Chamber News
Training Courses for February 2012
Early registration is recommended as places are limited.
Below is the list of Training Courses that we will be holding in February.
13th Feb: Financials, Profit & Loss and Breakeven – Action Coach
23rd Feb: Business Planning – Back to Basics - Staples Rodway
Click here for Course Details and Registration Information
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To view the complete list of results from the 2011 Westpac Taranaki Chamber of Commerce Business Awards click here
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Photos of the 2011 Westpac Taranaki Chamber of Commerce Business Awards evening are available online.
Click here to view photos from the Awards Evening
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Click here to view Taranaki Chamber of Commerce's recent submission at NPDC.
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Dear Chamber Members
On behalf of New Zealand Chambers of Commerce we are contacting all Taranaki Chamber of Commerce members to seek assistance for the devastated Canterbury Business Community.
A link has been established for Chamber of Commerce Members throughout New Zealand to access and indicate how your business may be able assist at this time.
Our purpose is to establish a register of business resource for Canterbury businesses as they look to recovery.
We will share the register with the Canterbury Chamber who appreciates your support.
Link for ‘Christchurch recovery – business support’:
http://canterbury.chamber.org.nz/
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Great service should be saluted!
Taranaki Chamber of Commerce has joined Chambers nationally to support the Awesome Service Awards.
Great Customer Service Deserves Applause. From buying milk to selling a house - we'd be lost without them.
The Awesome Service Awards are now national, so we can salute Kiwis who provide awesome customer service no matter where they are in New Zealand.
We invite you to go to the nomination page and tell the rest of New Zealand about them.
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Other News
Americarna Taranaki
22nd – 25th February 2012
Event Outline:
Wednesday 22nd February:
Today, our first day of cruising, we leave at 10:00am sharp. Our first stop will be the New Plymouth Airport, where a private aircraft demonstration has been arranged. From here it’s onto Waitara for lunch before cruising off to Inglewood.
Thursday 23rd February:
Today we depart the Racecourse at 10:00am for the famous Opunake Beach cruise.
Friday 24th February:
Departure is 9:30am for our run to South Taranaki. Our first stop is Stratford, before moving onto Hawera where after 2:30pm the first heats of the first Americarna GymCARna will take place. On our return to New Plymouth we hit the Main Street cruise via Mangorei Road. The cruise route will open at 6:00pm – 9:30pm.
Saturday 25th February:
Country Fair Day! Come to New Plymouth Racecourse for a day jam packed full of entertainment and fun! From 10:00am – 4:00pm. Click the following link for the Country Fair timetable: www.americarna.com/Events/Americarna-Taranaki-2012/Country-Fair-Timetable/
From 6:30pm – Entrant and sponsor only ‘After Party’.
For more info or to print your entry form please visit the Americarna website. The following link will take you directly to the event page where you will find all the relevant info:http://www.americarna.com/Events/Americarna-Taranaki-2012/
If you would like to know how you can support the event please email toni@americarna.com or phone 06 7590027.
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PLANNED ROAD WORKS FOR CBD OVER SUMMER 2012
Work begins this Sunday (29 January) to rebuild the road surface of a section of Devon Street East.
From Sunday until 12 February, weather permitting, the top layers of road seal between Gover and Eliot streets will be removed and a new pavement laid with a hotmix surface. The work will take place overnight, from 6pm to 6am, from Sundays to Thursdays. No road works will be carried out on Friday and Saturday nights.
On-road car parking will be available during the day, however during this period the car parks will be unmarked. This is the latest stage of a four-year project to improve road surfaces in New Plymouth’s CBD.
The programme has been scheduled to avoid disrupting Americarna. Once the car festival has finished, the resurfacing of Brougham Street between Devon and Powderham, and of Devon Street East from Currie to Liardet, will take place concurrently.
This second section of Devon Street will also be undertaken overnight, but Brougham Street will be worked on during daytime hours.
Letters with details about the project have been sent to building occupiers on Devon Street from between Gover and Eliot.
The time taken to complete each stage of this project will depend on weather conditions. To keep up to date on these works, you can view the schedule at www.newplymouthnz.com/CBDRoadWorks and on NPDC’s Facebook and Twitter pages
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Managing staff well-being
Following the Christchurch earthquake, one of the most common challenges facing workplaces was managing a high occurrence of employee (and employer!) stress and fatigue.
In situations where there is a risk of harm from stress and fatigue, employers must do all that is reasonable to lessen this risk. Unmanaged, work-related stress and fatigue is known to be linked with high levels of absenteeism, sick leave, staff turnover and accidents as well as poor performance and productivity.
The Department of Labour has some
practical work-life balance ideas that will help you manage stress and fatigue in your workplace.
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POWERCO DONATES AWARD MONEY BACK TO COMMUNITY
Powerco is giving the prize money it won at the 2011 Westpac Taranaki Chamber of Commerce Business Awards back to the community.
The electricity and gas distribution business won the Extra Large Business Award and was highly commended in the Supreme Business Award category.
The company has decided to donate its $1000 prize money to Surf Life Saving New Zealand projects in Taranaki.
Powerco Chief Executive Nigel Barbour said it was a privilege to support the worthwhile cause. “We recognise the importance of supporting the communities in which we operate and are grateful for the work Surf Life Saving New Zealand does in the region.”
Mr Barbour said it was an honour to be recognised at the awards, which celebrated business leadership and excellence.
He said the company had an amazing team of talented and hard working people who took great pride in keeping the power and gas on for communities across the North Island.
“Our people work with great skill, and their achievements largely go under the radar so it’s fantastic for them to receive recognition for their efforts from a third party,” Mr Barbour said.
The 2011 Westpac Taranaki Chamber of Commerce Business Awards were held in New Plymouth Saturday night.
