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Issue 140. May / June 2018

LOCAL BUSINESS IS OUR BUSINESS

Simon
Bridges
National Party Leader
Stronger together
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[ CONTENTS ]

IN THIS ISSUE
4        FROM THE TOP

         RBA Chair, Bernard McCrea

         RBA CEO, Mike Gibson

6        RBA EVENTS                                                                                                                                        11
8        ROSEBANK ADVOCATES

9        RBA NEWS

10       Juice from Jules

11       Doyle International

12       Simon Bridges Breakfast

14       Westie Food Group Hosting

16       RBA Member Profiles
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20       BUSINESS NUTS & BOLTS

20       Domain Name disputes

22       Immigration limits versus growth

23       Treating Your Business Like an Investment

24       7 common performance review mistakes

Cover:     Simon Bridges - National Party Leader
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                                                                                 •   A winter energy pay-out to all seniors.
                                Politically, what                                •   A $1Billion baby bonus.
                                                                                 •   Targeted cheaper Doctors’ visits.
                                does the future                                  •   No new Waikeria prison.
                                hold on and off the                              National called it a budget based on a philosophy of EASY SPENDING.
                                paddock?                                         Simon talked about it needing to be Quality Spending with targeted
                                                                                 results. There is a declining level of business confidence with no
                                Mike Gibson,                                     capital reinvestment, he is worried about the true costs of Industrial
                                RBA CEO
                                                                                 law reforms, Immigration and its ongoing trickle -down costs to the
                                                                                 economy.
    Last Friday, a group of Rosebank business associates went to the
                                                                                 Labour have dropped anchor on any business drive productivity.
    Alexandra Park Conference Centre to listen to Simon Bridges, National
                                                                                 The instant closure of Oil & Gas with no replacement plan in view.
    party leader distil his views on Grant Robertson’s Budget 2018.
                                                                                 The budget was referenced as a chocolate bar with sugar coated
    Political Budget releases are intriguing beasts, I recall my first in 1957   mechanisms. There is nothing to “Make the boat go faster.”
    when the new Labour Government finance minister Arnold Nordmeyer
                                                                                 Looking forward, Simon spoke of a 2020 victory being based on
    presented “The Black budget”. Today’s climate seems very vanilla by
                                                                                 having a highly energised team and remarked how similar this
    comparison, little real riposte, emotion or political energy. It seems the
                                                                                 Government is to the 1978 labour government that floundered through
    status quo will remain in its tepid form of “nicety” and I’m wondering if
                                                                                 lack of political experience. They have one person in the house who
    MMP doesn’t produce a political environment of “keeping your political
                                                                                 had previously been a minister, he chortled to the fact that this time
    friends close and your enemies closer.”
                                                                                 that one person was Winston Peters.
    National leader Simon, concentrated on the Government’s
                                                                                 Summary: For the National Party sadly, that lack of experience may
    unnecessary borrowing during this budget term of $17 Billion at $10
                                                                                 well be their own death knell. With no coalition partner obvious, and a
    per household, with an interest cost of $800 Million.
                                                                                 real clean out of political wisdom and experienced contributions from
    Other aspects included a reduction in Public Service funding from $7         John Key, Bill English, Steven Joyce etc. Repeating the 48 % of the
    billion to $6.5 The important Health budget saw less money in new            2017 vote that Bill English achieved, seems light years away.
    spending, Education a meagre 5% added, some core promises in
                                                                                 I liken this challenge to what the All Blacks opponents face. Coach
    Health by the Minister David Clarke like a new Dunedin hospital, and
                                                                                 Steve Hansen’s plan has always been to have not only a great run
    others in mental health spending not delivered.
                                                                                 on 15 players for the first 60 minutes but to ensure that the back-up
    These appeared to be Simon’s most frequent words “No focussed                bench of 8 can complete the job in the last 20.
    outcomes.”
                                                                                 What quality do Simon Bridges and his starting line-up have? What will
    Some other extravagant promises were made in the Budget:                     his bench comprise for the next series? It seems a tad thin from this
                                                                                 touch line.
    •   Winston’s buyout $2.84 Billon
    •   $2.8 billion allowance for students.                                     Cheers, Mike Gibson, RBA CEO, Mobile 027 294 0551

                                                                                 then mostly their bodies will get them there. Another example is Liam
                                Marvelling at                                    Malone, who just did the Hawkes Bay marathon, on blades, with only
                                                                                 10 training runs under his belt.
                                sheer physical
                                                                                 Business management is like that. There are times when you’re
                                wlll-power                                       working away and wondering where the light at the end of the tunnel
                                                                                 is? I know it’s not an exact science, and the only thing I can guarantee
                                                                                 you is, that even if you do turn up at the start line every day, it doesn’t
                                Bernie McCrea,                                   guarantee you success. But I can guarantee you, that if you don’t, then
                                RBA Chairman                                     failure is almost a given.

                                                                                 The other question on my mind is; are we over-regulated or, under-
    What I’ve been doing is marvelling at people who do the outstanding          regulated? Being in the finance game, the biggest show in town is the
    things on sheer physical will-power. Not just the turn up and do what’s      Australian Banking Royal Commission. It shows that even with a lot of
    required stuff, but the people who go into the reserve tank and give         apparent regulation, a systemic failure to put the interests of the client
    everything they have for something.                                          first still occurred. So far it is expected that fines and penalties will cost
                                                                                 financial institutions over a billion dollars.
    In the sporting sense for example, and putting aside any drug
    conspiracies, the cyclists in the Giro d’Italia, are sportspeople to be      Then the massive story coming out in the farming sector is the
    marvelled at. You can see them for 3 weeks racing over 200 kilometres        apparent non-compliance with recording of stock movement. It shows,
    a day, averaging over 40kms per hour for rides that take more than 6         how again, the risks of infected stock movement will have catastrophic
    hours. To win it all, you have to be at the front most of the time, have a   consequences. This is much the same non-compliance issues we’ve
    good team that supports you, have a bit of luck and then put it on the       had with honey and kiwifruit industries. So having regulation is one
    line for everyone, every day.                                                issue, complying with it is another, and that is where good businesses
                                                                                 shine.
    In other sports you have the Richie McCaw’s, who just use their sheer
    physical will power to get to the next ruck, then the next ruck, and so      Bernard McCrea, RBA Chairman,
    on. They just know that if they kept telling themselves mentally to do it,   General Manager Life & Health, Abbott Insurance

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[ ROSEBANK NEWS & EVENTS ]

    June 2018 RBA MEMBER HOSTING
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[ COMMUNITY NUTS & BOLTS ]

                                                  Advocates      With Dr Grant Hewison,
                                           specialising in local government consultancy and legal services

    Submission to Proposed Regional Fuel                                    congestion, which proceeds down to the motorway via the ramp
    Tax and Draft Auckland Regional Land                                    metering process. The RBA also asks for urgent and serious
                                                                            consideration to be given to the introduction of a dynamic
    Transport Plan 2018-28
                                                                            traffic lane on Patiki Road to improve peak traffic flows.
    Auckland Transport has been seeking feedback on the Proposed
    Regional Fuel Tax and the Draft Auckland Regional Land Transport        Public Transport - Light Rail on Northwest
    Plan 2018-28 (RLTP).                                                    Corridors
                                                                            On the issue of public transport, the RBA has supported and
    Together with other business associations across Auckland, the
                                                                            promoted the new 138 AT bus-link from New Lynn via Rosebank
    Rosebank Business Association made a ‘combined’ submission
                                                                            to Henderson and its return. The RBA says it would like to work
    to the these proposals. In addition, the RBA made an individual
                                                                            with Auckland Transport to ensure public transport to and through
    submission on issues specific to its concerns.
                                                                            Rosebank is efficient and effective.
    Of critical importance to the RBA and its members is transport
                                                                            Also on public transport, the RBA notes that the introduction of a
    through the business precinct, with the efficiency and effectiveness
                                                                            new bus network for West Auckland. There are over 8,000 FTEs
    of Rosebank and Patiki Roads (and their connections to SH16)
                                                                            working in Rosebank and the second largest secondary school in
    being of paramount importance. Also of importance to the RBA is
                                                                            NZ, Avondale College, is close by. The new bus network must link
    that the Precinct be well served by public transport.
                                                                            with the Avondale Train network.
    Rosebank and Patiki Road Corridor Improvements
    Of considerable concern to the RBA is that the draft Auckland
    Regional Land Transport Plan 2018-28 states that the Rosebank
    Road upgrade (upgrading the existing Rosebank Road to improve
    vehicle and freight access to and from State Highway 16 costed at
    $36M is scheduled as unfunded in the RLTP.

    This is contrary to the emphasis in the RLTP on road corridor
    improvements to address congestion on the arterial network,
    especially congestion on the freight network. It is also contrary to
    the need for network capacity and performance improvements,
    so that better use is made of the existing transport system to
    increase the number of people who can travel through key routes
    and corridors. This must include the efficiency and coordination of
    traffic signals being improved to enhance throughput and reduce
                                                                            However, of most significance is the proposal for Light Rail along
    delays as well as the introduction of more dynamic traffic lanes to
                                                                            SH16. The RLTP notes that Light Rail is proposed to the north-west
    improve peak traffic flows, and give priority to freight movements on
                                                                            to support substantial growth along the corridor and in the broader
    key freight connections.
                                                                            North West, to address the projected decline in employment
    In particular, the RBA wishes to see real improvements for              access, to provide a travel alternative to congestion on State
    Rosebank in terms of traffic management. One issue of importance        Highway 16, and to improve public transport mode share.
    is for Auckland Transport and Auckland Council to make a decision
                                                                            The RLTP also notes that rapid transit along the Northwest
    about road widening of Rosebank Road. The RBA has said
                                                                            corridors will require significant investment, but also provides a
    it understands that the ordinance for this is in place. While this
                                                                            substantial opportunity to explore third party funding and financing
    would require removal of the flush median, the RBA feels this
                                                                            arrangements. An allocation of $1.8 billion is proposed as part
    option has come to the end of its useful life. At peak traffic
                                                                            of ATAP which will be used to leverage funding and financing to
    times the pace of traffic is very slow. Even outside these hours,
                                                                            progress both corridors over the period of this RLTP.
    traffic travels are at around 40km/hr. The ability to exit driveways
    is now almost impossible without taking risks. The RBA said             One concern the RBA says it has is that there is no marked Light
    that this must be resolved. There may also be opportunities for         Rail station at Rosebank, despite the need to address the projected
    safety signage to be displayed in the immediate term. The RBA           decline in employment access. The RBA has asked that the
    has also asked for a genuine extra northern lane in Patiki              proposal for Light Rail along SH16 include a station to service the
    road to be created to help alleviate the Rosebank roundabout            Rosebank employment area.

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                                                                        community facility, including a new library that will serve its needs,”
     Green light for Avondale                                           she says.

     regeneration plan                                                  Whau Ward Councillor Ross Clow says the regeneration of
                                                                        Avondale is long overdue. “This plan is important to drive the
                                                                        development of quality residential neighbourhoods and to help meet
                                                                        Auckland’s growing demand for affordable homes.”

                                                                        Connecting activity hubs with the town
                                                                        Panuku Chief Operating Officer David Rankin says that the vision for
                                                                        Avondale will be enabled through a number of key moves. “Panuku
                                                                        will work closely with the local board and community to implement
                                                                        a retail strategy that attracts new businesses, increasing diversity of
                                                                        products and services.
The opportunity to revitalise Avondale has been given the green light   “The train station, upgraded bus network and new cycleways
with the approval of the over-arching plan by Auckland Council’s        offer great transport options and we will continue to strengthen
Planning Committee.                                                     connections between these activity hubs and the town.
Drawing on important work undertaken with the community, the            “This includes working with developers to build quality residential
plan will be delivered by the city’s urban regeneration agency          neighbourhoods that offer a mix of housing types, including terraces
Panuku Development Auckland.                                            and apartments. A number of significant developments are already
Regeneration of Avondale                                                underway in the area,” says Rankin.
Whau Local Board Chair Tracy Mulholland says the plan builds            Ockham Residential is due to complete the construction of 72 new
on significant work completed by the local board and community          one to three bedroom apartments at 24-26 Racecourse Parade in
groups.                                                                 March 2018.
“It will drive momentum for change in the area, with a focus on the     Through a partnership with the New Zealand Housing Foundation,
town centre. The regeneration of Avondale will see current and          33 new homes are near completion on Trent Street, including 21
future residents enjoying new open spaces and a purpose-built           affordable homes.

  Drop your Boss

                                             Left: RBA CEO Mike Gibson presents David
                                             Banfield, Methven CEO, with a cheque from
                                             the RBA for DROP YOUR BOSS, supporting
                                             the Dingle Foundation.

                                             Above and right: David had the pleasure of
                                             been dropped of the Sky Tower.

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     The Juice from Jules                             Labour Party fundraising event hosted by         It was a Game Changer presented by
                                                      Local MP Hon Carmel Sepuloni. The                the Icehouse and the BNZ!
     We are always looking for ways to add more       theme was Pirates of the Westside and the
     benefits to our RBA members and one                                                               What a great interactive event - where else
                                                      venue was at local business First Scene
     of our objectives is building a strong and                                                        would you have the opportunity to create
                                                      Costume and Party Hire, where Jo
     vibrant business community. We are excited                                                        develop and sell a business with a group of
                                                      Pilkington and her fabulous team helped
     to launch in partnership with the EMA -                                                           business leaders in the space of a couple
                                                      dress the attendees with pirate costumes.
     Future Proof your Business Award.                                                                 of hours. Of course, you can only have one
                                                      Our very own auctioneer extraordinaire,
     The objective of this award is to upskill                                                         winning team, congratulations to the winning
                                                      Michelle Maitland from George Walkers
     business owners and managers to support                                                           combination of Mathew Bartlett - Barnard
                                                      ran the charity auction and a great night was
     their business growth. We are pleased to                                                          Precision, Keryn Ryan - Paxton Property
                                                      had by all.
     announce our first recipient of this award                                                        Services and Warwick Russell - SMEtric
     as Jared Wrennell, from Advanced for                                                              Consulting.
     Ford & Holden. Jared has been awarded
     a Finance and Accounting course with the
     EMA. If you are interested in applying, please
     contact me.

                                                                                                                    Game Changer winning team

                                                                                                       We welcome new businesses and
                                                                                                       members to the association:
                                                                 Julie Stevens and Michelle Maitland
                                                                                                       Peninsula Medical Centre Ltd - providing
                                                      RBA want to offer congratulations to our         occupational health services where
                                                      Local West BNZ representative, Sam               they partner with businesses for greater
                                                      Swann who was recently appointed to the          productivity, work place safety and employee
                                                      position of Senior Partner at the BNZ. He        wellness.
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                                                                                                          Julie Stevens
                                                      to 5 million. Sam is a strong advocate for          RBA Membership Manager
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Doyle International
“Why is a Little Loft Making all those ‘Big Name’ Sailmakers
so Uneasy?” This was the title of an article in a 1983 issue of SAIL
Magazine. Doyle Sails had only been established about one year
earlier, in the small town of Marblehead Massachusetts, by Robbie
Doyle. An avid sailor and Applied Physics graduate from Harvard
University, Doyle’s love of wind, waves and water propelled him into
the sail-making realm where he would break it down to a precise
science.

In doing so, Doyle began studying the shapes and loads on sails,
and determined what was the most effective from an engineering
approach. He would then go on to create computer renderings of
the process and started laser cutting sails rather than hand cutting
                                                                                                                    David Duff - Managing Director
them. Doyle pushed on to develop new sail technologies that may
sound a little dull now but were very exciting for the times.

Perhaps it was Robbie Doyle’s scientific innovations that set into
motion a series of events which would make Doyle Sails one of the
fastest growing sail-making companies in the world today. As a
brand and organisation that prides itself on the ability to provide the
best in quality and technology, they also believe in the importance
of the personal customer experience. “Small Enough to Make a
Large Commitment,” was the tagline for Doyle Sails in the 1980’s,
and while the latter may still be true, the company is no longer small
with over 50 sail lofts spread throughout the world. There is no sign
at all of them slowing down.

One loft in particular has dared to take on similar philosophies to that
of the company’s founder by being at the forefront of research and
development. As the inventors of the revolutionary Stratis membrane
                                                                                   Founder Robbie Doyle and CEO Mike Sanderson seal the deal
technology, Doyle Sails New Zealand have gone from underdog
to unstoppable, in their determination to push boundaries.                 and marketplace is going through exciting and fast-paced change
                                                                           and we are in a perfect position to build on the strong foundation of
In June 2017, Doyle’s New Zealand’s CEO Mike Sanderson and his
                                                                           the Doyle brand, whilst moving forward in a new direction to meet
leadership team of Richard Bouzaid and David Duff, took over the
                                                                           the changing needs of our customers. This change in ownership
ownership of Doyle Sails International from Robbie Doyle.
                                                                           marks the start of a new era for Doyle. This strategic direction has
The name Mike Sanderson will be familiar to anyone with an interest        been under development for some time and we are all very excited
in yacht racing. Mike is a two-time Volvo Ocean Race winner and            about the potential ahead of us.”
veteran of three America’s Cup campaigns. Mike has brought with
                                                                            This new age of Doyle will bring together all team forces to reach
him to Doyle a wealth of experience having been involved in the
                                                                           a common goal of global efficiency whilst keeping the important
technical side of sail programmes and as part of the design and
                                                                           touch of local attention. The outstanding leadership team across all
build teams.
                                                                           levels of the organisation will ensure that the brand evolves with the
Mike Sanderson, CEO of Doyle International, “We are a group of like-       rapidly changing market. The Doyle Brand is moving forward from
minded, passionate individuals and we are looking to maximise the          a foundation of strength across all of the businesses - the future for
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[ FEATURE - SIMON BRIDGES ]

         Simon Bridges and the Economy
         “Making the Setting Correct and
         then Leave Well Alone.”
     The Rosebank Business Ass., (RBA) and           Natalie and children to Tauranga where he         experience, rehabilitation is a process and
     Central Park Business Assoc., (CPBA) co-        took up the position as Crown Prosecutor.         a difficult one at that, not just a name for
     hosted a breakfast at the New Lynn RSA on       In this role, he saw the best of people           having less people in prison. Yes, we as
     Monday the 30th April that saw the Leader       who were desperately trying to improve            a nation must try to have the ambulance
     of the Opposition, Hon. Simon Bridges give      themselves and not be caught in a vicious         at the top of the cliff not the bottom, but
     his first address on what he perceives the      cycle. These cases were an inspiration of         slashing prison remands for those on bail
     economic philosophies are that remain the       what can be achieved when there is a strong       and increasing home custodial sentences
     lynchpin of the National Party.                 will and support system. Conversely, he           for serious offences will not help a recidivist
                                                     experienced those for whom a life without         offender.
     He began by giving a short biographical
                                                     crime seemed impossible, as society and
     history of how of mixed Maori and Pakeha                                                          By 2008 the legal profession was not
                                                     families could not provide the key to lift them
     descent he was, born and raised in West                                                           offering enough for this young man and so
                                                     out of the place they were in.
     Auckland, went to Rutherford High School                                                          he set about to win the Tauranga seat off a
     and later graduated with a law degree and       The current government’s policy on law            person who first entered parliament when
     then went on to do post graduate study          and order combined with the incarceration         Simon was two years old. To Winston Peters
     at Oxford University. He returned with wife     rates bothers Simon as he knows from              surprise, he did win, and over ten years has

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[ FEATURE - SIMON BRIDGES ]

                           Mike Gibson RBA and David Banfield Methven               Rachel Teesdale, Angela Wilson and Lesa Davis, CPHBA Members

quickly risen through the ranks of Leader of the House and many and           and development at a speed which creates its own momentum.
varied portfolios and Ministerial positions, until, with the resignation of   The Labour/New Zealand First are, Simon Bridges believes trying
Hon. Bill English he was elected Leader of the Opposition.                    to create solutions to a non-existent plan which is making for a
                                                                              pedestrian approach to industrial law by strengthening the Unions,
One of Simon’s driving forces is that he is ambitious for New Zealand
                                                                              solving transport difficulties by initiating a petrol tax particularly in
and New Zealanders and for him that translates to a healthy growth
                                                                              congested Auckland, immigration by limitation of numbers, the tax
economy. The Bridges’ definition of “economy” is not an abstract
                                                                              working group which he is convinced will recommend a capital gains
one, but rather absolutely a concrete idea of jobs for our young
                                                                              tax before the next election, shutting sea-bed oil exploration to name
people, ones that range across all categories of opportunity. Simon
                                                                              but a few. The question was posed does this offer opportunities for
sees opportunities born out of the hard work of employers who are
                                                                              the people and have they talked to those directly affected.
prepared to take risks and the workers who give of their best, day
in and day out. He included farmers, exporters, service workers,              Hard work plus enterprise equals success but all citizens need to
medical professionals and many more that we can all think of. In fact,        be responsible and help to create their own opportunities as well as
the only people who really don’t fit in that category are politicians         those for New Zealand.
who role is to “make the setting right and then leave all the others to
                                                                              In summation Simon Bridges re-iterated the National government
manage to the best of their ability in the best of situations.”
                                                                              lived within its means, was focused on infrastructure and using the
That philosophical belief is fundamental to the difference in the             Auckland fuel tax, which he estimated will cost the average family an
current coalition’s approach to governance and the National Party.            extra $700.00 p.a., as an example. This will be repealed by National.
The coalition’s approach is much more interventionist, a point
                                                                              He finished by saying what a fantastic place New Zealand is but
illustrated by Hon. Shane Jones’ regional growth and forestry fund
                                                                              of course there is always room for improvement and the economy
which Simon believes encourages a shift away from a production
                                                                              will be the driver but not at the expense of health, education or
focus, to one where recipients are only looking at the available funds.
                                                                              infrastructure portfolios.
Percentage increases in wages were outstripping inflation according
                                                                              A question and answer session followed from the floor. The speech is
to Simon and in the National Party’s last term of government
                                                                              recorded on the RBA Facebook page and comments are invited.
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[ ROSEBANK NEWS ]

     Westie Food Group Hosting
     In spite of a last minute change of venue because of the weather,
     the RBA / Westie Food Group Member hosting was a fantastic night
     of celebration. Firstly for Westie Food’s and the opening of their
     fantastic new building. Owner of Westie Food Group, Stefan Crooks
     gave an entertaining and insightful talk about his journey over the
     last 18 months with the building of the new building and around
     operating a business 24 hours a day with housing his 95 staff. He
     thanked his wife Jo and all their staff for their tremendous support.

     Secondly, it was a chance to acknowledge our three Pathways to
     the Future award recipients and lastly the presentation of funding to
     two young athletes on the night, a well deserving Percy Mata and
     Georgia Clode.                                                                       RBA Chairman Bernie McCrea with Host Stefan Crooks

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[ ROSEBANK NEWS ]

         Josh Lindsay, Direct Mail Solutions and Nick Miles, Edvance                    Marc Oliver, The Trusts and Jasmine Munro, EMA

                                                                              Muriwai wins Golf
                                                                              Local Rosebank Business
                                                                              GT Radial GM Dave
                                                                              McCormack and RBA CEO
                                                                              Mike Gibson jointly holding
                                                                              the Frank Nobilo Trophy
                                                                              won by the Muriwai Golf
                                                                              Club on the recent 2018
                                                                              North Harbour Golf Grand
                                                                              Final Pennants Day.

                                                                                                               Dave McCormack and Mike Gibson
   Nikki Wilson, Lynda Leava, Glass Systems with Kate Taylor-Reid BDR Max
                                                                                                             Left: Prodrive Golf Directors
                                                                                                             and former Muriwai players
                                                                                                             David Feeney and James
                                                                                                             Colligan proudly hold the Frank
                                                                                                             Nobilo Trophy for 2018.

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                                                                                   established in 2006 (with a recent ownership change) and service
                                                                                   the Auckland Market and cater to all, understanding that everyone
                                                                                   has different requirements.

                                                                                   At Motorhome Repairs Auckland, they believe in producing
                                                                                   an extensive range of services and repairs to satisfy each and
                                                                                   individual customer.

                                                                                   Brad West came into the family business straight from school. He
                                                                                   was offered the opportunity to buy the business a year ago, “This is
                                                                                   an exciting opportunity for me taking over the business and putting
                                                                                   into place plans to increase our service offering for customers such
                                                                                   as mechanical repairs. This will also mean us moving into bigger
                                                                                   premises to accommodate our growth.” Says Brad.

       Motorhome Repairs Crew                                                      Critical to Brad’s success has been investing in his continual
                                                                                   upskilling and development. Brad was a recipient of the Pathways
     Motorhome Repairs Auckland Ltd                                                to the Future Trust Award. He was awarded an EMA course
                                                                                   to upskill his business management skills. The trustees of the
     They service and repair UK Caravans, Motorhomes, RV’s,
                                                                                   Pathways to the Future Trust Award were most impressed by what
     Campervans, 5th Wheelers, Pop Tops and more. “Our team prides
                                                                                   Brad has achieved since taking over the business.
     themselves in having extensive product knowledge because like
     you, they are also big motorhome enthusiasts. We offer a handy                   Motorhome Repairs Auckland Ltd
     free quote service to help you return to your travels sooner,” says              Unit 4/1 Binsted Road, New Lynn
     business owner Brad West.                                                        Phone 09 826 5163
     Their team of 5 is highly skilled with years of expertise, you can               email: info@mhra.co.nz
     guarantee yourself a friendly and reliable service. They were                    www.motorhomerepairsauckland.co.nz

     Youth Service West
     Supporting young people through education,
     training or employment
     New Lynn-based Youth Service West (YSW) works with young people
     and young parents to help them find the best options for education,
     training or work based learning to help them build skills and find suitable
     employment.

     Youth Service West has been going from strength to strength over the
     past 12 months. They currently support around 900 young people across
     all their services. They support young people to create an individualised
     plan of hopes, dreams and goals and work with them to achieve these.

     Some of the milestones YSW proudly share show what the young people                “Talofa lava my name is Sharleen Churchward and I am the
     using these services have achieved in the past year. These include:                Community Development Lead supporting our 3 services by
                                                                                        linking them with the community and the opportunities they
     • JobReady: More than 150 young people completed the JobReady
                                                                                        provide for our rangatahi.”
     programme, which includes employer appreciation…
                                                                                        Youth Service West is made up of three services of which
     • Learner Licence Programme: 250+ young people completed the
                                                                                        supports the following:
     First Gear learner licence programme, successfully gaining their learner
     licence.                                                                           •   Young people 16-17 years who are not in, or at risk of not
                                                                                            being in, education.
     • NCEA: Over 300 young people who have been supported by YSW
     have achieved a higher level of NCEA, this includes level 1-4.                     •   Young people 16-18 not living at home and young
                                                                                            parents 16-20 years.
     Introducing some recent appointments at YSW:
                                                                                        •   Young people 15-20 coming out of state care and moving
     “Kia ora my name is Carmen Atama, I am the new Operations Manager                      into independence.
     at Youth Service West. I took over the role in March 2018 but have
                                                                                        Youth Service West is part of Youth Horizons, a national
     been with YSW’s umbrella organisation, Youth Horizons, for the last 13
                                                                                        charitable trust that works to improve the lives of children and
     years. During that time I have been part of two very successful services
                                                                                        young people who are dealing with behavioural, emotional,
     supporting young people into education, training and employment and
                                                                                        mental health or development issues.
     into independence. I am very passionate about the work we do with
     young people in our community and believe it is the small positive steps           Please contact us for more info or referrals 0800 WESTUP or
     that youth take that can be the most rewarding.”                                   youthservice@youthorizons.org.nz

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Drugs Alcohol Detection Service Co
D.A.D.S Co.
Creating a safe and trusted workplace.
Drug and alcohol testing in the workplace needn’t be a scary
experience for you and your staff. Instead, it can reduce risk to
your business, and create a more protective culture that will be
valued by employees and customers.
D.A.D.S. Co Ltd (Drug and Alcohol Detection Services
Company) specialises in drug and alcohol testing in workplaces
throughout the greater Auckland region. Qualified technicians
bring our fully-equipped, mobile drug-and-alcohol testing unit to
your workforce, and provide on-the-spot results.
D.A.D.S. Co Ltd is owned and operated by Rob Taylor, a               33% having Methamphetamine and or related compounds
qualified and certified drugs and alcohol testing practitioner. We   detected, 20% of that 33%, being above the ministry guideline
asked Rob what he has seen over the last year in relative to         levels of 1.5.
D.A.D.S. Co Ltd business, “There has been an increase in the         Auckland wide we are seeing an increase in recreational
lab confirmed positive results for substance abuse and a lack of     dependency on illegal substances. This is becoming more
policies in place to support actions around this problem.”           evident due to the testing regime. “Despite these alarming
Statistics to peruse around drug testing:                            statistics you can take positive steps in going forward to protect
                                                                     your business and your workforce. It is as much about the
75% under the age of 40, screened or tested Not Negative             education, as it is about the testing. Education and support will
(Lab’ confirmed positive) for Drug Substance evident above           go a long way to creating a positive and safe workplace” says
legal cut-off levels.                                                Rob.
25% above the age of 40, screened or tested Not Negative             Talk to us today to find out how we can help your business
(Lab’ confirmed positive) for Drug Substance evident above           reduce risk. Take a no obligation check on the policies you have
legal cut-off levels.                                                in place for testing.
Results from D.A.D.S Co Ltd Property Meth Inspecting                 “We offer you peace of mind and help you to keep your
or Testing carried out over the last 6 months, through-out           business, your employees and your customers safe,” Rob
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     Skills Update Training and Education
     Group
     From learning…to earning!
     When founder and Director, Farzbod Taefi opened the doors at
     Skills Update Training Institute in 1991, smartphones were the stuff
     of science fiction and fax machines were seen as state-of-the-art
     technology. Today, the Private Training Establishment (PTE) is a
     diverse and innovative industry training provider with campuses in
     Kelston, Papakura and Mangere. Responding to the changing nature
     of work, Skills Update recently underwent a strategic re-positioning
     to become Skills Update Training and Education Group. This parent
     company now has 4 distinct divisions which enable the company to
     provide accessible education and training to a broad student base.              Tutor John Taumoelau congratulates a happy graduate Swaner Laititi

     Skills Update holds a Category 1 rating (the highest available)             a diverse range of NZQA programmes and courses including
     from the New Zealand Qualifications Authority (NZQA)and is ISO              automotive, construction, hospitality and distribution.
     9001:2015 certified. Being agile and innovative in a competitive
     sector means Skills Update is continuously introducing new courses          The WorkORA Career Centre delivers unique employment
     to address existing labour market shortages and to reflect changing         development and placement programmes designed for clients
     demographic trends. One of its divisions; Accelerate Education, can         seeking entry or re-entry into the workforce. WorkORA has assisted
     offer your business a flexible suite of training options for your current   hundreds of clients to find and sustain suitable work with local
     employees; including on-site training. The New Zealand Certificates         businesses.
     in Distribution levels 3 and 4, and New Zealand Certificate in Retail       Please contact us to see how we can assist you with your training or
     level 3, are examples of these.                                             employment needs.
     Our newest division Marsden Technical Institute offers higher level           Skills Update Training and Education Group
     diploma programmes to both domestic and international students.               Phone: 09 818 1257
     At a local level, the Skills Update campus in Kelston provides                Email: kelston@skillsupdate.co.nz

     Window Control Systems                                                      We asked Christine what her future directions will be for the
                                                                                 business? “I am excited to be working with a great business and
     Window Control Systems was originally part of the Eden Hardware
                                                                                 a great team. I am looking forward to positioning the business to
     Group which stated off as a hardware shop, 26 years ago in Mt
                                                                                 transition in preparation for growth. My approach will be continual
     Eden, hence the name. They diversified business into specialty
                                                                                 learning and upskilling of the team and embracing technology.”
     window actuation systems and thus Window Control Systems was
     born. Continual growth saw them subsequently moving into 489                Their team of 11, who have between them a 100 plus years of
     Rosebank Rd 3 years ago. In 2017 the business was sold and                  combined experience in construction, is headed up by General
     moved to Unit B/438 Rosebank Rd, right across the road. New                 Manger, Craig Thomason who has been with the business for
     owner Christine Findley, has always had an entrepreneurial spirit,          7 years. Alongside him is another key member, Alen Machina, the
     owning her own businesses since the age of 20, in a diverse range           company’s Quantity surveyor.
     of Industries.

     Window Control Systems (WCS) is a leader and a pioneer in
     providing solutions for control of high-level windows. They have
     been partners for over 25 years with German based D+H, who
     are recognised in the industry as one of the leaders in providing
     smoke and natural ventilation systems. WCS provide a wide range
     of window control solutions, designed for purpose and for budget.
     Their solutions can be customised to achieve the desired outcome:

     1.   Shaft & Lever (Manual and Electric)
     2.   Natural Ventilation
     3.   Automated Natural Ventilation
     4.   Integrated Natural Ventilation
     5.   Smoke Ventilation

     They provide full life-cycle coverage. from designing natural
     ventilation systems, manufacturing those systems, installation                                        Window Control Systems
     and then commissioning them, thus making sure a fully functional                                      Unit B/438 Rosebank Road
     system is delivered. Once installed, they retain a supply of parts                                    Phone: 09 6388 444
     with which to service and maintain their products and the systems.                                    www.windowcontrolsystems.co.nz

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 Brightside Co.                                                          running’” continues Chantelle.

 Pioneering innovative warranty solutions                                As Brightside Co. continues to grow their global footprint,
                                                                         Chantelle states that the future is bright with the NZ branch. She is
 for 30 years                                                            particularly looking forward to offering a consumer-facing product
 Brightside Co. is a global company providing Warranty and               very soon.
 Insurance products and services across New Zealand, Australia,
                                                                         “We find it is our experience that strengthens our partnerships.
 Europe, and Asia.
                                                                         We’re not just giving them a product to sell or providing third-party
 Their core services and capabilities include third-party                administration services; we’re about supporting them and providing
 administration, platform solutions for dealers and customers, sales     solutions that best suit their business needs.”
 expertise, advisory and support, as well as Big data.
                                                                         “It is our ability to develop our own services that enables us to
 Through their Extended Warranty products, Brightside Co. partners       deliver real value and grow long-standing partnerships” concludes
 with leading retailers, enabling them to offer customers protection     Chantelle.
 plans on their new purchases. This warranty offer provides their
 partners with a value-added service for their customers and a
 competitive point of difference.

 With 30 years of experience, Brightside Co. further helps their
 partners achieve their business goals by providing support, training,
 and industry expertise.

 But the real heart of Brightside Co. is its people. Across seven
 countries over 190 passionate employees are led by an innovative,
 forward-thinking Executive Team headed by CEO Sheryl O’Brien.

 “Part of our global strategy is a strong focus on a workplace free
 from discrimination and has equal opportunity for all” explains            Brightside Co.
 Chantelle Lawes, General Manager for Brightside Co. New Zealand.           1/527B Rosebank Road, Rosebank
 “I’m very proud to work for a company whose Head Office has                Phone: 09 8204843
 been awarded the ’Workplace Gender Equality Award’ two years               Web: www.brightsideco.co.nz

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                                           Group life and health schemes are a great way to
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                                    Domain name                                   For each of these situations there are legal remedies you can
                                                                                  pursue. As with a trade mark dispute your first action would be
                                    disputes                                      to see whether you can resolve the issue amicably yourself and
                                                                                  without the use of lawyers. If that doesn’t work you might find a
                                                                                  nicely worded cease and desist letter from your lawyer will convey
                                    Bret Gower                                    to the other party that you are serious.
                                    Smith & Partners Lawyers                      Assuming you are protecting a New Zealand registered .nz
                                                                                  domain your next remedy would be to apply to the .nz Dispute
                                                                                  Resolution Service (DRS) for an Expert Decision. The DRS is a
     If you’re in business, you’ll appreciate the inherent value in your          service provided by the Domain Name Commission who are also
     customers being able to find you quickly and easily using a Google           responsible for managing domain name registrars in New Zealand.
     search. You will have also experienced the frustrating and confusing         As the overarching body regulating domain name registrars in
     situation of locating a company using search only to find that it is a       New Zealand they have the technical ability to lock domains while
     similarly named company but not the company you wanted. This                 disputes are underway and ultimately, if you are successful, to force
     situation highlights the need to actively protect your business by           registrars to transfer domains.
     ensuring conflicting or competing domain names are not infringing
                                                                                  Another potential remedy if the DRS is unable to resolve the issue
     on your business’ good name.
                                                                                  is to seek injunctive relief through the High Court to prevent a
     In an ideal world you would be able to protect your brand or                 conflicting domain name from damaging your brand. This could be
     company name by registering all the possible iterations across               an action for passing off (essentially a remedy against somebody
     all the potential domain suffixes (.com., co., nz etc) but in reality,       misrepresenting themselves as your business or product) or for
     that is not practicable, there are just too many potential variations.       trade mark infringement (if you have trade mark protection that can
     The better solution is to secure the domain names in the most                be enforced).
     commonly used domains and domain suffixes and then take what
                                                                                  Smith and Partners’ Intellectual Property specialists and our
     steps you need to in order to protect them.
                                                                                  litigation team are experienced in these types of issue and can
     You may find there are competing businesses using domain                     advise you as to your best approach as to resolving this type of
     names with confusingly similar domain names that you believe are             dispute as quickly and cost-effectively as possible.
     potentially directing business away from your website or that are
     damaging your brand. The other situation you may find yourself in is         For advice on how to ensure your new business name is
     what is known as cybersquatting, where somebody else registers a             safe - contact intellectual property law expert,
     domain name using your brand or company name with the intention              Bret Gower today to set up an appointment.
     of selling it on to you, or worse simply to prevent you from having it.      Email: bret.gower@smithpartners.co.nz Ph: 09 837 6893

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                                Immigration limits                          Private-sector employers in Auckland find it very hard to retain
                                                                            skilled workers when those employees have to leave Auckland to
                                versus growth                               qualify for residence.
                                                                            This is particularly true in the restaurant sector. The increase in
                                                                            Auckland’s population has resulted in a demand for more cafés
                                Aaron Martin                                and restaurants. The demand for junior and graduate chefs and
                                New Zealand Immigration Law                 kitchen staff rose accordingly and there is simply not enough
                                                                            local talent entering the industry to satisfy that demand.
                                                                            Before this legislation, employers in Auckland could expect
     The Government’s rock and hard place.
                                                                            migrant staff members to stay in a role for three years and then
     It’s time to for a reality check:                                      acquire residence. This often formed the basis for long-term
                                                                            employment relationships.
     •   Auckland needs skilled labour
                                                                            Under the current rules, new graduates from overseas often
     •   Employers in Auckland need to be able to retain staff.
                                                                            leave Auckland after one or two years because they can’t gain
     The Government has been particularly slow to release                   enough points to qualify for residence with a job offer from an
     immigration policies. There has been a lot of talk about schemes       Auckland employer.
     such as Kiwibuild, but little detail. Ministers have suggested
                                                                            So, the move to address the infrastructure pressure in Auckland
     the possibility of creating regional skill-shortage lists, but, they
                                                                            by encouraging migrants to leave has begun a trend that
     have given no indication how these would differ from the current
                                                                            contributes to skill shortage and creates retention issues for
     immediate list. Meanwhile, the labour shortage is growing.
                                                                            employers.
     If the Government goes down the track of creating localised
                                                                            I suspect the Wellington-based bureaucrats who designed the
     shortage lists, it needs to remove residence rules from the
                                                                            policy (at the wish of the then sitting Government) thought it
     criteria as these undermine long-term employment relationships
                                                                            would mean that foreign students would stick around longer in
     and staff retention.
                                                                            Auckland.
     One has to wonder whether this Government’s immigration
                                                                            But they forgot the most important driver for overseas graduates
     policy will be like Auckland’s public transport woes, where any
                                                                            who want to migrate here: they need certainty for their future,
     action is so far behind the eight ball it’s impossible to be on top
                                                                            both career-wise and personally. You can’t establish plans for
     of the problem.
                                                                            a long-term career if you have to run the gauntlet of continual
     Several upcoming projects will see a greater need for skilled          temporary visa applications. It’s a bit like trying suggest an
     people in Auckland. Auckland Council is reviewing the rating           Auckland renter should feel life is stable when they only have a
     system to fund an additional $6 billion of infrastructure spending,    year-long tenancy.
     and the central Government has promised to both deal with
                                                                            So, what can New Zealand employers do?
     Auckland’s public transport issues and build more houses.
                                                                            We know that many businesses are unfamiliar with employing
     These projects will place even more pressure on Auckland. The
                                                                            a skilled migrant and have concerns about the process and the
     job opportunities will attract workers not only from overseas
                                                                            legalities. Therefore in order to attract the best global talent,
     but also from other parts of New Zealand and these people will
                                                                            we think the only way for the future is for companies to be
     need houses and they will also need to move around in cars on
                                                                            prepared to recruit from the overseas talent pool - possibly even
     Auckland’s already busy roads.
                                                                            employing someone they won’t meet in person until they begin
     In 2015 the National Government attempted to alleviate this            work.
     pressure by incentivising migrants to settle outside of Auckland.
                                                                            We have created a free online resource for employers on
     This set in motion a systemic contradiction where we need the
                                                                            our website to help them through the issues of employing
     skills in Auckland to execute all these projects, but encourage
                                                                            candidates like this, and we predict the demand for this
     migrants to go elsewhere.
                                                                            information will increase tenfold this year.

         KEEP IT SIMPLE – PRACTICAL IMMIGRATION ADVICE FOR EMPLOYERS
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                                               Found the ideal employee in New Zealand, but they’re on a working holiday visa?
                                               Having problems securing a work visa for an existing employee?
                                             At New Zealand Immigration Law we are here to solve Immigration visa problems and
                                             avoid applications running into needless difficulty. Don’t try and do it on your own, with
                                             over 20 years’ experience we understand the NZ immigration system and requirements.

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