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November 27, 2009

Next Blue Bin collections
Dec 3 +17

Parnell Inc members get Graffiti removed for
FREE! Ph 579 3256

Charity collectors in Parnell next week:
Wed 2: Red Cross
Sat 5: Greenpeace

Changes to the Real Estate Agents Act at B2B
Buy decorative lights at trade prices!
Get free advice to maximise your sales this Xmas
Christmas Spirit best shop window prize
New street planters and seating approved!
Footpath maintenance on Parnell Road
REINZ invites input on 202 Parnell Road
Beware of walk-in thieves after hours!
Mozaik Parnell opens today
Cruise ships in port next week
Parnell Inc December Committee meeting
Events on in Parnell

B2B Networking in Parnell next Tuesday
Hear Christine Le Cren discuss the Real Estate Agents Act

At next Tuesday's B2B networking night, to be held at Parnell Real Estate's new offices, Cyril Dominikovich has invited Christine Le Cren, Chief Executive of the Real Estate Institute of New Zealand, to talk about the Real Estate Agents Act 2008.

The new legislation, which came into effect on November17. brings sweeping changes to provide greater protection for consumers.

Christine will talk about the legislation's:
· impact on the consumer
· what differences will the consumer notice
· impact on the industry as a whole - general comments
· how this Act will be administrated - name some of the roles and appointments to those roles

Christine also welcomes your questions. This is a great opportunity to learn about how this Act affects you as either a buyer or seller of property - and also to meet others in business in Parnell! All welcome.

When: Tuesday, December 1 from 5.30 - 7.30pm.
Where: Parnell Real Estate at 2/99 Parnell Road, just up from Mink Cafe.www.parnellrealestate.co.nz

Buy decorative lights at trade prices!
Deck the halls this Xmas Parnell!

Parnell Inc invites Parnell businesses to get right into the Christmas spirit with amazing offers we've arranged with the Decorative Lighting Company and Ultimate Display Lighting (UDL).

Up until Christmas you can order all sorts of decorative lights – fairy lights, icicle lights, curtain lights - for your store or building at wholesale prices. Both lights suppliers offer similar stock, with UDL offering deals on longer sets of lights. The Decorative Lighting Company can also arrange installation of lights for you.

Decorative Lighting Company offer
Please see the attached price list (the price to Parnell retailers is the Wholesale Trade/Plus GST column. Compare it to list price - this is an amazing discount!). The Decorative Lighting Company can also come and install your lights for you. Indicative costs are: Ladder Install with rigging included: 2 people installing @ $80 +GST per hour. Cherry Picker Install: add $499 +GST

Contact: Shay Norrie 021 795 047, or email info@decolightco.biz (To qualify for these excellent wholesale prices, please tell Shay that you are a Parnell Inc member.)

Ultimate Display Lighting (UDL) offer
See attached price list from UDL. Please contact Kerry for further details on stock.

Contact: Kerry on 09)427 5310 or email udl@displaylighting.co.nz

Maximise your sales this Christmas
Free advice on how to make your store look great!

To help you optimise the impact of your store this Christmas,
Parnell Inc has booked visual merchandising expert Nicolle Aston to meet with Parnell retailers and provide great advice - FREE!

Nicolle is highly recommended by the NZ Retailers Association, for whom she has run New Zealand-wide training courses. Nicolle helps businesses lift the bar, with creative and competitive visual merchandising solutions aimed at attracting more shoppers instore, improving and simplifying their shopping experience and increasing sales. (You can read more at www.furore.co.nz .)

Nicolle will be available to meet you in your store on Monday 7 or Tuesday 8 December . We'll be scheduling her appointments on a first come, first served basis so contact Parnell Inc on info@parnell.net.nz or phone 379 0606 to make your free appointment.

Christmas Spirit best shop window prize
This year Parnell Inc is offering a prize to the Parnell Road retailer with the best Christmas window display. We will be judging the windows on the following attributes: uniqueness, Christmas spirit, style and creativity! Merchandising expert, Nicolle Aston, will be judging windows on Monday 14th.

(If you've taken the opportunity to get some free advice from Nicolle earlier - see above - you'll have had a week to put it into practice!)

The prize for the best Parnell retailer's window display is half a dozen bottles Lanvin & Fils champagne - the Gold Medal winner in NZ International Wine Show and Metro Magazine. We'll also be giving a prize of two bottles of this champagne to the best non-retail window display.

There's no need to enter - Nicolle will be taking a look at all Parnell Road retailers (including in the Foundation Building!)

New street planters and seating approved!
Funded via Hobson Community Board

The Parnell Road shopping area is to get much-needed street seating, thanks to SLIPs (Small Local Improvement Project) funding awarded by Hobson Community Board, following an application made by Parnell Inc. The new bench seats, to be located adjacent to upgraded planters will be a wonderful addition to the streetscape, providing good resting and meeting spots for locals and visitors.

The new planters will provide deeper soil, with a 400cm high basalt boxing, and a 200cm wide light grey granite capping, that will allow comfortable seating. An elegant park bench will be situated close to each new planter.

Funding has been approved for four of the eight locations originally proposed and work is expected to begin on these in the first quarter of the new year.

The four planters to be upgraded along Parnell Road are:
1. Outside The Cupboard at St Stephens Ave
2. Outside Accent on Wine - a new planter - at cnr Birdwood Cres
3. Outside Galtons at upper Gibraltar Cres
4. Outside Passion for Paper at lower Gibraltar Cres

Parnell Inc will apply to the next round of SLIPs funding to upgrade remaining planters.

Footpath maintenance on Parnell Road
An end to wobbly bricks!

In response to Parnell Inc requests, City Council has a paving crew from P & M Paving working on making our footpaths safe and attractively level once more. Initial work is expected to take a few weeks. The paving crew will then return to complete more complex maintenance in the new year, after the Christmas shopping period.

REINZ invites input on 202 Parnell Road
Meeting on 10 December

To all Parnell residents, local businesses and building owners

202 Parnell Road Site

As a key stake holder and spokesperson for your community, we would like to invite you to a series of meetings to consult with you and obtain your feedback on the future of the site at 202 Parnell Road (currently the premises of the Real Estate Institute Inc).

The first meeting is scheduled for 9.30am on Thursday 10 December 2009 in the Hobson Room, Jubilee Building, 545 Parnell Road, Parnell. It is expected that the meeting will last approximately two hours.

At this initial meeting the project team would like to discuss with you possible development designs and the various constraints of the site. We want to know what your concerns and issues are and how we move forward to gain a positive result.

If you are able to attend this meeting, please contact Kristen Bartlett on ph 09 359 5453 or kbartlett@reinz.co.nz by 5pm Monday 7 December.

We look forward to seeing you there.
Yours sincerely

Christine Le Cren
REINZ Chief Executive

Beware of walk-in thieves after hours!
Alert your building cleaners to this risk

There are ongoing reports of people going into office buildings looking for opportunities to steal. A recent case also highlights the need for vigilance outside normal office hours, when cleaners may leave doors open as they work:

Last weekend a Bath Street business had a man walk into their office on Saturday, while the cleaners were working in the back. The thief (described as Maori, 6' 2", aged +35, well built, diamond stud in his left ear and wearing a red t-shirt and white shorts) went through a few rooms and desks and draws before he was seen.

We'd advise you to brief any cleaning staff to secure your property while they work, and not leave external doors open.

Mozaik Parnell opens today
Visit for a free coffee until 5pm

Mozaik Parnell opens today in the Heard Building at 168 Parnell Road. Mozaik Coffee, now situated at four locations in Auckland, was established more than five years ago with an emphasis on quality food supplemented by Mozaik's speciality - coffee roasted on the premises from a blend of carefully selected beans.

Mozaik welcomes Parnell people to visit today for a free coffee, on offer from 7am to 5pm.

Cruise Ships in Auckland
Seven Seas Mariner next Wednesday

The Seven Seas Mariner comes to Auckland on Wednesday 2nd. This 4.5 star ship carries up to 752 passengers who are likely to be wealthy Americans aged 40 - 60. The ship will have a partial exchange of passengers: between 200 - 250 passengers are expected to depart the cruise, and a similar number will join. (Put your welcome posters up on Monday 30th Nov for people gathering in Auckland to get on the cruise, and leave them up until Saturday for those who are having a great time in Auckland afterwards!)

Sun Princess returns on Sunday 6th - one of many visits over this season. She carries up to 2250 passengers, most of whom are Brits and Americans. They are in transit, so day-tripping only.

Parnell businesses can stay updated by downloading Parnell Inc's detailed Auckland Cruise Ship Schedule, beautifully compiled by our intern Johanna. It includes a little background info to let retailers know who they can expect to see about Parnell!

We encourage retailers to display "Welcome posters" in your shop windows to welcome our cruise ship visitors. Please use the attached form to order your posters. Parnell Inc will cover colour print costs, however you may wish to have these laminated at your own expense. Please discuss with ProtoPrint. Here's the Cruise Ship Poster Order Form.

Parnell Inc December Committee meeting
8am Tuesday 8th December

Members are welcome to attend Parnell Inc's December committee meeting, to be held Tuesday 8th December at 8am at the offices of MacDonald Pilcher Partnership at 92 Parnell Road. (Our meetings are held on the second Tuesday of every month, except in January when there is no meeting.)

If you wish to include an item in General Business, please submit your item of business to Rory MacDonald, Committee Chair at rory.maclaw@xtra.co.nz no later than 5pm Monday 7 December.

Have a lovely weekend everyone!

Debbie Harkness
Parnell Inc. Manager
259a Parnell Road
debbie@parnell.net.nz
p. 379 0606
f. 379 0953
m. 027 601 0641

About Parnell Inc. If your business lies within Parnell Inc.'s boundary area (Parnell Road & Rise, and some adjacent side streets) you are automatically a member of Parnell Inc. and paying 1.38% of your general rate towards this organisation. See here for more information on Parnell Inc.

Vision: Through its three-year strategic plan, Parnell Inc. is working to achieve the following vision:
...Parnell is marketed effectively as a thriving retail and hospitality centre and is the preferred central city location for up-and-coming businesses.
... Parnell's owner operated stores, its galleries and restaurants are renowned for providing a high-quality and unique experience in a setting that maintains an authentic charm. They consistently attract local and overseas visitors back to Parnell, time after time. For other businesses, the vibrant yet relaxed village atmosphere, together with transport convenience and access to a full range of professional services, makes Parnell an ideal central city location.
...Parnell is an exciting place to visit and satisfies the curiosity and intrigue of its visitors with elements of delight and surprise.

Executive Committee: Parnell Inc.'s activities are determined by a committee of members. Any of them would be happy to talk with you, tell you more about the area and hear your comments or suggestions. Our committee is:

Simon Glasgow
Sarah Hutchings
Carrick Graham
Sherryn Mehta
Rory MacDonald (Chair)
Athol McQuilkan
Miles Nathan
Christopher Swasbrook
Nick Travaglia

Hinu te Hau
Cr Ken Baguley

Parnell Inc. member services: Graffiti Removal . Weekly email newsletter . Wednesday Night Security Patrol . Monthly B2B Buzzes . Shoplifter Text Alerts . Speed Dating for Businesses .
Parnell Inc. provides these ongoing services for members. To learn more go here or contact Parnell Inc. for further information: info@parnell.net.nz or phone 379 0606.

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