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Crucial BOP forestry sector 

faces up to major changes 

Operator monitoring the fully automated sawline operation at Rotorua’s Red Stag 

Timber, one of the country’s most hi-tech wood processors. Photo: Red Stag Timber. 

The coalition government’s commitment to planting 1 billion 

trees in the next decade, and relocating the head office of a 

new ministry of forestry in Rotorua, have drawn wide attention 

in the region and generally been welcomed across the sector. 

The new ministry will be 

made responsible for 

developing and implementing 

a wide-ranging and 

comprehensive national forestry 

strategy. But it remains 

unclear exactly what form the 

new forest service will take 

and how it will operate. 

And wide-ranging interviews 

with industry sources 

indicate there will be a number 

of key challenges for the ministry 

to grapple with, including 

the availability of land and 

labour, and ongoing tensions 

between some of the wood 

processing, and log exporting 

sectors of the industry. 

(see pages 6 and 7 for further 

details) 

Julian Elder, chief executive 

of Rotorua-based Forest 

Research Institute Scion, said 

he was heartened by the focus 

put on forestry by the new 

government. 

“Scion has just celebrated 

its 70th year providing science 

to the forestry sector and we 

are excited about the opportunity 

that forests, trees and 

bioproducts offer for New 

Zealand,” he said. 

“Rotorua is the hub of New 

Zealand forestry, and the Scion 

campus alone has 28 entities 

operating here. Establishment 

of a Forest Service to enable 

more trees to be planted and to 

help people do it right would 

benefit most from being located 

in Rotorua.” 

New Zealand Forest 

Owners Association chief 

executive David Rhodes said 

it would be a while before the 

new forestry ministry emerged 

and the industry saw what 

shape it would take. 

From an industry perspective, 

there was definitely a 

crucial role for the training 

and advisory work that used to 

be carried out by the old NZ 

Forest Service. 

“I think they’re going to be 

Scion’s Julian Elder. 

Photo: Scion. 

pretty crucial,” he said. 

Bryce Heard, chairman 

of the Central North Island 

Forestry and Wood Group, 

says relocating the ministry 

to Rotorua would be good for 

the region, and could also be 

expected to result in improved 

air services to Rotorua, particularly 

into Wellington. 

“There are benefits in having 

your operational people 

reasonably close to the action,” 

he said. “Rotorua is the hub 

of the industry. But we don’t 

know yet what shape or form 

the ministry’s going to take.” 

Marty Verry, chief exectutive 

of one of the industry’s 

most advanced wood processing 

companies Red Stag 

Timber, said he understood the 

ministry concept was to imbed 

a tranche of the bureaucracy 

in the industry to get real collaboration 

and mutual understanding 

going so all parts of 

the sector could start working 

properly together on outcomes. 

Verry said the timber processing 

side of the industry 

would like to see building 

industry regulation of the quality 

and treatment of timber 

products brought back within 

the forestry service. 

“There’s bit of a wild west 

at the moment with the building 

industry,” he said, adding 

that it had been a mistake 

to bring building and construction 

within the Ministry 

of Business Innovation and 

Employment. 

Rotorua Mayor Steve 

Chadwick said the council was 

interested to see how it could 

support the government’s 

intention to base a ministry of 

forestry in Rotorua. 

“It would obviously be a 

good fit for our district,” she 

said. 

“However, we don’t yet 

have a clear picture of what 

it will involve and therefore 

what it could mean for Rotorua 

or the wider Bay of Plenty. 

We have no detail yet so we 

look forward to discussing it 

with [Forestry Minister Shane 

Jones] as soon as possible.” 

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Bayfair wins sustainability awards 

Tauranga’s Bayfair Shopping Centre has taken out two awards 

at the 2017 NZI Sustainable Business Network Awards. The 

centre took out the top prize in the Hardwired for Social Good 

category and was also awarded the judges commendation for 

Revolutionising Energy. 

By DAVID PORTER 

Bayfair was also a finalist 

in the supreme category 

– the NZI Greatest 

Contribution to a Sustainable 

New Zealand Award. 

The Tauranga complex has 

a lengthy track record in sustainability 

and accessibility. 

The centre’s credentials 

include saving 370 tonnes of 

paper, 60,000kgs of plastic, 

4 million kilowatts of energy 

and 1.8 million litres of potable 

water. 

Initiatives have included 

remodeling its food court to 

introduce organic/recyclable 

packaging, with a target of 

achieving 100 percent waste 

diverted from landfuills by 

2020. 

Bayfair has also increased 

its grey and rainwater recycling 

catchment area and done 

a full centre LED retrofit. 

Bayfair’s centre manager 

Steve Ellingford is a member 

of Be. Accessible’ s esteemed 

Fab 50 group of influential 

business and social leaders 

advocating for a 100 percent 

accessible New Zealand. 

“Consumers are becoming 

increasingly eco-conscious, 

meaning businesses that ignore 

their environmental responsibilities 

could lose sales,” says 

Ellingford. 

“There are varying defi- 

nitions of sustainability as it 

relates to business, but in general 

it is about taking a longterm 

perspective, thinking 

about not just your bottom-line 

profit but the wider environmental 

and social impacts of 

your business.” 

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1. Little things add up: Begin 

with small changes. Survey your 

business and identify what tangible 

steps you can take to make a 

difference, no matter how small. 

2. Culture is key: Processes 

are only as good as the people 

following them. When you have 

a company culture that embraces 

sustainability, your staff will 

buy in and, in many cases, take 

the lead. 

3. Think long-term (but start 

now): The temptation is to wait 

until tomorrow to start your sustainability 

journey. Don’t. 

4. Sustainability increases 

profit: One of the myths that 

puts some businesses off 

investing in sustainability is that 

it will cost them money. In fact, 

decreasing your environmental 

impact more often has a direct 

benefit for your bottom line. 

5. One size doesn’t fit all: 

Every business is different. For 

instance, one of Bayfair’s big 

initiatives has been reducing 

food and packaging waste from 

the food court. An important 

part of your sustainability stocktake 

is tailoring it to your business 

model and your industry. 

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January 5 and has rightly 

attracted huge media interest, 

especially with the likes 

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Jordon Luck Band as the support 

acts. 

Baypark will again host 

the first BA5 networking 

function for 2018 and we 

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To always keep it fresh 

and appealing, we will be 

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The event is always popular, 

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Jetsprints is back on anniversary 

weekend starting 

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The stadium will be transformed 

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in the main stadium and the 

newly created course will be 

throwing out a challenge testing 

the skill of the race crews 

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Following close after is 

D1NZ again in the Stadium. 

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The ASB Baypark team 

would like to thank all of its 

customers for their support 

through 2017. 

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From the editor 

This month’s cover story 

examines the wide-ranging 

changes signalled by 

the new coalition government 

for forestry, a crucial sector in 

the Bay of Plenty’s economy. 

The new government’s 

commitment to planting one 

billion trees in the next decade, 

and to relocating the head 

office of a new ministry of forestry 

in Rotorua, have drawn 

wide attention in the region 

and generally welcomed across 

the sector. 

The new ministry will be 

responsible for developing and 

implementing a wide-ranging 

and comprehensive national 

forestry strategy. 

But our wide-ranging interviews 

with industry sources 

indicate there will be a number 

of key challenges for the ministry 

to grapple with, including 

the availability of land and 

labour, and ongoing tensions 

between some of the wood 

processing, and log exporting 

sectors of the industry. 

In this issue we also examine 

the disconnect between 

what seems to be a growing 

global enthusiasm for electric 

vehicles (EVs) and the failure 

so far for plug-in and charge 

David Porter 

cars to have significant uptake 

in the local market. 

The arrival of EVs is 

unlikely to do much about 

Tauranga’s traffic woes, but 

they have received significant 

media coverage over the past 

year or so as a potential game 

changer, in large part because 

of promised improvements 

related to carbon emissions. 

But they have so far failed 

to make a major impact on 

local driving habits. 

It was great to see 

Tauranga’s Bayfair Shopping 

Centre, which has a lengthy 

track record in sustainability 

and accessibility, win two 

categories at the 2017 NZI 

Sustainable Business Network 

Awards. 

The centre took out the 

top prize in the Hardwired for 

Social Good category and was 

also awarded the judges, commendation 

for Revolutionising 

Energy. 

Bayfair was also a finalist 

in the supreme category – the 

NZI Greatest Contribution to 

a Sustainable New Zealand 

Award. 

Check out Bayfair centre 

manager Steve Ellingford’s 

five tips to improve your company’s 

sustainability (Page 3). 

This is our final issue of 

2017, with our next issue coming 

out at the end of January. 

We’d like to thank our readers 

and advertisers for their 

support throughout the year. 

We’ve been delighted by 

the positive feedback we’ve 

received since our launch last 

year as the only Bay of Plenty 

newspaper focusing exclusively 

on the achievements of and 

challenges facing the region’s 

businesspeople. 

We wish you all a Happy 

Christmas and New Year and a 

successful 2018. 

David Porter 

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Challenges facing BoP’s crucial forestry sector 

The coalition government’s target of 

planting 1 billion trees over the next 

decade is “doable”, say industry sources. 

However, there are two key challenges 

in meeting the target - finding enough 

suitable and accessible land, and the 

labour to carry out the planting. 


Julian Elder, chief executive 

of Scion, the NZ 

Forest Research Institute, 

says the proposed amount 

of planting - approximately 

100,000 ha per annum - would 

approximately double current 

plantings to a level that was 

previously achieved during the 

1990s. 

“Major challenges to the 

government’s plan for tree 

planting are people and land,” 

said Elder. 

“I am sure this will be a significant 

focus for those implementing 

the plan. At Scion we 

see the opportunity from trees 

as very significant, not only for 

the whole economy, but also 

for regional economic development, 

regional communities, 

and also for the environment 

such as water quality, soil 

erosion and greenhouse gas 

reduction.” 

All sectors of the forestry 

sector have been broadly supportive 

of the government’s 

increased focus on the forestry 

sector, including imbedding a 

newly reconfigured ministry in 

Rotorua, one of the industry’s 

key regions. 

But although there has been 

better collaboration between 

the wood processing and the 

plantation sectors of the industry, 

tensions remain and could 

be exacerbated by the tendency 

of some wood processors to 

characterise log exports as low 

value “pillaging” of the sector. 

That is a viewpoint which 

seems to shared by new 

Forestry Minister Shane Jones 

- whose New Zealand First 

Party has favoured taxing log 

exports. 

During a November symposium 

in Northland, he told 

attendees he has had enough 

of raw logs being “scooped 

up and sent overseas, with 

no value added to the New 

Zealand economy.” 

Some national forestry 

leaders have welcomed a government 

move to make foreign 

forestry investors commit to 

processing more wood in New 

Zealand. 

But sources note that, while 

New Zealand has an internationally 

competitive plantation 

forestry industry, it no longer 

has a comparably competitive 

wood processing sector, 

with the exception of a few 

companies that have been 

investing for some years in 

Red Stag Timber chief executive Marty Verry: Pleased to see forestry 

come in out of the cold. Photo: Red Stag Timber. 

developing high tech facilities, 

such as Red Stag Timber, 

Pan Pac, Sequal Lumber and a 

few others. 

Bryce Heard, Rotoruabased 

chair of the Central 

North Island Forestry and 

Wood Group, says the majority 

of potential new commercial 

forestry land is not iwi land, 

but in freehold farming title. 

“I think government is 

under the misinterpretation 

they are going to get all this 

Maori land and plant it up. If 

they are, they are going to have 

to dig deep into the freehold 

pastoral land title to reach that 

target [of approximately 1 million 

ha over a decade]. 

“And that can only be done 

if they stop meddling with log 

exports and using language 

like ‘scooping logs up and 

wasting them without creating 

any jobs’, which is rubbish. 

Trees don’t plant, grow, tend 

and harvest themselves without 

any labour. 

“Log exporters are no different 

from exporters selling 

kiwifruit, milk power, frozen 

meat or any other primary 

product.” 

The New Zealand logs 

exported tend to be lower grade 

and Heard says that while they 

could be processed in New 

Zealand, the sector would have 

to invest in world scale mills 

and a lot of automation. 

“The sawmills in this country 

make a lot of noise about 

log exports, but in fact all they 

are doing is trying to get people 

to intervene to protect an 

industry that - with a few notable 

exceptions like Red Stag 

and the like who are doing a 

great job - are out-of-date, too 

small and can’t compete internationally. 

Putting penalties on 

log exports is just going to 

discourage planting and ruin 

the growing side, which is very 

effective, very efficient and 

internationally competitive.” 

Long-time forestry consultant 

Dennis Neilson, of DANA, 

supports the view, saying that 

less efficient wood processors 

have been trying to prevent 

people exporting logs or make 

it so unattractive they have no 

choice but to sell to local timber 

saw mills. 

“But we are logging 

31 cubic metres a year and 

exporting 16-17 million cubic 

metres as logs. It’s an absolute 

fantasy to think that stopping 

log exports would be viable. 

“The processing industry 

can’t cope and a large percentage 

of logs exported are 

in grades not suitable for NZ 

sawmills or plywood mills.” 

Red Stag Timber chief executive 

Marty Verry says he doesn’t 

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Forestry: Could be more profitable for hill farmers than stock. Photo: Scion 

believe the government policy 

is aimed at a wholesale upgrade 

of the sawmilling sector. But he 

says the wood encouragement 

policy will generate demand 

for structural timber for a range 

of cross-laminated timber 

products. 

“Some of that will be met 

from existing operations, some 

of it will be met by investment 

in new or expanded operations 

in New Zealand,” he said. 

“I think there will be an 

upgrade as a result of the 

increased demand as the government 

implements its policies 

in recognition of wood’s 

role in climate change and 

meeting our commitments 

under the Paris Climate 

Accord.” 

Verry said he had interpreted 

the boost in planting as 

being led by the government, 

rather than carried out by it. 

“The difficulty is the 

low-hanging willing landowner 

fruit has been picked. The 

next tranches of land are where 

you’ve got more difficult to 

work with landowners or more 

remote areas. That’s going to 

be the challenge. 

“The momentum now and 

the price of carbon and the 

government facilitation is 

going to bring on tranches of 

land that haven’t been economic 

before or where the 

landowners haven’t got their 

act together previously.” 

Generally, Verry said, the 

industry was pleased with the 

government’s approach and 

felt it had been “brought in 

from the cold”, after being 

bolted onto the Ministry of 

Primary Industry with no real 

representation in cabinet in 

the past. 

New Zealand Forest 

Owners Association chief 

executive David Rhodes said 

the 1 billion tree target was 

doable. “But there are any 

number of challenges.” 

Rhodes says the problem of 

accessing suitable labour was a 

major issue. 

He also said nurseries – 

especially small commercial 

nurseries that had been badly 

burned five or six years ago 

when they geared up for carbon-related 

plantings that 

didn’t really pan out – would 

be gunshy. 

“I’d expect a ramping up, 

but I wouldn’t think we will 

move to [an extra] 50,000 ha 

in the first two years. But it’s 

the direction of travel that’s 

important and we’re coming 

off a very low base.” 

Rhodes acknowledged there 

was some tension between different 

sectors with the forestry 

industry, which now collaborates 

under an association of 

associations called WoodCo. 

“It’s a commercial environment 

and there’s tension 

there,” he said. 

“WoodCo is important 

because it brings parties 

together and they can have 

these discussions. 

“What we need to do is, if 

we have timber here, ideally 

let’s use as much of what can 

be used onshore as possible, 

but recognise it isn’t all going 

to be suitable, and that having 

a log trade is pretty damn good 

for New Zealand as well.” 

NZFOA chair Peter Clark, 

who is chief executive of 

major plantation management 

company PF Olsen, described 

the government target in a 

recent commentary as “entirely 

achievable.” 

But he noted that since the 

mid-1990s, pastoral land values 

had doubled and in some 

cases trebled. 

“That creates a challenge 

as the cost of land has a major 

impact on the investment 

returns from forestry,” he said. 

Land, labour and tree stocks 

were the three main blockages 

to overcome. 

“Of those land is by far 

the most challenging. To qualify 

under the Paris Accord the 

new forest must be on pasture 

land. Plantation forest owners 

do own pasture land. 

“The Crown has some that 

may be suitable, but by far the 

bulk is owned by farmers and 

iwi. These private landowners 

must be convinced that planting 

trees on their lands is a 

good idea.” 

Clark says entry of agriculture 

in the Emissions Trading 

Scheme (ETS) has been a good 

start because, especially if 

averaging is introduced, there 

was no need to wait 25 or more 

years for a cash return, meaning 

growers can see cash flow 

after five or six years. 

“Most hill country farmers 

do not yet appreciate that, in 

addition to offering a natural 

hedge against a rising carbon 

price, well-located and managed 

woodlots are a more profitable 

land use than stock on 

that same land.” 

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Rodney Wayne Hair - Mt Manganui 

Panel Shop - Profits Over $180,000 p.a. 

Events Management - $450,000+ Profits 

Domino’s Whakatane 

Rodney Wayne is at the pinnacle of its game with 

their award winning creative team at the forefront 

of hairdressing fashion and trends. Demonstrating 

consistent growth this managed salon in Mt Maunganui 

has a strong team of stylists and technicians. 

Asking $185,000 + stock 

Bay Precision Panel & Paint is a well known panel and 

paint shop in Mt Maunganui. With a comprehensive list of 

equipment, well qualified technicians and independent 

from the financial restraints of insurance work, this 

business has a strong six figure net income. 

Asking $510,000 

Showscape Hire is a fantastic business with something 

for everyone. Project management with a difference. 

This could be for you. Working in events management, 

with an emphasis on hard landscaping, work hard for 

5 - 6 months on a couple of major events for great money. 

Asking $1,350,000 

With over 20,000 homes in its regional territory Domino’s 

Whakatane is really pumping. It’s low rent and well 

managed cost base is delivering annual profits of almost 

$100,000 to the owner. Domino’s is one of the world’s 

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Ten reasons to 

join the Tauranga 

Chamber in 2018 

The Tauranga Chamber of Commerce 

has been serving the local business 

community since 1904. 

By STAN GREGEC 

Chief Executive 

While times have 

changed hugely, there 

are still many good 

reasons to join a business association 

that exists wholly 

to support and represent the 

business owners of the region. 

Here’s 10 reasons to sign up as 

a member. 

1. Make new business 

contacts 

The Chamber sits at the very 

heart of what’s happening in 

the Tauranga business scene. 

We have by far the largest local 

networks and are also a 

doorway to many others. So if 

you’re looking for new business 

contacts, come to one of our 

many networking events and 

chances are you’ll be building 

your own network in no time. 

2. Stay informed 

Through our regular events 

and communications, we keep 

you up-to-date with what’s 

happening in the local business 

scene – as well as about 

national issues and legislative 

changes that can affect your 

business. The Chamber holds 

briefings on the most important 

changes. 

3. Be part of a collective 

business voice 

The Chamber takes its role 

seriously as the voice of local 

business, sounding our members 

out on their views on a 

range of issues of interest to 

business and putting forward 

submissions to local and central 

government on matters of 

the greatest importance. The 

Chamber is very well connected 

and respected locally, and 

can open many doors for you 

when you need them. 

4. Upskill yourself and your 

team 

Business training and education 

are very much part of what 

we do, and we offer an extensive 

programme of face-to-face 

courses, workshops and seminars 

on a multitude of topics 

that businesses need to keep 

abreast and tell us they want. 

Chamber members always get 

preferential access, and we are 

able to create and customize 

training for your specific inhouse 

needs. 

5. Get more business 

exposure 

Chamber membership provides 

instant credibility for your business 

and shows you are an active 

member of your local community. 

We also offer multiple 

ways that you can showcase 

your business and promote 

yourself to our database of 

8000+ local business contacts. 

6. Save on costs 

As a Chamber member you 

and your whole team can take 

advantage of exclusive deals 

and savings that have been negotiated 

on your behalf with a 

number of major national and 

local suppliers. Making use of 

just a fraction of these can easily 

reimburse you for the total 

cost of your annual membership 

subscription. 

7. Get help for your business 

to grow 

The Chamber offers a free 

business advice service and 

can help your business grow 

in a many ways. We are the 

local doorway to Government 

assistance to business including 

NZTE Capability Vouchers 

and Callaghan Innovation 

R&D grants, as well as access 

to a large pool of business 

mentors you can tap into. 

8. Recognise your business 

success 

We’re constantly on the lookout 

for talented individuals and 

business success stories, and 

have many ways of recognizing 

and celebrating business 

achievement in our community. 

The Chamber hosts the annual 

Westpac Tauranga Business 

Awards as our region’s premier 

business awards event, and we 

also hold a separate event every 

year to recognize the contribution 

of younger professionals 

and young people in business. 

9. Pay it forward 

For those individuals and businesses 

who would like to share 

their experience and knowledge 

with a newer generation, the 

Chamber provides an excellent 

platform for trainers, mentors, 

coaches, sponsors and those 

who would just like to give back 

to the community. 

10. Support Local 

Above all, the Chamber is 

about supporting and championing 

local business, and 

creating the best environment 

we can have to be in business 

and do business in our 

city and region. Most of our 

members are the small-tomedium 

sized battling businesses 

that often go under the 

radar but collectively make 

up the engine of growth in 

our community. 

There’s also an 11th reason 

for the start of the 2018 year. 

If you join in January or February, 

we’ll waive the normal 

joining fee as our way of welcoming 

you to the fold. 

New member offer* 

Tauranga Business Training 

& Events Calendar Jan-Feb 2018 

Make business 

easier in 2018... 

...by joining the Chamber. 

Join Tauranga Chamber members 

like Julie Hayes from BEENZ, Katikati 

Running a Successful One-Person Business (SBT) 

90 min workshop with Kamni Raju-Russell, B.A.B.E. 

The 5 Keys to Effective Networking (SBT) 

90 min workshop with Carmel Murphy, Networking Queen. 

Breakfast Connect in Welcome Bay (SBT) 

Guest speakers: Todd Muller MP and Bill Wasley (Smart Growth) 

Getting Ahead with Social Media 

½ day workshop with Mel Lee (Backchat Media) 

Business After 5 with Bay Venues 

Our premier monthly networking event 

Successful Engagement with your Maori Business Partners 

½ day workshop with Te Arahi Bryers (Taiaha Connect) 

Leading Effective Teams 

Full Day workshop with Claire Russell (Thinkplus) 

Navigating Digital Locally 

Workshop with Google NZ and NZME 

Breakfast Connect in Mt Maunganui (SBT) 

Hosted by Aviator Experience 

Te Hekenga III -National Maori Business Networks Conference 

2 Day conference at Trinity Wharf 

Surviving Your Small Business Start-up 

2hr seminar with Upshot NZ and partners 

BWN - Business Behind the Scenes 

Hosted by Ryan + Alexander Consultancy Ltd 

Plan for Success in 2018 

½ day workshop with Warwick McCormick (Learn.fast) 

Ultimate Motor Group / Chamber Annual Golf Tournament 

Omanu Golf Club, 11am-7pm 

Dealing with Difficult People 

½ day workshop with Charlie Dalton (Zest Training) 

Breakfast Connect in Papamoa (SBT) 

Hosted by Living Business 

How to Hire Superstars 

½ day workshop with Senga Allen and Tani Hansen (Everest) 

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and to find out how the Chamber can support your business call our Bizhelp line on 

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Business mentors make an impact 

Maker Design Studio’s Mat McMillan 

attributes a big part of the company’s 

success - it won the emerging business 

category at last month’s Westpac 

Tauranga Awards - to help from his 

business mentor Ian Kirkpatrick. 


“My wife Cat, who had 

scaled down her 

own fulltime work 

commitment to help build up 

Maker, had the idea of entering 

the awards,” said McMillan. 

“And she was familiar with 

the awards process and did the 

paperwork and legwork. But 

Ian has been instrumental in 

helping us make the business 

the growth success it has been, 

which is effectively why we 

won the award.” 

McMillan started Maker 

Design Studio about three 

years ago to design and create 

hand-crafted wooden light fittings. 

By early 2016, he could 

see the business was beginning 

to take off. But as essentially 

a one-man band craftsman in a 

shed, he was doing everything 

himself from scratch. 

“I had worked in other 

businesses, but I had no real 

business training. I’m from a 

craft background and I was 

transitioning from that hourly 

rate thinking to scaling up.” 

McMillan said his philosophy 

had always been that he 

didn’t want to take on too 

much risk in terms of increasing 

staff numbers. 

His wife’s decision to 

become involved boosted the 

admin and marketing side of 

the business. but McMillan 

was still tied up with the operational 

side. He got in touch 

with Business Mentors NZ, 

which is one of the services 

available from the Tauranga 

Chamber of Commerce under 

its Regional Business Partner 

contract. 

The service provides access 

to local mentors who volunteer 

their time to assist small businesses. 

In return for an annual 

registration fee, local business 

people are paired up with a 

compatible mentor and usually 

get together monthly to discuss 

strategy, issues and challenges. 

McMillan was so pleased with 

the results that he signed up 

for a second year of mentoring 

with Kirkpatrick. 

A lot of it is a case 

of a problem shared 

being a problem 

halved. They all 

say it’s very helpful 

to run stuff past 

somebody else 

and get another 

perspective. 

“He really helped me make 

the transition from being a oneman 

band,” said McMillan, 

who also noted it had been 

very helpful to have someone 

outside the business to bounce 

ideas off. 

Solutions have included 

outsourcing the production of 

some of the components, and 

taking on a part-time contract 

employee to help with putting 

the lighting fixtures together. 

He is now adding a second 

contracted employee. 

Kirkpatrick decided to volunteer 

as a mentor when he 

retired after many years as a 

businessman and executive 

director of a company operating 

in the Asia Pacific region. 

“Mat has been very good 

with his marketing,” said 

Kirkpatrick. 

“I’ve mainly helped him 

Maker Design Studios’ Mat McMillan and mentor Ian Kirkpatrick: Learning from experience. Photo: Supplied. 

with business structure and 

strategies. We helped him set 

up his business in a way that 

was quite easy for him to manage.” 

Kirkpatrick said the small 

business owners he mentored 

were all different. 

“A lot of it is a case of a 

problem shared being a problem 

halved. They all say it’s 

very helpful to run stuff past 

somebody else and get another 

perspective.” 

Gail Hardie, Bay of Plenty 

manager for Business Mentors 

NZ, said the organisation had 

been operating since 1991. 

“We rely on volunteer mentors 

to give their time and 

expertise to help business 

owners be more successful. 

Generally speaking they meet 

on a monthly basis, chew the 

fat, bounce ideas around and 

gain perspective.” 

There are about 170 volunteer 

mentors in Bay of Plenty 

with approximately 150 cur- 

rent mentor clients. 

There is now also a separate 

organisation, Community mentors 

(see accompanying story). 

“We recognised there was a 

large number of not-for-profits 

that had business arms, but 

didn’t get any mentoring support,” 

said Hardie. There were 

already many mentors in the 

pool who had not-for-profit 

experience, and Community 

Mentors is looking to build up 

those numbers. 

More mentors with community 

experience needed 

Community Mentors 

is calling for Bay of 

Plenty people with 

experience in the community 

and not-for-profit sector 

to volunteer their time 

to support the region’s 

charities and community 

organisations. 

Community Mentors provides 

support and guidance 

by leveraging key skills and 

experience in governance, 

management and operation 

of a business, charity, social 

enterprise or not-for-profit 

organisation. 

The organisation’s general 

manager Lisa Ford said 

mentors were passionate, 

committed individuals who 

wanted to see their communities 

prosper and grow in a 

sustainable way. 

“We’re looking for those 

with business and not-forprofit 

management or governance 

experience who 

would be willing to share 

their knowledge with local 

community organisations 

in Rotorua, Whakatane and 

Tauranga,” she said. 

“Mentors don’t need to 

be experts, they just need 

to bring their real-life experience, 

know-how and be 

able to spare an hour or two 

a month.” 

There are currently 38 volunteer 

community mentors in 

Bay of Plenty, and they are 

looking to grow the pool to 

give the depth of knowledge 

and expertise needed to meet 

current demand. 

Alan Withy, who has 

been a community mentor 

off-and-on for nearly 20 

years, uses his experience 

from working in management 

and governance of 

commercial and not-forprofit 

sectors to help organisations 

in need. 

“Being a mentor is 

incredibly rewarding,” said 

Withy. 

“Many organisations 

have good intentions but 

need refocusing from time 

to time. Often I’m just a 

person to bounce ideas off 

but that’s often all someone 

needs. 

“Plus, I feel like I’m 

doing my bit for the community 

by passing on the 

experience and knowledge 

I’ve built up over the years,” 

he said. 

Anyone can become a 

community mentor, insists 

Ford. 

“Whatever the organisation 

you’re running and the 

type of support you need, we 

try and match an appropriate 

mentor to you. That’s why 

we need volunteer mentors 

from a range of backgrounds,” 

said Ford. 

Community Mentors 

are fully supported in their 

role to help overcome some 

of the challenges faced by 

charities, not-for-profits 

and social enterprises and 

to share and develop good 

practice principles. 

What we really 

need is a fresh 

perspective… 

Often small business owners get bogged down in day-to-day operating details and 

forget to “take the helicopter ride up” to look at their business from a distance. 

A Business Mentor can help you refocus on achieving your goals and objectives. 

www.businessmentors.org.nz 

P: 0800 209 209


Bay’s attractions continue to lure new talent 

As we draw to the end of 2017 with our eyes fixed firmly upon 

2018 it seems a logical time to reflect on the Bay of Plenty job 

market and how it has performed across the last 12 months. 

There’s no doubt that 

house prices, pressures 

of life in the large cities 

and the desire for lifestyle have 

seen numerous individuals and 

families choose to make our 

wonderful region home. 

HUMAN RESOURCES 

> BY CATHERINE BROWN 

Tauranga Branch Manager, Recruitment & HR Specialist, 

Talent ID Recruitment Ltd 

Many who have relocated 

from larger cities across New 

Zealand and have partnered 

with Talent ID Recruitment on 

their job search, have cited 

their reasons for the move 

being to become mortgage-free 

or even to swap renting for 

home-ownership. 

The continuation of this 

trend shouldn’t be a surprise 

to us given that we started 

the year with the news that 

Tauranga has moved past 

Dunedin as New Zealand’s 

fifth-largest city. 

Tauranga has not been the 

only city within the Bay to 

experience growth. 

In 2016 Rotorua marked 

its strongest annual growth in 

the last decade and it looks 

like 2017 is set to outperform 

again. 

We believe that as both 

economies continue to experience 

growth, large city dwellers 

continue to question and 

evaluate what life would be 

like if they exchanged big city 

life for a smaller city in the 

regions. 

For some it is a case of 

returning home, for others 

making the move to their 

favourite holiday destination. 

And many are simply starting 

anew in the hope of striking 

a better balance between 

career and lifestyle. 

People across all different 

ages and stages with varying 

career backgrounds are 

opting to leave the big cities 

and Rotorua and Tauranga are 

now being viewed by many 

as much more than a holiday 

spot. 

Individuals have realised 

that the right career opportunities 

can be found outside of the 

large cities. 

In summary, this has been 

another year of growth for Bay 

of Plenty employers and with 

the election behind us and a 

new year ahead, we expect 

businesses here will continue 

to receive inquiries from those 

wishing to make our region 

home. 

We encourage employers 

and locals to continue to welcome 

these newcomers to the 

region and to understand that 

our region will be stronger 

in the future as a result of 

having access to a wider pool 

of talent. 

Looking ahead to 2018, 

there will be plenty of challenges 

for employers to consider 

with a change of government 

and policies. 

There are already reported 

changes to immigration – further 

impacting on the current 

skill shortages, changes to 

employment law, such as the 

90 day trial period, and planning 

for the incremental rise in 

the minimum wage. 

2018 will be a year of 

change and challenges. 

Wishing you all the very 

best for the festive season. 

Making use of brand advocates 

We’ve all seen them. TV ads featuring Richie McCaw as the 

face of Fonterra, Brendon McCullum telling Kiwis to “Dream 

Big” for ANZ, and George Clooney using his well-practised 

charm to sell Nespresso coffee machines. 

TELLING YOUR STORY 

> BY JAMES HEFFIELD 

Director of Bay of Plenty communications consultancy Last Word 

Writing Services. To find out more visit lastwordwriting.co.nz or 

email james@lastwordwriting.co.nz. 

Getting a familiar and 

trusted name to champion 

your brand can 

be a powerful marketing tool, 

lending credibility to your 

business and the products and 

services it offers. 

The technique isn’t new 

– it’s been used for decades, 

from Frank Sinatra championing 

Chesterfield cigarettes in 

the 1950s and Brooke Shields 

as the brand ambassador for 

Calvin Klein Jeans in the 

1980s, to David Beckham as 

the face of Adidas in the 2000s. 

But choosing a brand champion 

requires thought. It’s 

important their background, 

beliefs, appearance and the 

way they live their life align 

with your company’s message. 

Stephen Fleming works 

well for Fujitsu, whereas 

Brendon McCullum - who 

acknowledged in his autobiography 

that he couldn’t watch 

the end of the semifinal win 

over South Africa because he 

was smoking in the toilets - 

might not quite fit the mould 

for a company claiming to sell 

“New Zealand’s cleanest air”. 

Meanwhile, celebrities that 

seem like the perfect fit can 

become liabilities if they make 

morally questionable decisions. 

Lance Armstrong and Tiger 

Woods were ideal advocates 

for Nike for the bulk of their 

careers, but not after their 

respective indiscretions. 

You’ve also got to be realistic 

when choosing a brand 

champion. 

Unless you have a personal 

connection, convincing a wellknown 

celebrity to put their 

name on the line to endorse 

your product may not be easy. 

Some celebrities charge big 

money and others will want 

reassurance that the quality 

of your products and services 

won’t reflect badly on them. 

After all, celebrity endorsement 

is a two-way street – it’s 

about the celebrity’s brand as 

well as your own. 

Fortunately, brand advocacy 

isn’t all about celebrities 

talking your products and services 

up on TV. 

Some New Zealand companies 

have managed to make 

their employees into powerful 

ambassadors – think Bunnings 

and its staff-led TV ads – and 

everyday Kiwis can be powerful 

influencers too. 

The 2015 Nielsen Global 

Trust in Advertising study 

found that two-thirds of consumers 

(66 percent) trusted 

consumer opinions posted 

online. How many times have 

you looked online at reviews 

before you purchased that 

new car, washing machine, or 

microwave? People really do 

care about what their peers 

say about a company in online 

forums or on review websites. 

Some businesses feel they 

are powerless to influence 

customer reviews and online 

conversations, but that isn’t 

quite true. 

Firstly, they can provide a 

high-quality service or product 

– doing that will significantly 

increase the chances that 

online comments about you 

are positive. 

Secondly, they can encourage 

those who use their products 

or services to post reviews 

online, even incentivising 

people to post feedback on 

Facebook or review sites of 

your choosing by offering free 

giveaways for those who make 

the effort. 

And thirdly, if people do 

post negative feedback on 

review websites or social 

media, going above and 

beyond the call of duty to 

resolve their complaint can 

potentially transform critics 

into vocal advocates. 

It goes to show that even 

small businesses can make use 

of brand advocates, and sometimes 

create a few of their own. 

With some imagination and 

a bit of effort, it’s very possible 

to get others to champion your 

company - and that’s almost 

always more powerful than 

shouting from the rooftops on 

your own. 

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Four myths about 

finding the perfect 

commercial lease 

You may be currently hunting down the cheapest office out 

there with the determination of a detective, but securing your 

perfect brand base isn’t all about finding the lowest-priced 

lease. Here’s our list of commercial real estate myths – and 

the takeway tips that can help guide your decision. 

MYTH 1: Getting cheap rent 

is my first priority. When 

searching for somewhere to 

live, price is usually the first 

criteria. While you can handle 

a cheap, but small apartment, 

a cramped office can really 

affect your business – causing 

your best employees to look 

elsewhere and your best clients 

to follow suit. 

That’s why leasing a dark 

cube of an office for $200 

per month cheaper than a purpose-fitted 

one filled with natural 

light may not be a saving 

of $200 after all. 

Takeaway tip: Focus first 

on finding the right office for 

your business. Then look at 

the total occupancy cost over 

the entire lease term – including 

IT, cleaning, admin and 

furniture. 

You will find the total occupancy 

cost that works in your 

favour, in addition to providing 

non-tangible benefits such as 

maintaining healthy staff and a 

great brand profile. 

MYTH 2: One contract fits all. 

Most of the residential renting 

laws don’t apply to commercial 

leases. 

And there are many more 

things to take into consideration 

than whether your couch 

will fit in the corner. 

Commercial leases are customisable. 

Suggest customising 

yours to both your and 

your landlord’s advantage. 

Takeaway tip: Instead of 

looking for the perfect lease, 

look for a great landlord. 

A reasonable person who 

is willing to come to a deal 

that suits both of you, is far 

better than a piece of paper 

that reads well fresh out of 

the mail but may not deliver 

longer term. 

MYTH 3: I’ll get a better deal 

if I don’t pay an agent’s commission. 

Leasing an office is 

nothing like buying a car. 

It’s a complicated process 

with many shades of grey – 

and the potential for running 

into the red if you make a big 

mistake. 

The language seen on your 

lease and used in negotiations 

isn’t found in the Oxford 

Dictionary. Best to get the help 

of someone who speaks the 

language. 

Takeaway tip: While it’s 

true that agents only get their 

fee after you sign, if you break 

that lease it will reflect as badly 

on them as it does on you. 

MYTH 4: I can find my own 

office space. Yes, you can 

probably find something on 

TradeMe – and line up down 

the hallway to see it along with 

20 others. 

Office spaces in desirable 

buildings and locations fill up 

fast, Getting in via a registered 

agent not only gives you the 

pick of the crop, it’s a lot less 

stressful. 

Takeaway tip: Think about 

appointing an agent who represents 

your best interests, so 

they can do the hard work 

searching the market and present 

options back to you. 

Find the right commer- 


The team at Bay of Plenty 

Business News wishes you all a 

safe and happy festive season. 

Bay of Plenty Business News 

offices will be closed from: 

Friday, December 22, 2017 

until Monday, January 8, 2018 

cial leasing expert for you at 

Bayleys – and let that person 

get onto finding you your perfect 

office space. 

Abridged – www.bayleys.co.nz/ 

workplace/articles/insights 

For urgent 

inquiries please call 

Deidre Morris 

027 228 8442 

- or - 

Jon Bentley 

021 222 7279 

Maximise the return on your 

commercial investment 

At Bayleys, we 

believe relationships 

are what businesses 

are built on and how 

they succeed. 

Speak to our 

Bayleys team today. 

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B 07 579 0614 

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Electric vehicle 

revolution slow to 

reach the Bay 

Tauranga has the dubious honour 

of being New Zealand’s most cardependent 

city, with a significantly higher 

rate of traffic growth than the national 

average. 

By RICHARD RENNIE 

The arrival of electric 

vehicles (EVs) is unlikely 

to do much about 

Tauranga’s traffic woes (see 

box story), but they have 

received significant media 

coverage over the past year or 

so as a potential game changer. 

In large part, this is because 

of promised improvements 

related to carbon emissions. 

And a massive uptake of EV 

does promise to help contribute 

to New Zealand’s efforts 

to reduce emissions, a requirement 

under the 2015 Paris 

Accord agreement on climate 

change. 

Without some major effort 

around vehicle emissions, 

which accounts for 20 percent 

of total losses, New 

Zealand will struggle to make 

those commitments stick as 

the agricultural sector continues 

to grapple with livestock 

emissions. 

MP for Tauranga and 

former transport minister 

Simon Bridges 

But EVs have so far failed 

to make a major impact on 

local driving habits. 

MP for Tauranga and former 

transport minister Simon 

Bridges has long been an 

unabashed champion of EVs. 

Despite losing his post, he 

remains very positive about 

prospects for the new transport 

mode and the role Tauranga 

can play in leading the EV 

charge nationally. 

Bridges set a target of 

two percent or 67,000 of the 

vehicle fleet being electric by 

2020. By November 2017, 

the country had 5000 registered 

based off NZ Transport 

Agency data. 

“Yes, we are a very car-centric 

city, but we do have an 

excellent roading network, 

and we have bus lanes that 

are suitable for allowing EVs 

upon, should the council go 

that way.” 

While in government he 

had the law changed to enable 

councils to legalise EV use on 

busways. 

“In talking with Tauranga 

City Council, they are very 

open-minded about the idea. I 

would love to see Tauranga as 

the first city in New Zealand 

to do that.” 

In Auckland, EVs can 

already use bus lanes on 

motorways operated by the NZ 

Transport Agency. Approval to 

use council-owned routes is 

still in the pipeline. 

The Bridges’ family cars 

are an Audi e-Tron and a 

Mitsubishi PHEV Outlander 

(Plug in Hybrid Electric 

Vehicle). 

He says the savings on 

ownership aside from fuel - 

I only really hope the government keeps 

the changes we made, and in fact pushes 

harder. We were just at the point where 

government was going to start replacing 

its fleet with electric cars, with one-third 

being electric by 2021. 

which can be the equivalent of 

a petrol price of only 30c a litre 

- kick in with other incentives. 

There is an ACC exemption 

of $68 a year, a Road User 

Charge exemption worth $600 

a year, then lower maintenance 

costs through its lifetime. 

“I only really hope the government 

keeps the changes we 

made, and in fact pushes harder. 

We were just at the point 

where government was going 

to start replacing its fleet with 

electric cars, with one-third 

being electric by 2021.” 

But queries to some of 

Tauranga’s leading car dealerships 

picked up a range of 

responses, from the deeply 

enthusiastic, to “interested, but 

wary” to “not on our radar” 

when it came to stocking EVs. 

Farmer Auto director Mike 

Farmer said he was excited 

about what the next two 

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GOING ELECTRIC 

– THE PROS AND CONS 

Pros 

• Super quiet - so much so 

you need to be wary around 

pedestrians. 

• Low maintenance – only 

about 20 moving parts in 

engine, versus 2000 in 

internal combustion engine. 

No oil required. 

• Cheap to fill – the AA 

calculates at equivalent of 

30c a litre. 

• Low emissions- only 20% 

of a conventional car over 

its lifetime. 

Cons 

• Still relatively expensive 

compared to equivalent 

conventional car. 

• Slower to “fill” than a petrol 

vehicle. 

• Range remains limited, 

but is improving with battery 

technology. Remember, the 

average distance travelled 

in NZ is under 30km a day. 

• Battery life can be a 

concern, depending on the 

age of the vehicle and its 

battery quality. 

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years hold for electric cars in 

Tauranga, but cautioned that 

media enthusiasm may have 

run ahead of market realities. 

“The real issue globally is 

production levels are still relatively 

low. However, in about 12 

months’ time we are going to see 

a real increase in the number and 

variety of models available.” 

His dealership can offer 

two purely electric cars, the 

Hyundai Ioniq and the e-Golf, 

a popular car in global short 

supply. 

For now, electric cars still 

hold appeal mainly to early 

adopters, said Farmer. 

And they will have become 

truly mainstream only when he 

has customers enter the dealership 

asking about a specific 

model first, then looking at an 

electric option, rather than the 

other way around. 

“We will see the selection 

and the price differential to 

internal combustion powered 

cars also drop, which will 

make a significant difference 

to buyer choice when they 

come into the showroom.” 

Long-time second-hand dealer 

Chris Verryt, of Tauranga’s 

Chris Verryt Cars, has had limited 

dealings with electric cars 

to date, with little inquiry from 

a local market that he said was 

relatively conservative. 

“But I am also conscious 

things are changing, and likely 

to change very fast in coming 

years. Like any new technology, 

people have questions 

around things like battery life, 

maintenance and range, but all 

are improving.” 

He noted the recent positive 

press received for vehicles like 

the Nissan Leaf being voted 

New Zealand’s most reliable 

car in Consumer magazine 

would only hasten the uptake 

of electric cars. 

Without a combustion 

engine or gearbox, the two 

most problematic aspects of 

car reliability, 97 percent of 

Leaf owners said they were 

“very satisfied” with their car. 

“But I think we need to 

see new electric cars fall to 

the $20,000-$30,000 bracket 

to really take off.” 

At Ebbett Holden, dealer 

principal Julian Clements 

said the marquee had received 

very few inquiries for electric 

options, and there were no EVs 

Tauranga remains heavily car-dependent 

A 

recent New Zealand Transport 

Agency survey put Tauranga’s 

dependence on cars at 91 percent of 

all journeys travelled. This compares with 

87 percent in Hamilton and a mere 54 percent 

in Wellington. 

It’s a dominance that, despite recent 

efforts in promoting walking or biking, has 

on the horizon for Holden at 

this time. 

Despite repeated requests, 

on going to print, Bay of 

Plenty Business News was 

unable to contact either 

Tauranga City Council transport 

manager Martin Parkes, 

or NZ Transport Agency Bay 

of Plenty highway manager 

Niclas Johansson for comment 

about policies on EVs in Bay 

of Plenty. 

The council’s webpage 

states a regional project is 

underway to establish a Bay 

of Plenty charging network, 

connecting the main business 

centres throughout BoP and 

tourist destinations to “support 

reduced only slightly from 93 percent seven 

years ago. 

Meanwhile, traffic growth has increased 

at a very rapid pace. A March Quarterly 

Economic report identified a jump of 

nine percent in the past year, almost double 

the national average increase for the 

same time. 

stress free travel.” 

At this stage Tauranga has 

charging points at Bayfair 

Shopping Centre, one of which 

is a rapid DC “user pays” charger, 

plus two funded by Bayfair. 

The southern end of the 

Strand has two AC chargers 

through the country’s first dedicated 

solar fed charging units. 

Seven IT projects for Christmas 

Depending on your type of business and industry, you 

may have reduced working hours over the festive and 

holiday season. This is a great time to do a number of IT 

projects while limiting business disruption. 

Supportive IT partners 

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over this period, making 

it a great time to engage services 

for things that have been put 

off “until you get round to it”. 

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Test them and do a “res- 

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or a folder to try and recover. 

2) Disaster recovery plan 

Formulate a disaster recovery 

plan. Right from Internet connectivity 

issues and, hardware 

malfunction through to earthquake, 

flood and fire. 

3) Antivirus check 

Is your current antivirus up 

to date? Have you just been 

hitting close or later when the 

renewal reminder comes up? 

Update your programme and 

make sure everyone on the 

network has the same version. 

Better still, look at managed 

options. 

4) Network documentation 

and patch management 

Is your comms cabinet like spaghetti 

junction? Do you have 

a diagram/visual representation 

of how it all fits together? 

5) Maintenance and asset 

list 

Make sure all tools have the 

right security patches and are 

running the right versions 

across the business. And 

check to see whether you have 

an up-to-date asset list of hardware 

and software applications 

in the business for insurance, 

accounting and support purposes. 

6) Professionalism and 

digital marketing 

Does your small business have 

a gmail/Vodafone/ Hotmail 

address? Do you have a website? 

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Investment market post-election report card 

It has been more than two 

months since the General 

Election saw a Labour-led 

coalition replace the incumbent 

National Party as the 

New Zealand Government. 

What has been the impact on 

investment markets and what 

might the impact of proposed 

government policies be going 

forward? 

WHAT TO DO WITH YOUR MONEY 

> BY BRETT BELL-BOOTH 

Investment Advisor with Forsyth Barr Limited in Tauranga. 

Phone: (07) 577 5725 or email brett.bell-booth@forsythbarr.co.nz 

The leading indicator of the 

New Zealand stock exchange, 

the S&P NZX50, has risen 

from 7869 on September 25, 

to 8178 at time of writing, 

a rise of four percent. The 

index, (this is a gross index 

which includes dividends), is 

up 19 percent over the last 12 

months, so the rise since the 

election is a continuation of a 

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strong upward trend, and indicates 

the market on the whole 

has not considered the election 

result to have had much 

impact. 

On the currency front, the 

New Zealand dollar to US 

dollar (NZD/USD) exchange 

rate has fallen from 0.7329 to 

0.6864, a fall of 6.3 percent. 

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Australian dollar (NZD/AUD) 

exchange rate has fallen from 

0.9215 to 0.9034, a fall of 

2.0 percent. However, the New 

Zealand dollar has been on a 

downward trend since July, so 

our currency does not appear 

to have been solely influenced 

by the election result. 

Interest rates have barely 

moved since the date of the 

General Election. The Reserve 

Bank of New Zealand (RBNZ) 

has not altered the Official 

Cash Rate which remains at 

1.75 percent. Yields on new 

bond issues have reduced, 

which is more a function of 

excess demand and a lack of 

supply of bonds in the market 

place. This follows some large 

bond maturities, notably a 

Rabobank bond of $900 million 

repaid in October, leaving a lot 

of cash looking for a home. 

The residential property 

market has eased according 

to recently published median 

house prices. It is hard to 

know whether this easing is a 

symptom of an over-cooked 

housing market, or as a result 

of proposed government policies. 

The construction sector 

in New Zealand has already 

peaked following the winding 

down of the Christchurch 

earthquake re-build, but other 

parts of New Zealand are still 

experiencing good growth. 

The proposed government 

policy of a reduction in immigration 

may have a dampening 

effect on the residential property 

market. The extent of any 

impact will depend on how 

big a reduction actually occurs, 

given that in Auckland, the 

rate of residential build was 

not meeting demand for new 

houses anyway. 

The proposed policy on 

immigration favours skilled 

labour migrants, with a 

focused reduction affecting the 

unskilled migrant. However, 

calls from the tourism, horticulture, 

and aged care sectors 

in particular, that rely on this 

category of migrant to meet 

their demand for workers, may 

temper any significant policy 

shifts. In turn, this may reduce 

any flow-on effect on the residential 

housing market. With 

current unemployment figures 

at decade-lows of under five 

percent, a policy change would 

place more pressure on those 

sectors relying on migrant 

workers. 

Another proposed policy is 

increasing the minimum wage. 

The sectors of greatest impact 

are those already mentioned 

- tourism, horticulture, aged 

care, and also retail. Increasing 

the minimum wage may result 

in increased consumer spending, 

which the retail sector 

benefits from, but may be offset 

by higher costs of labour. 

Companies in the retail 

sector listed on the sharemarket 

include The Warehouse, 

Briscoes Group, Kathmandu, 

HallensteinGlasson, and fast 

food operator Restaurant 

Brands. Other companies that 

may be affected by an increased 

minimum wage are transport 

companies Freightways and 

Mainfreight. The fact that the 

minimum wage has been rising 

on a regular basis (suggesting 

any impact from the proposed 

rate will be marginal), seems to 

have escaped media attention. 

The new government has 

also proposed changes to the 

way the RBNZ sets the Official 

Cash Rate. It is proposed that 

they take into account other 

factors such as full-employment, 

in addition to the existing 

sole focus of keeping inflation 

within a one-to-three percent 

band. Although this has the 

potential to result in increased 

interest rates, the actual impact 

is likely to be negligible due 

to existing RBNZ commentary 

already having reference 

to these other factors. 

Other proposed policies 

include the planting of one billion 

trees over the next 10 years, 

a regional development focus, 

and increased government low 

cost housing. All of these policies 

would result in increased 

spending, presumably funded 

by increased government borrowing, 

which is potentially 

inflationary. Pressure on the 

government to keep borrowing 

under control may well temper 

these policy initiatives. 

In summary it appears that 

investment markets have to a 

large extent ignored the election 

result, with a “business 

as usual” approach underpinned 

by continued strong 

economic growth. The impact 

of proposed government policies 

will depend on the extent 

of the policy implemented, 

with signs that any significant 

moves, particularly on the 

immigration front may already 

be watered down due to political 

pragmatism. 

Brett Bell-Booth is an 

Investment Adviser with 

Forsyth Barr Limited in 

Tauranga and is an Authorised 

Financial Adviser. To arrange 

a meeting to discuss your 

investment objectives in 

confidence call (07) 577 5725 

or email brett.bell-booth@ 

forsythbarr.co.nz 

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The co-working phenomenon has risen exponentially since 

2011. It is estimated currently 1.2 million people use co-working 

spaces around the world and that is projected to increase to 

3.8 million by 2020. 

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Darren McGarvie is co-founder and Chief Coach of the 

Firestation, the Bay’s only business growth centre. To find out 

more go to www.thefirestation.nz or email grow@thefirestation.nz 

Spaces range from entrepreneurs 

who offer 

co-working to offset 

their office costs, through to 

the largest co-working company 

in the world, Wework 

with spaces in 22 countries and 

valued at $US16 billion. 

So, what is co-working and 

is it something you should be 

considering if you’re a small 

business or freelancer? 

Co-working delivers a 

working environment as a service. 

It goes beyond the shared 

office concept where businesses 

reside in one location, share 

reception or communal areas 

and furnish their own area. 

Co-working provides all your 

amenities, usually in an open 

plan environment, although 

some places have a mix of 

private offices and open plan. 

When co-working, all 

you need is your laptop and 

mobile.You are charged a daily 

or monthly rate for your desk 

or office lease. Depending on 

the space, you can be casual, 

sign up for a couple of days a 

month, or take up fulltime 24/7 

access. 

There are more than 60 

co-working spaces around 

the country. While most are 

in main centres (Auckland, 

Wellington and Christchurch), 

there are co-working spaces 

in the regions from Dunedin 

through to Whangarei. In Bay 

of Plenty, we have five in 

Tauranga and two in Rotorua. 

The benefits of co-working 

boil down to cost, convenience 

and being part of a community. 

For many entrepreneurs, 

freelancers and small business 

owners, co-working provides 

an easy one-stop solution of 

moving out of the home office. 

For a fraction of the cost 

of setting up your own premises 

you have access to desk, 

laser printing, meeting rooms, 

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cleaning are all taken care of 

It’s not just digital nomads or 

entrepreneurs that are using co-working. 

Corporates with small teams in the 

regions find it is a fantastic way to have 

a professional location without the hassle 

and cost of managing multiple sites 

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There is also the community 

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Most spaces have communal 

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or from home. 

A huge benefit of co-working 

is the meeting space. That 

provides an area to meet with 

clients and business associates 

without having to use cafes, 

which can be less than ideal. 

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The festive business 

For all businesses, Christmas is a time for careful planning as work 

rosters need to be juggled, sufficient stock (and the right stock) needs 

to be carried to ensure you have a good Christmas turnover, staff 

Christmas functions need organising - and cashflow remains king. 

MONEY MATTERS 

> BY STEPHEN GRAHAM 

Stephen Graham is director and managing partner at BDO 

Rotorua, Chartered Accountants and Advisers. To find out more 

visit bdorotorua.co.nz or email rotorua@bdo.co.nz 

The earlier you start to 

plan, the better prepared 

you will be. 

Following are some of the 

key elements you should be 

looking at. Break each point 

down and put your mind to each 

one individually. Satisfaction 

will be gained from ticking 

each one off. What you should 

be considering: 

Work Rosters. Ensure you 

have sufficient staff to carry 

you through your busy days, 

hours or weeks. Take care 

when working around statutory 

holidays, and seek advice 

if you are unsure of your obligations 

when paying holidays. 

Stock levels. Are you carrying 

sufficient levels of the 

right stock to support a good 

Christmas turnover? 

Any stock that has been 

sitting on the shelves for a long 

period will continue to do so if 

you don’t discount for a sale 

or send it back to the supplier 

for a credit – after all stock is 

simply cash waiting to get to 

your bank and carrying excess 

impacts your cashflow. 

Arranging to send unsold 

items back to the supplier if it 

does not sell is a good backstop 

Lay-by. Do you offer a 

lay-by option? This could be a 

useful tool to achieve an early 

sale for those organised individuals 

who do their Christmas 

shopping early. 

Also consider whether you 

can get longer payment terms 

from your supplier, ensuring 

you do not create a cash crisis 

post-Christmas when business 

may not be so busy. 

Cash is king. Get paid up 

front or offer a lay-by service. 

Chase slow paying debtors 

and if you don’t get paid by 

Christmas, be prepared to wait 

for a further month or two in 

the New Year. 

Also be wary that pressure 

is put on cashflow by some 

suppliers shortening their credit 

terms e.g. seven days and holiday 

pay needing to be paid out. 

Banking. Ensure you’re in 

regular contact with your bank 

manager. 

They’re more likely to 

respond positively to any 

requests for financing or extra 

The PoweringON Business 

Pitch event is set to take 

place as part of the Bay 

of Plenty/Waikato Business 

Expo running on the March 7, 

2018 with the aim of bringing 

together likeminded innovators 

and entrepreneurs. 


Pitch event will take place in the 

afternoon at the Bay of Plenty/ 

Waikato Business Expo at ASB 

Baypark, Tauranga and has been 

co-designed and will be delivered 

by Venture Centre, Jigsaw 

Solutions and SODA Inc. 


Pitch Event will provide an 

opportunity to raise the capabilities 

of B2B business owners. 

facilities to support cashflow if 

they’re informed early on. 

Tax. Don’t forget that GST 

and the second instalment 

of 2018 provisional tax are 

due on 15 January for March 

PoweringON Business Pitch event to launch at BoP Business Expo 

Jigsaw director Sharon 

Giblett with Venture 

Centre’s Pascale Hyboud- 

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“There are some fantastic 

businesses operating in these 

balance date taxpayers. The 

PAYE for December is then 

due soon after on January 20. 

I reiterate that - like 

Christmas shopping - the earlier 

you start on these things, 

regions who don’t often get a 

chance to present their current 

plans and hear feedback from 

a range of high calibre judges. 

“The purpose of the 

PoweringON Business Pitch 

Event is to do just that” 

says Pascale Hyboud-Peron, 

co-founder of Venture Centre. 

Applications are encouraged 

from businesses focusing 

on utilising Artificial 

Intelligence, Augmented 

Reality, Blockchain, IoT, 

Space and Robotics, Biotech, 

Agtech, Healthtech, Virtual 

Reality, CleanEnergy and 

Cybersecurity technology to 

enhance, improve, protect and 

grow other business. 

the easier it is and the better the 

outcome. Admittedly, this may 

be easier said than done, so if 

you need help, get in touch with 

your bank, accountant or suppliers 

now and start planning. 

The winner of the 

PoweringOn Business Pitch 

will secure the opportunity to 

pitch to national and international 

business growth advisors, 

experts and investors 

flying into New Zealand for 

the festival of technology at 

the Techweek Tauranga Grow 

Plenty event in May 2018. 

Applications to enter open 

January 15, 2018 and close 

early February 2018. To register 

your interest in pitching go to 

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Full details on the Business 

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opportunities are available 

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First on the scene 

Regional Business Markets 1. Brett Yeatman-Business Market, Rob Inman from Bartercard and Helen Bishell of WorkSI. 2. Robin Walker Homes of Hope. 

3. Laura Daley Solomon’s Gold Chocolate. 4. Arthur Warner from Ezystream. 

5. Michelle Beaumont Nettl, with Mike Diluzio of Expandasign. 6. Janine Gartner from Tax Agent 99 with Joshua Fong from Millennial Capital, as well as 

Murray Maunder from Vision Productions and Kerry Liddell from Smile from the Inside Out. 

7. Zita Cameron from Infuzed and Tim Taylor of Stratus Blue. 8. Matt Rencher CAVE- Creative Advanced Visual Entertainment.

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Located less than 10kms from 

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• Lot sizes from 1,200 m2 to 

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• Located at the junction of 

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• 20 hectares for purchase or lease 

available in current release. 

Located less than 10kms from the country’s busiest port and Tauranga’s CBD, 

Tauriko Business Estate has cemented its position as the preferred business location! 

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• Direct access to major roading networks. 

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• Extremely flexible industrial land and building options. 

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Located less than 10kms from 

For all enquiries contact: 

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Estate has cemented its position 

www.taurikobusinessestate.co.nz 

as the preferred business location! 

www.taurikobusinessestate.co.nz

Bay of Plenty Business News December/January 2018

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