Latest Update - CBD Earthquake Notice
Wednesday, 5 January 2010 9:25 am

Happy New year to you all. We have a big year ahead for us this year and time to work even closer together to ensure we get our share of the discretionary spend out there.

First up, I am working on a city only Boxing Day (Replay) promotion idea to try and get back some of what was lost through the lost Boxing Day earthquake where many businesses were unable to trade and have called for the major retailers to assist with some great promotional discount items. The promotion will need to be before the end of this month so our customers can take advantage of this two hours free parking, which runs through to the end of this month.

To ensure the promotion gets some traction I would need your business to look at what it could do to make this promotional idea get strong support from the customers. Most of you are in sale mode but we would need something a little more too really drive people into the city. We would work with a the precincts and enlist volunteers from the retail community to assist in creating an interesting and fun atmosphere throughout the city, much like the successful High Street market in December but on a larger scale. If you would like to be a part of the team to drive this, please let me know.

The state of the city is a little worse with more buildings that may require demolition so we have to ensure we do not get a repeat of the

I would like to thank the fine effort put in over the last couple of weeks from property owners and property managers who worked tirelessly to open as many businesses as we could. This is holiday season and many of these people were starting to enjoy a well-deserved break. With that said, below is an update of where the city is at currently, who is now open and who remains closed.

Businesses Open or Under a Cordon and Currently closed

• Sergios        Now Open

   

Businesses now open

• Shades Arcade                 Now Open

   

• Platinum                         Now Open

   

• Rod and Gunn                   Now Open

   

• 123 Mart                         Now Open

   

• Deval                               Now Open

   

• Trocadero                          Now Open

   

• TS 14                                   Now Open

   

• Ballantynes

   

• Guthrey Centre

   

• Real Aotearoa

   

• Nicholas Jermyn

   

• Valley Girl

   

• AC Colour

   

• Starfish

   

• Radar Records

   

• Habitat

   

• Save the Children

   

• Maher Shoes

   

• Demetris

   

• Cashel Thai

   

• Tap Room

   

• The Bog

   

• The Vault

   

• Bivouac Outdoors

   

• 24 Night & Day

   

• Lush                                  Now Open

   

Businesses still closed

• ASB Bank Further assessment needs to be carried out on the building

   

• Cue

   

• Whitcoulls

   

• Paper Plus

   

• Stevens  

   

Oxford Tce
Some Oxford Tce bars below were closed Thursday last week due to a loose parapet above Liquidity. Anna Hodgson, Paul Southhorn and I have been working with Vincie Billante, traffic & building engineers to ensure the paper work is ready to allow the Liquidity building to be repaired. Big thanks to all involved and resulting in a positive outcome.

Businesses Open

• Liquidity                           Now Open

   

• Suede                                Now Open

   

• Coyotes                            Now Open

   

• The Tap Room

   

• Bangalore Polo Club

   

• The Boulevard

   

• Cafe Roma                      Now Open

   

• Selvaggia Hair Co         Now Open

   

High Street

Businesses now open

• Money Change                      Now Open

   

• C1 Cafe                                   Front outdoor seating now open

   

Businesses closed

• World

   

• Wendy’s

   

• Drexels

   

• TSB Bank

   

• Couplands

   

• Shands Emporium

   

• Dose Café

   

• Surtout Jewellers

   

Businesses closed

• OPSM

   

• The Boardroom Café

   

• Vivace Espresso Bar               Due to open shortly

   

Cathedral Square

Businesses now open

• Cathedral Visitor Centre

   

• Cathedral is open via the Visitor centre.

   

• The Aquarium

   

• Yellow Rocket Cafe

   

Businesses now open

• SOL Square
  is open

   

• His Lordships

   

Businesses closed

• Honeypot Café           

   

• Mexican Cafe                 

   

Businesses now open

• Bob Brown Hi Fi

   

• The Rock Shop

   

• Work has started again on the 160 Manchester demolitions.

   

• Malbas

   

• Iconic                       Now Open  

   

• Bistro

   

Great news, Ken Ryder from Dick Smith informed me that they are looking to re-open soon.

Poplar Street

All businesses in Poplar & Ash Street are open for business

If you have any issues or an update that I may not be aware of, please let me know.

Paul Lonsdale

Central City Manager
Business Association

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