COMMITTEE MEETING UPDATES, NEWS & MEMBER INFORMATION TO WBDA MEMBERS

Waiuku Business & Development Association

Hi everyone

25th November 2016

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Auckland Transport will build the project in 2 stages:

Stage 1 - Construction of a temporary facility for new bus services (due to be complete in late November 2016) and installation of traffic lights at the Custom Street/Manukau Road intersection. The traffic lights have now been installed and are operating.

Stage 2 - Construction of the park and ride area, access way and pedestrian bridge.

time out of your busy schedules. A big thank you must go out to the amazing continuing support from NZ Steel and Franklin Local Board.

Kitchener Road ToiletsGreg Lowe from Auckland Council Parks has given me an update on the Kitchener Road toilets. Apparently there has been further discussion regarding the foundations following a geotechnical investigation. The revised design has been completed and final pricing is now occurring. They anticipate to have the toilets back on site in December.

I would also like to advise our businesses that I have asked that stage 2 of the Waiuku paving upgrade be put on the Local Board agenda for discussion. After 4 months of monitoring wear and tear we are very happy with the way the paving is performing, and with the cleaning regime currently in place we believe it has proven itself to be fit for purpose.

Pukekohe Train StationOn Wednesday, along with the Auckland Mayor, Deputy Mayor, Transport Minister; Simon Bridges and other dignitaries, I attended the Sod Turning for the start of the new upgraded Pukekohe train station.

he countdown is on... there are just 30 Days until Christmas!

Christmas ShoppingWaiuku CBD shops are having a late-night Christmas shopping evening on Wednesday 30th November until 8pm. We are hoping to get some live entertainment in the town centre and Santa will be walking the street handing out sweets to the kids.

If you haven’t been approached as yet and would like to stay open and take advantage of this opportunity, please feel free. The more businesses that open, the better.

Christmas ParadeWell the Christmas Parade is only days away and slowly but surely the float forms are coming in. If you intend to have a float at the parade can you please get those forms back in asap.

Our judges for the 2016 parade are Andrew Bayly (MP Hunua), Jill Naysmith (Previous Franklin Local Board member), Angela Fulljames (Chair of Franklin Local Board) and Vicki Woodley (NZ Steel). A huge thank you to you all for taking the

The benefits will be numerous with the station able to facilitate increased public transport services, provide better connectivity between new network buses and rail, better and faster connections within the Franklin community and wider Auckland region, enable bus and train timetables to be aligned, and increased park and ride facilities will encourage more people to use the train services.

The project is being delivered

COMMITTEE MEETING UPDATES, NEWS & MEMBER INFORMATION TO WBDA MEMBERS 25th November 2016

“An optimist is a person who starts a new diet on Thanksgiving Day” -

Irv Kupcinet

in partnership with the NZ Transport Agency (NZTA) and will cost $15.4 million.

Waiuku Bus ServiceThe amount of people utilising the new Waiuku public bus services is slowly increasing. The first week saw 125 passengers and 126 the following week. Auckland Transport will be monitoring these statistics over the coming months.

We have talked with various groups like Franklin Senior Citizens about the ease of converting your blue AT hop card to a gold hop card, giving free travel after 9am weekdays and all weekend and Public holidays. We are really hoping the schools will also encourage this great service to students. Our information centre has all the information and timetables so please don’t hesitate to call the centre or pop in and grab some. Remember the Blue AT Hop Cards can be purchased from Waiuku New World.

CCTV UpgradeThe CCTV upgrade is chugging along nicely and slowly all the cameras are being installed. As you may have seen in the Post last week we received a very generous donation of $10k from the Combined Churches Waiuku Op Shop. They were very keen to support this venture to give back to the community that has supported them so well in the past. The West Franklin Community Trust have also been very supportive in donating approximately $8k to the project. A huge thank you to you all.

Waiuku LibraryThe Waiuku Library holiday hours differ from previous years so please

take note. They will close their doors on 24th December and reopen on Wednesday 4th January.

Waiuku Police StationFantastic news that the Waiuku Police station has re-opened to the public and will be manned from 9am -2pm on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday. Welcome back to Gaye and the team, you have really been missed.

ADVENT BOXES One will be opened at 12 noon midday at the following places. Please join with us and enjoy the event. This year our theme is Christmas Carols.

Our town Cryer will be out and about 10 minutes before each opening.

Tuesday 13th Dec Op Shop 12 noon Wednesday 14th Dec Bakers Shoes 12 noon Thursday 15th Dec Cake Culture 12 noon Friday 16th Dec Flight Centre 12 noon Saturday 17th Dec Unichem 12 noon Sunday 18th Dec 100% Gary Pye 12 noon Monday 19th Dec Vanilla 12 noon Tuesday 20th Dec Boss (Hairdresser) 12 noon Wednesday 21st Dec Action Office

Products 12 noon Thursday 22nd Dec Waiuku Eye Care 12 noon Friday 23rd Dec Mitre 10 (Bowen St) 12 noon

Saturday 24th December. This box is opened just before midnight service St Andrews (11pm). Please come and join us.

All Welcome

Have a lovely weekend.Sharlene Druyven WAIUKU TOWN MANAGER

PH (021) 0827 5763 / 09 235 6231 waiukutownmanager@gmail.comwww.waiukutown.co.nz

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WAIUKU BUSINESS PARKTwelve years on ....... Is there life after lollies?Formerly the home of the Heards Barley Sugar lolly, the Waiuku Business Park has been fostering business in Waiuku for over 12 years, and doing a fine job too.

Since we purchased the site in 2004, we have seen many business’s establish themselves in the safe, friendly park-like surroundings. It took a few years to establish the address in the hearts and minds of the locals but in latter years the Waiuku Business Park has become well recognised as both a brand in it’s own rite and as the ‘Better Place to Do Business’ within the greater community. Today the Park is a hive of activity with about 30 business’, employing about 100 people on site; a far cry from week one back in 2004, when we had one sole trader occupying the corner of one small tenancy.

The changes have been dynamic over this time, and year by year they keep happening. One of the big advantag-es of the Business Park for the tenants is that as their business and space needs evolve we can usually work with them to accommodate these changes, be that more factory space, additional offices or some casual storage to get them through a tight spot. Several of our tenant partners have grown into ever larger premises without having to bear the cost of a re-location.

As the Business Park has gained popularity and the interest from the tenants has increased, we have added more and more buildings too to cater for the changing needs, with some additional new sheds scheduled to be built in the near future to cater for the small workshop or Trade depot users.

It’s interesting to note that while several business’ supply the local market, the majority of our tenants are sell-ing their products throughout the country, and the world. This is fantastic news for a town our size as it means they are not affected by the highs and lows of the local economy. Many of our business’s also utilise the services of their neighbours for a bit of reciprocal trade. A handy boost. The range of activity is always fascinating to me. We have fresh salads being produced and supplied to the country’s supermarkets, high energy dried foods being produced, the world famous ‘Grans Remedy’ foot odour powder is produced right here at the Business Park, engineering design and manufacture – producing plant and equipment for the automotive, banking and food processing worlds, ice making, outdoor furniture manufacturing, recycling, laundry, furniture removal and storage, general warehousing and ‘man-caves’, ‘ sheila’s-sheds’/ trade depots to identify only a few.

As you can see, the buildings and tenancies are suited to a wide range of uses, from office/ administration to general industrial including warehousing, manufacturing and storage, with quite a large area of food pro-cessing grade space (always in demand). Tenancy sizes are from as small as a single garage and up to several hundred square meters, or just outside-hard-stand space, so we’ve managed to accommodate most people’s needs. The main office suite area hosts several offices ranging in size from something comfortable for a single desk user who just doesn’t want to be in a home office environment, to a size comfortable for about 10 staff. All air conditioned and with a pleasant outlook.

In short, there is life after lollies...... and with the threat of sugar tax, that’s a great thing for Waiuku.

So, if you’re thinking ‘space’, think WAIUKU BUSINESS PARK, the better place to do business.

I’d love to hear from you, and if we can help you then that’s even better for both of us.

Sam Wulff 021 671960 or 0800 W A I U K U

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Upcoming Events:

For more information contact Sharlene Druyven waiukutownmanager@gmail.com

Waiuku Christmas Parade11:00am Saturday 10th December

Waiuku Movies in the ParkFriday 13th January 2017

2017 Steel n Wheels FestivalSunday 30th April 2017

Mix & MingleTuesday 6th December

Kentish Hotel Portside Bar

COMMITTEE MEETING UPDATES, NEWS & MEMBER INFORMATION TO WBDA MEMBERS

WB&DA BOARD MEMBERS

ChairpersonDeborah AndrewBARFOOT & THOMPSON

09 235 0880 / (027) 457 8045

Vice ChairpersonJulie PowellSUNSET SURF & TURF

09 235 9219

SecretaryTreena HarrisSOUTHERN PODIATRY

09 235 2060

TreasurerSarah Lochead-MacMillanBUSINESS TURBO BOOSTER

(027) 234 5011

OTHER BOARD MEMBERSAngela WilsonCOCKY’S CORNER

09 235 9880

Gary ParkerUNICHEM PHARMACY

QUEEN STREET

027 429 69244

Brendon CromptonLOCAL BOARD REPRESENTATIVE

(021) 224 9708brendon.crompton@aucklandcouncil.govt.nz

Grant DomiganBARFOOT & THOMPSON

09 235 0880

James CollieJR COACHLINES

(027) 274 5201

Sharlene DruyvenLOCAL BOARD REPRESENTATIVE

(021) 536 177 sharlene.druyven@aucklandcouncil.govt.nz

Waiuku Town Centre ManagerSharlene Druyven(021) 536 177

Assistant Town Centre ManagerVanessa Newman09 235 6231