Dear Members

Further to the recent article in the Chronicle advising that the ring road/by pass linking Butler Rd, Homestead and Clarke Roads will be going ahead by 2013,  according to Council staff no decision has been made.  There needs to be discussion about this issue and its effects on the town amongst Kerikeri businessowners. After the AGM in August, we will be addressing this, and will appreciate your involvement.

Proposed events:

Kerikeri Ladies Day 31^st July

Kerikeri Half Marathon Street Party in November

Kerikeri Festival on the Domain late Feb/March

Rugby World Cup -   3 dates planned for Kerikeri to host events in September and October next year.

Tourism Liaison  – Thank you to Daniel Manning who has offered to be our Tourism representative, communicating and liaising between the Association, the Tourism Development Group and  Destination Northland.  We need to increase Kerikeri’s presence in DN’s promotional material and  encourage more active participation from tourism providers to take part in their initiatives.

Proposed parking changes in Homestead Rd

Our submission opposing the reverse angled parking in Homestead Road went well and Council will now  be rethinking parking proposals for Homestead Road.  The Committee would like to thank John McLaren of Haigh Workman for his professional advice and time spent on this issue for the KKDBA.

Radio advertisers:  All members who have advertised with The Radio Network under the “Club” deal entered into by the Association will go into a draw to win a “Club” trip for two people to Samoa, including flights and accommodation at Aggie Grays for four nights in November.  The draw will take place at the AGM.

Our Annual General Meeting  is planned for Tuesday 24^th August.   Venue to be confirmed.

Members News

PKF Poutsma Lemon Ltd  – Apologies for the short notice.  Tonight between 5.30pm and 7pm  they are holding a workshop including issues such as GST rate changes and it’s effects, depreciation, LAQC’s, etc.  Anyone is welcome to attend.  Pls phone Leanne on 4077142.

Regent Training Centre in Kerikeri is in the business of turning lives around with most of their students doing well in class and heading in the right direction.  The courses they offer are accredited with NZQA and are as follows:

Community Support, Customer service and Tourism, Computing and Business Admin, Building, Automotive and Adult Literacy.

Regent Training are always looking for Work Experience placements for students to gain practical knowledge of the workplace environment.  This could be 1 – 2 days per week for just a few weeks.  If you can help, pls contact Susanna Weber on 4074369 or This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it