Economic recovery campaign launched
A ‘Love this Place’ campaign has been launched to support businesses in the Taupō District.
The campaign also aims to share inspiring stories of enterprises adapting to the current environment, and shine the light on the area.
The primary goal of the ‘Love this Place’ campaign, said its creators, was to stimulate the local economy post Covid-19.
The campaign is a partnership between Destination Great Lake Taupō, Enterprise Great Lake Taupō, Towncentre Taupō, Taupō Business Chamber, and Turangi Tourism Group with support from Taupō District Council, and district-wide i-SITE visitor information centres.
Taupō District Mayor David Trewavas said he was delighted to see the initiative launched and urged all locals to get on board.
“This is all about showing our love and support for everything we have right here in our backyard. The Taupō District is an amazing place to live, work and play. Now is the time for everyone to support our local businesses, explore more of our own backyard and become an ambassador for our district.”
He urged the community to unite and spend locally whenever possible.
Turangi Tourism Group Chairman, Mike Bowie, also pplauded the launch of the new initiative.
“Our business community at the southern end of the lake has been severely impacted by Covid-19, with the immediate closure of so many tourism related operations,” he said.
“We know our Turangi locals will dig deep and support our business owners to come through this, and I think this initiative is a great jumpstart.”
He encouraged local residents to check the list of Turangi businesses trading at Level 3 before they went shopping.
Marketview figures show that in the year to March 2020, local spending across the district contributed 60 per cent of the total revenue through retail, accommodation, entertainment and other consumer spending.
The remaining 40 per cent was from a mix of domestic and international tourist spending. The same data shows that Taupō district residents spent $150m in retail purchases outside the district.
Locals can see which businesses are operating at various alert levels in the district at the ‘Love this Place’ Facebook page (www.facebook.com/LoveThisPlaceTaupoDistrict) from today (Tuesday, April 28).
Businesses are encouraged to register their details to be listed as trading during Level 3 by completing the form on the Facebook page and next week, the ‘Love this Place’ team will be launching a number of activities and promotions that the whole family can take part in, like treasure hunts and shopping incentives, said project coordinator Andrea McLaren.
Locals keen to be part of ‘Love this Place’ can share their story on Facebook by tagging @LoveThisPlaceTaupoDistrict.
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Poll: Should all neighbours have to contribute to improvements?
An Auckland court has ruled a woman doesn’t have to contribute towards the cost of fixing a driveway she shares with 10 neighbours.
When thinking about fences, driveways or tree felling, for example, do you think all neighbours should have to pay if the improvements directly benefit them?
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82.4% Yes
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14.9% No
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Live Q&A: Garden maintenance with Crewcut
This Wednesday, we're having another Neighbourly Q&A session. This time with John Bracewell from Crewcut.
John Bracewell, former Black Caps coach turned Franchisee Development Manager and currently the face of Crewcut’s #Movember campaign, knows a thing or two about keeping the grass looking sharp—whether it’s on a cricket pitch or in your backyard!
As a seasoned Crewcut franchisee, John is excited to answer your lawn and gardening questions. After years of perfecting the greens on the field, he's ready to share tips on how to knock your garden out of the park. Let's just say he’s as passionate about lush lawns as he is about a good game of cricket!
John is happy to answer questions about lawn mowing, tree/hedge trimming, tidying your garden, ride on mowing, you name it! He'll be online on Wednesday, 27th of November to answer them all.
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