Hvcci Business Quarterly Autumn Edition 2019

HVCCI BUSINESS QUARTERLY AUTUMN EDITION 2019

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ISSUE 12 $8.95 CONTENTS CONTENTS CONTENTS STAFF 1 FromFrom the theChamber Chamber From the ChamberSTAFF STAFF CEO Mark FutterCEO CEO Mark Futter Manager - Membership,Helen Down Partnerships & Sponsorship Anna Geremia-Young Platinum Partners Platinum Partners Manager - Membership, Partnerships & Sponsorship Anna Geremia-Young Member Services Donna Rufer 2 Platinum Partners Manager - MembershipMember Services Services Donna Rufer Manager - Events,Anna Learning Geremia-Young & DevelopmentManager - Events, Kimberley Learning Wadsworth & Development Kimberley Wadsworth Gold Partners Gold PartnersManager - Employment PlacementManager Service - JoEmployment Forman Placement Service Jo Forman Administration Manager Office ManagerLynda Lynda RobertsonRobertsonOffice Manager Lynda Robertson 10 SilverGold Partners Partners Silver PartnersAccountant Ian Kerr Accountant Ian Kerr

Bronze Partners Bronze Partners 13 Council News & Views Council News & Views Council News & Views BOARD MEMBERS BOARD MEMBERS BOARD MEMBERS President 14 FeatureSilver Articles Partners Feature ArticlesPresident NevilleNeville Hyde Hyde President Neville Hyde Vice President Mark Skelly Vice President Mark Skelly Vice President Immediate Past President HelenImmediate Down Past President Helen Down Wellington Region Wellington Region Mark Skelly Other Board MembersImmediate Tony Stallinger, PastOther President JuneBoard Ranson, Members Chris Tony Upton, Stallinger, June Ranson, Chris Upton, 16 BusinessBronze Expo Partners Business ExpoMike Gould, NevilleHelen Baker, Down Celia Birdling,Mike Gould, Hayden Neville Kirk Baker, Celia Birdling, Hayden Kirk Other Board Members June Ranson, Mike Gould, Neville Welcome New Members, Welcome New Members,Baker, Celia Birdling, Hayden Kirk, 21 Featured Articles Andy Barker & Dave Shadwell Sponsors & Partners Sponsors & Partners

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HIDING IN PLAIN SIGHT Bernard Hicey will gie a special presentation on how the Wellington and New ealand economies are traeling ahead of the upcoming ‘Wellbeing’ Budget. He’ll also detail why New ealand must oercome its allergy to inesting heaily and consistently oer time in public infrastructure, such as roads, rail, housing, health and education. He’ll highlight a $100 billion inestment opportunity for any ambitious oernment that is listening to international and local saers.

Bernard will challenge, prooe and surprise attendees with a presentation on the potential for a great leap forward for our infrastructure and the economy. He will explain why saers are desperate to lend this oernment tens of billions at less than .0 percent, and why there’s a chance it might happen after next year’s election.

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2 HVCC BUSINESS QUARTERLY PLATINUM PARTNERS On Magic Talk, the line-up includes The AM Show with Duncan Garner, Amanda Gillies and Mark Richardson. This is followed by Mornings with Peter Williams and Days with Dean Plunkett. Ryan Bridge on the Drive Show, Leah Panapa on Nights and Tony Amos on Overnights. On Magic Music the faces are familiar, having been the announcers of the previous Magic Station. Mark Leishman and Geoff Bryan kick the day off with the Breakfast show, Mark Smith hosts Days, Murray Lindsay hosts Drive, and Bob Gentil rounds it off with Nights. (*Source: Gfk Radio Audience Measurement Survey Commercial Radio Stations, Wellington, 4/2018, Station Share %, All People 10+, Mon-Sun 12mn – 12mn.

**Source: Gfk Radio Audience Measurement Survey Commercial Radio Stations, Total New Zealand, 4/2018, Station Share %, All People 10+, Mon-Sun 12mn – 12mn. A Great Start to The New Year ***Source: Gfk Radio Audience Measurement Survey Commercial Radio Stations, Total New Zealand, 4/2018, Station Share %, All People 45+, Mon-Sun 12mn – 12mn) for MediaWorks Wellington The year started on a high for MediaWorks, with The Breeze leading the way into the New Year as the #1 commercial station in Wellington*. Wellington’s Breeze is particularly famed for its Breakfast show hosts, Steve and Kath, who are now celebrating their tenth year on air together. As Wellington’s #1 locally broadcasted commercial breakfast show, Steve and Kath can focus on local content giving the show that unique Wellington flavour. It has also opened opportunities for clients to leverage the ‘local’ through tailored promotions and activations. Talk to us about what this could mean for you and your brand. A New Year is also often about new beginnings and for MediaWorks that is the launch of our exciting new brand, Magic Radio. The station now offers listeners the choice of either talkback or music across its frequencies. To find out more about advertising opportunities with MediaWorks: The new station is estimated to have 8.1% of the national Andy Hoey audience share** and 10.3% of the national share in the M: 021 409 334 45+ market***. By this estimate, Magic Radio will be the E: [email protected] third most popular station with all ages and the second Fred Thaisen most popular with those over 45. The creation of Magic M: 021 582 777 Radio will allow customers who advertise on Magic Radio, E: [email protected] to have a more significant presence in the 45+ market And follow us on Facebook @MediaWorksWellington than ever before. to get all the latest news, giveaways and more

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4 HVCC BUSINESS QUARTERLY PLATINUM PARTNERS What’s new at Gibson Sheat?

The beginning of a new year is often a time of change, and this is true for Gibson Sheat in 2019. We have welcomed a new partner, and two of our long-serving partners have become consultants. We are also really excited to see the result of the exterior painting of our building which the landlord has just commenced.

Introducing Gibson Sheat’s newest partner – Rhys Williams Rhys consistently delivers client-focussed and practical advice to our clients. We are thrilled to welcome him to the partnership.

From day one when Rhys joined His love of travel led him overseas Gibson Sheat in December 2011 he where he gained experience working has demonstrated great dedication to in the financial services sector at law the firm and to our clients. Rhys has firms in London. Rhys also spent a developed great networks through year working in wine retail, and sales Hutt Valley Chamber of Commerce, and business development – he has BNI and Rotary, and provides terrific a diploma from the Wine and Spirit service to our clients Education Trust.

The partners are delighted to Rhys has extensive commercial and welcome Rhys as a partner of the commercial property experience as firm. well as specialist knowledge of large scale subdivisions and restructuring Rhys grew up in the back blocks of of companies. Otago, were he was head boy at Blue Mountain College. He proceeded [email protected] to Otago University graduating with 04 916 6452 BCom and LLB.

Retiring partners Ian McLauchlan and David Sarginson Ian and David have been part of the Hutt legal scene for close to 40 years

Ian McLauchlan and David Sarginson families and business, and seen have been part of the fabric of many changes in the legal landscape Gibson Sheat for many years. Ian during that period. joined Gibson Sheat in 1984 and David Sarginson became a partner Ian and David will remain with Gibson when his firm Killalea Hale Robinson Sheat as consultants, as they ease & Sarginson merged with Gibson their way into retirement. Sheat in 1987.

Both Ian and David have been [email protected] involved in property law, trusts, and 04 916 6303 commercial legal work in Lower Hutt for close to 40 years. They [email protected] have assisted countless Hutt Valley 04 916 6308

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A4 Ad_Wellington.indd 2 7/02/2019 1:01:14 p.m. PLATINUM PARTNERS HVCC BUSINESS QUARTERLY 7 on one thing. The most important thing when trying to “I’m going to work out and eat stick to your resolutions is not to beat yourself up if it healthy once the New Year doesn’t go to plan that day, week or month. starts”! Was this something Perfection is unattainable. Remember that minor missteps when reaching your goals are completely you said as the clock struck normal and okay. Don’t give up completely because you ate a brownie and broke your diet or skipped the gym for midnight on January 1st 2019? a week because you were busy. Everyone has ups and Maybe it’s been on your New Year’s resolution list for the downs. Resolve to recover from your mistakes and get past several years. Hey, we’ve all been there. back on track. This article is to help you push through and overcome We are always here to help you out. Les Mills Hutt City - the temptation to give up on the goals you set, as January Heart City. passes and we move deeper into the year. Take a step We care about you and your goals. We want to be a part back and arm yourself with these tips and tricks some of of your journey as you develop confidence and strength our qualified personal trainers at Les Mills Hutt City have and smash those resolutions. to offer. Reach out if you are falling away from your goals. It’s our What’s the key to staying motivated and on track after the goal to help you reach yours and help you fall in love with January rush? fitness. On the hard days, on the give-up days, on those Jermaine Robinson, Personal Training Manager warns days when you’d rather not – we’re here to make sure you that if you’re new to fitness, starting a new routine is stay on-track. going to be difficult regardless of whether you decide to Motivation, inspiration and results, that’s what you’ll find start in the New Year or on a Monday. Ask yourself “Are at Les Mills Hutt City – the home of fitness in Lower Hutt. the goals I set myself, specific and achievable for where I am in my fitness journey right now”? Be realistic and specific - Not just “I want to lose five kilograms in three months” but break it down into smaller steps. This is the way that I’m going to lose five kilograms in three months. • I’m going to join a gym • I’m going to be active for 30 minutes a day. • I’m going to reduce the number of soft drinks I have. Another great way to keep at your goal is to grab a friend, says personal trainer and Group Fitness Manager Kris. Having someone to workout with helps hold you accountable to your goals. It could be a friend, work colleague or a trainer - accountability is a major factor in sticking to your new plans. It’s important you have people in your circle who also want to see you succeed, says Kris. She recommends surrounding yourself with people that share the same values and goals as you. “Your tribe determines your vibe.” When you first set your goals, you were probably in holiday mode and underestimated the time required to achieve what you set out to do. Life is busy and when the Christmas and New Year holiday vibes subside, kids go back to school and you go back to work the reality of it all sinks in. Be okay with changing just one behaviour at a time. Unhealthy behaviours develop over the course of time, so replacing unhealthy behaviours with healthy ones requires time. Don’t get overwhelmed and think that you must reassess everything in your life. Instead, work toward changing one thing at a time. Mid Thomas There are many things you can do to increase your P: 04 586 0295 chance of achieving your goals throughout the year and E: [email protected] not just in January but we at Les Mills Hutt City all agree W: www.lesmills.co.nz

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Tax Working Group and Capital Gains Tax Tax Working Group and Capital Gains Tax At the time of writing this article, the final report from the Tax Working Group had not been issued. After the At the time of writing this article, the final report from the Tax Working Group had not been issued. After the Group’s final recommendations have been released, it will then be up to the Government to introduce Group’s final recommendations have been released, it will then be up to the Government to introduce legislation, with legislation effective from 1 April 2021. legislation, with legislation effective from 1 April 2021.

Keep an eye out on the Kendons website (https://www.kendons.co.nz/resources/newsletters/) for our Keep an eye out on the Kendons website (https://www.kendons.co.nz/resources/newsletters/) for our newsletter summarising the Group’s final recommendations, and a brief note in the HVCC March e-News. newsletter summarising the Group’s final recommendations, and a brief note in the HVCC March e-News.

Ring-Fencing Rental Property Losses Ring-Fencing Rental Property Losses Draft legislation is making its way through parliament that will apply from the start of the 2020 income tax year, Draft legislation is making its way through parliament that will apply from the start of the 2020 income tax year, and prevent investors in residential rental properties from offsetting these residential rental losses against other and prevent investors in residential rental properties from offsetting these residential rental losses against other sources of income (e.g. wages, salary, dividends, and business income). sources of income (e.g. wages, salary, dividends, and business income).

This will apply to all entity types including individuals, LTC’s, trusts, estates, and non-widely held companies, This will apply to all entity types including individuals, LTC’s, trusts, estates, and non-widely held companies, with following properties excluded from the ring-fencing rules: with following properties excluded from the ring-fencing rules: • The main home • The main home • Land held on revenue account (e.g. land that will be taxable on sale) • Land held on revenue account (e.g. land that will be taxable on sale) • Mixed use assets (e.g. holiday houses occasionally rented out for profit) • Mixed use assets (e.g. holiday houses occasionally rented out for profit) • Certain employee accommodation. • Certain employee accommodation.

Research & Development Research & Development After extensive public consultation, the Government has drafted legislation to introduce a research and After extensive public consultation, the Government has drafted legislation to introduce a research and development (R&D) tax credit of 15% on eligible R&D expenditure. This legislation is currently at select development (R&D) tax credit of 15% on eligible R&D expenditure. This legislation is currently at select committee stage and will apply from the beginning of the 2020 income tax year. For early balance dates it will committee stage and will apply from the beginning of the 2020 income tax year. For early balance dates it will apply for years beginning 1 November 2018. The new R&D tax credit will replace the Callaghan Growth Grants apply for years beginning 1 November 2018. The new R&D tax credit will replace the Callaghan Growth Grants which will be phased out by 31 March 2021. which will be phased out by 31 March 2021.

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10 HVCC BUSINESS QUARTERLY GOLD PARTNERS Resolutions & Business Continuity The New Year is already flying by and while some planning and New Year resolutions have been delayed, at Spark Business Hutt-Kapiti we were recently reminded of the importance of Business Continuity Plans and ensuring the mobility of our team so they can work anywhere. While we often talk about Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery options with our customers, recently we had to consider it ourselves. We arrived back from our Christmas break to the news that our Lower Hutt office would require some engineering work to bring it up to earthquake standard. Thanks to our adoption of technology, we relocated ourselves within two days, and continued to provide full customer service. FREE We have been utilising Office 365 for several years now on a fleet of laptops. This means that our team can access all VENUE HIRE our internal files, emails and programmes from anywhere with an internet connection. This allows flexibility for the With ﬁve dierent function venues to team to work from a variety of locations whether working from home, onsite with customers, or at any other office. choose from including our popular This also has the benefit of consistency of information access with the same files and emails accessible offsite and Balcony Bar overlooking the Tararua Ranges on a variety of devices. In our scenario, we were able to hotspot our phones to laptops and work from home when to our brand new Outdoor Courtyard we can required while we had our broadband connection moved. In a happy coincidence of timing, before Christmas we accommodate everything your require. had migrated our phone system from a traditional onsite PBX to our new Spark Cloud Phone solution. This utilises a Contact us now to book your next function. combination of internet and mobile access which meant we *Conditions apply for free venue hire could receive and manage calls even while relocating the office. We weren’t beholden to technician appointments. If you would like to see our systems in action or book a meeting to look at the best Business Continuity options for your business, call our team today on 0800-482488.

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GOLD PARTNERS HVCC BUSINESS QUARTERLY 11 GROW YOUR Open Polytechnic Wins BUSINESS ONLINE Technology & Innovation Award Today, when we talk about opening a business or Open Polytechnic, New Zealand’s leading provider growing it, we no longer subscribe to a dated model of online and distance learning, was proud to scoop where you are confined to four walls and surrounded the Technology and Innovation award at the 2018 by office chairs and tables. We have evolved and moved Wellington Region Business Excellence Awards held late on, thanks to technology. Today, you can start and grow last year. your business at the click of a mouse, often sometimes The awards, organised by the Hutt Valley Chamber of with minimal cost or no cost at all. Commerce, seek to showcase the diverse, progressive While the appeal of a brick and mortar business model and vibrant business community in the Wellington is undeniable because it’s tangible, you can’t ignore the region. mammoth power of an online presence and marketing. Supporting 30,000 learners nationwide, and proud to be So how do you navigate your way through the rather a member of the Hutt Valley business community, Open claustrophobe-inducing internet world and make your Polytechnic is a leader in the field of online and distance website stand out? education both nationally and internationally. Amongst the countless sites and apps, how do you claim The Open Polytechnic’s entry into the awards focused your stake in website individuality and make the right on the highlights of the organisation’s achievements connection with the right consumers? over the last few years. Too many questions? We are asking because we may be These included the in-house development of iQualify. able to help. This is a next generation online learning platform which At Grow Online, we look at systems and craft an is being used by the tertiary education provider with integration solution. If your business is already using its own learners, and for education and continuing systems such as CRM, Email Marketing, Accounting, professional development training by other tertiary Project Management or Workflow, we get these systems education providers, government and commercial talking to each other and provide Dashboards and partners. reports that gives your business insight. Information is Another highlight was the work the organisation is power if you can quantify it. undertaking to transform itself for the benefit of its Making your website stand out: learners in an increasingly technology driven world, 1.A poorly designed site can kill credibility. You need and its focus on creating the most advanced student- to plan for, and understand your target audience. So focused open and flexible distance learning experience it’s important that you take the time to create content possible for its learners. strategy that outlines who you want your site to reach In her acceptance speech for the award, Open and how you can differ from your competitors. Polytechnic Chief Executive Dr Caroline Seelig noted the 2.It may sound superficial, but a good eye-catching logo exceptional dedication shown by the organisation’s staff is imperative and often determines whether the visitor to ensure Open Polytechnic remained at the top of its wants to linger on or leave. field. 3.Social media and marketing go hand in hand. “This award is testament to the hard work and Facebook, Twitter, Instagram are here to stay. With dedication of our staff who created iQualify, design our so many responsibilities, handling all these accounts learning materials, and teach and support our learners. can be overwhelming. So, it’s never too late to get a Our staff are brilliant at what they do and achieving this consultant to implement a good social media strategy award is a fantastic acknowledgement of that.” and get those links on your site. Find out more about the Commercial education services 4.The site’s design convinces a reader to keep looking offered by Open Polytechnic at: around. A well laid out site uses readable typography, https://www.openpolytechnic.ac.nz/commercial plenty of white space and a colour scheme that won’t L-R: Murray induce headaches. Hill (Executive Director Financial 5.If all these sound overwhelming, why don’t you Service), Leanne visit growonline.co.nz and leave it to us to make your Rate (Corporate and Customer website stand out. Communications Manager), Dr Caroline Seelig (Chief Executive) Grow Online Limited and Cameron Turner (Commercial P: 04 282 1095 Manager). E: [email protected] Photo credit: Brady Dyer Photography

12 HVCC BUSINESS QUARTERLY GOLD PARTNERS COUNCIL NEWS & VIEWS Hutt Valley Mayors Ray Wallace & Wayne Guppy Talk Mayoral Business

Science, technology and innovation are a big part of what drives our city and they are set to have an even more critical role in the future given the pace of technological change. Te Wā Heke - Invent the Future is a new overarching term for all of the great Hutt City STEMM initiatives – and we’d love the business community to be a part of it. It’s shaping up to be another exciting year in Lower Hutt. I invite you to come and experience Te Wā Heke Festival at The Ricoh Sports Centre at Fraser Park is now open and the Lower Hutt Events Centre on Friday 24 and Saturday will be a game changer for sport in our city, the Lower Hutt 25 May. Explore how new technology will change the way Events Centre is attracting visitors from outside of Lower we build houses, move around the city, the types of work Hutt and our investment in community services and facilities available and even the foods that we eat. across the city is making a real difference in the lives of our residents. On Wednesday 22 May we will be hosting an Industry 4.0 workshop focused on how technology is revolutionising I look forward to continuing to work with the Hutt Valley manufacturing. This will be followed by a business Chamber of Commerce and Lower Hutt business community networking event to launch Te Wā Heke Festival, with a sneak in 2019 to make our city a great place to live and do business preview of festival highlights including a unique virtual reality in. world presented by PWC where you will be able to walk Recently we’ve been looking at what our future city might through a city of the future. be like in ten, twenty or fifty years’ time. We want Lower Visit tewaheke.nz for more information. I hope to see you Hutt to be a place where technology and innovation thrives, there. connecting our community. Our lives will be enhanced through new forms of transport. Foods created using Until next time, sustainable ingredients will improve New Zealand’s food productivity and security. Sustainable sources of energy will be commonplace as we work towards zero carbon emissions Ray Wallace with ultra low-energy buildings and vehicles. Mayor of Lower Hutt

Everyone will have noticed in Upper Hutt and Lower weeks Local government has released a paper regarding Hutt just a few weeks before Christmas the introduction the issues that communities face where sea level rise of Lime Scooters. In the first three weeks we have is concerned. Some councils in this country are already had 25,000 riders take 75,000 trips and they covered experiencing the impact of climate change and are 140,000kms. It kept cars off the street while getting beginning to recognise that communities’ resilience to people where they wanted to go. They are also being climate change depends largely on what is being done used to connect the regions. Some of our most active to adapt to it. Up until now though, communities have locations in the Hutt Valley were to train stations and to not had a good understanding of the type, amount bus stops which means when we are looking at micro- and replacement value of local government owned development of transport, the scooters have a place to infrastructure that is exposed to sea level rise. We all play. The issue of safety is often raised. What is important know that the impact resulting from sea level rise will be is that people use common sense and if you want to use far reaching and it will need a multi-solution approach a scooter, then use a helmet and make sure that the including central and local government, communities, speeds are appropriate, just like any other motorised iwi, business and property owners. The days of saying vehicle that you are in charge of. that it’s not a problem and let someone address that in 80-100 years’ time have long gone and in 2019 we need While we begin 2019 there is one issue that will be to start to talk and look at what might be solutions to this important to all of us, and that is over the next few years problem. the issue of exposure to sea level rise will be significant. It is an issue that we all as individuals and collectively as local government and central government need to not Mayor Wayne Guppy only begin talking about but addressing. In the last few Mayor of Upper Hutt

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Building Signage now up for Forsyth Congratulations to Pertronic Barr in Knights Road who now have Industries Limited on turning the the naming rights to their building. sod on your new plant expansion in Wingate. Exciting to see you also setting up a base in Phoenix Arizona. Well deserved recognition to Biddy Harford, CEO Te Omanga Hospice Great to see new Chamber Members on receiving NZ Order of Merit in the Waitomo Group getting underway Queen’s New Year’s Honours list. and developing their new site on Te Omanga Hospice is set to move Fergusson Drive, Upper Hutt. For into their brand new care centre in those who don’t know it’s at the old April 2019 https://www.teomanga. Oderings Building. org.nz/support-us/our-new-hospice/ Rock Star Jimmy Barnes with The Great to see JT Property Wash Living End, Te Angels and Diesel – launch their new SKYWASHER - a featured in a live concert at the Hutt new way of washing commercial Recreational Ground. buildings. This brand new technology was designed and built Member Helen Chesterman has in the Hutt Valley in conjunction with launched her new website. See Metco Engineering. Find out more all the services she offers here. here https://www.jtpropertywash. www.Celebrant.co.nz/celebrant/ co.nz/building-wash-machine.html helen-chesterman-celebrant/

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