March 2022 Newsletter

Kia Ora tātou, We’ve compiled some information we hope will be helpful below. We are here to help so please don’t hesitate to get in touch for a chat or to discuss how we might help you approach any issues. […]

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February 2022 Newsletter

Kia Ora tātou, We’ve compiled some information we hope will be helpful below. We are here to help so please don’t hesitate to get in touch for a chat or to discuss how we might help you approach any issues. […]

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January 2022 Newsletter

Kia Ora tātou, 2022 is here and we are here to help ensure businesses have all the resources needed to kick start the year off. All members are cordially invited to the Annual General Meeting of Otara Business Association at […]

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2021 Christmas Greetings

Kia Ora tātou, The team at Otara Business Association thanks you for all the hard work this year. We know it hasn’t been easy for us all, but your constant support to uplift the Town Centre and community is greatly […]

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December 2021 Newsletter

Kia Ora tātou, For most businesses, 2021 has been a challenging year. If the COVID-19 pandemic has negatively impacted your business and you’re feeling discouraged about hitting your year-end targets, I want to let you know that there’s still hope. […]

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December 2021 Promotions Newsletter

Kia Ora tātou, As the holidays approach, the Otara Business Association has taken the initiative to run a giveaway voucher series to create more community engagement and drive traffic to the town centre. The promotion entails a $100 prize voucher […]

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November 2021 Newsletter

Kia Ora tātou, As per the recent announcement, Auckland moved to Step 2 from 11:59pm, Tuesday 9 November 2021. It can get confusing to understand the steps and knowing whether your business can operate or not. We’ve compiled some information […]

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October 2021 Newsletter

Kia Ora tātou, With the changes to Level 3 announced last week there is a lot for businesses to get our heads around. We’ve compiled some information we hope will be helpful below, but we know your needs will be […]

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September 2021 Newsletter

COVID-19 Latest Announcement As announced Monday this week, Auckland is to stay in Alert level 4 for another week until 11.59pm next Tuesday. Cabinet has made an in-principle decision that Tāmaki Makaurau will then move to alert level 3. We […]

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August 2021 Newsletter

COVID-19 Latest Announcement It was announced at 6pm Tuesday that Auckland and the Coromandel Peninsula will move to Alert Level 4 for seven day starting 11.59pm August 17. The rest of New Zealand will enter Level 4 for a minimum […]

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May 2021 Newsletter

Kiwi business owners are using digital platforms to boost their business. We are looking to provide assistance to the businesses in our Town Centre with the set up of email address, social media platform – Facebook / Instagram page, website […]

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March 2020 Newsletter

COVID-19: Financial support See a summary of the range of financial support available to help small businesses, sole traders and contractors get through COVID-19 restrictions, including: an overview of what support is available at different alert levels eligibility criteria where […]

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July 2020 Newsletter

Otara Business Association launched a new initiative “Spend Local” campaign this month. We have supplied window stickers to local businesses to spread awareness of spending local to target the residents of Otara. All businesses are encouraged to drive shoppers to […]

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Diversity Pilot Programme

Increasingly diverse, Auckland is home to people from more than 200 different ethnicities. Our fast-growing city is also richly diverse in age, gender, sexuality, disability, nationality, religion and culture. Auckland Council has a key role to play in creating a […]

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Meet our manager: Alastair Cameron

As Manager of Auckland Council’s CCO Governance & External Partnerships department, Alastair Cameron, pictured, leads the BID programme team. You may recall we interviewed Alastair last September when he spoke of our city’s bright future and the role BID programmes […]

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BID Update newsletter: August 2018

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BID Update newsletter: July 2018

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Community safety, cultural inclusion

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BID Update newsletter: April 2018

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BID Update newsletter: March 2017

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