diverse, fulfilling both a experience in the tourism
service centre located at
region, catering for events big protect and grow mandate industry specializing in
Nelson Airport, offering not
and small. for New Zealand primary destination management,
just airport customers but all
industries. destination marketing, PR
With over 30 years of customers and businesses
and new product/business
experience & local knowledge, I have lived in Nelson now for in the wider Nelson region a
development. TBA’s primary
using Nelson Venues & Events 15 years, spending much of convenient car service at a
focus is on assessing merits
is a great way to get the best that time work-wise partnering competitive price.
of capital investment in new
result for your investment with the wine industry locally
The Car Concierge is owned tourism development, assisting
and a great way to reduce and nationally to advance
and operated by Barry Dixon, existing and emerging tourism
the stress of planning an their sustainable goals eg I am
an expert in the field with over businesses and collating
event locally, nationally or involved with the Lighter Wines
20 years’ experience as an tourism insight reports. TBA
international. programme noted below.
international BMW technician. offers practical advice, actions
We offer consulting services in In the last 15 months my focus Barry prides himself on passing and solutions.
pre-event planning including has turned to enabling regional the savings from this efficiency
Directors of TBA are Lynda
finding you the perfect venue, development in the Top of the centred experience onto the
Keene and Lesley Immink.
all pricing of equipment, South Island and also the West customers, saving both time
Nelson based Director Lynda
catering, AV and additional Coast and Canterbury. This is and money every step of the
was the former CEO Nelson
services. an area I love because it allows way.
Tasman Tourism (2010-2016),
us to help advance our region’s
From conception to com- Exceptional customer service CEO Scottwood Trust and CEO
provenance story and hence
pletion, we’re there to ensure is Barry’s main driver, building Tourism Waikato. Lynda also
foster economic livelihood. I
everything goes smoothly. long-lasting relationships worked as a consultant in the
and members of the MPI team
through trust and clear Cook Islands for the UN World
Whatever the event, we’re your look forward to meeting with
communication and most Tourism Organisation, the
on-the-ground team ready to many of you in upcoming
importantly keeping customers South Asian Tourism Council
roll up our sleeves and make it Chamber events.
informed every step of the and Deloitte NZ.
a huge success.
Lighter Wines: journey.
Clients include: NZ Māori
Our recent events include: This programme, with co-
Contact Barry today to find Tourism, Destination Kaikōura,
Marchfest, NZ Cider Festival, funding from MPI’s Primary
out how easy car care can be. Ngāti Awa Group Holdings,
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and more. the largest research and
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development effort ever
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COMMERCE COMMENT 15NMIT continues
to flourish in 2019
While the Reform of Vocational Education
works its way through the Ministry of
Education and Parliament, it is full steam
ahead for Nelson Marlborough Institute of
Technology this year.
NMIT’s financials, student In the past year, NMIT set up
enrolments and graduate a predator trapping short
numbers are extremely healthy. course to help conservation
NMIT Council Chair, Daryl businesses and groups involved
Wehner, says the Government with helping New Zealand
proposals are positive for NMIT reach the Predator Free 2050
in that it supports the important target. A collaboration has
role tertiary institutions have in also seen the launch of Project
the regions. “We can see there Moturoa earlier this year. It
are opportunities to build on involves ten iwi-supported
our obvious national strengths learners completing a modular
in the region, such as viticulture, conservation-based Level 4 with DOC Partnership Manager, Matt Hippolite addressing
aquaculture, maritime and an emphasis on mātauranga the gathering at the po-whiri for Project Moturoa.
aviation engineering,” he says. Māori. It is intended to build
capacity within iwi for expertise also available from beginner
Daryl also highlighted the to advanced. Beginner classes
in conservation.
flexibility NMIT currently start in May. The next intake
can employ “When regional Other learning opportunities for the Masters in Applied
employers’ needs change, designed to meet regional Management is also in May. The
community demographics employers’ needs are: online Masters includes courses such
change, or local opportunities programmes, including video as Managing in a Digital World,
arise that would benefit production and graphic design Critical Issues in Management
our students and Te Tau Ihu, for branding and identity and Finance for Managers.
we can move quickly and with flexible starting dates.
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