Uptown Business Association
About
The Association is a partner with Auckland Council in its city-wide Business Improvement Programme (BID Programme) and derives its income from a separate rate collected by council from business and property owners within its precinct boundary. It is governed by an executive committee comprising of Uptown Business leaders and local board representatives.
As an incorporated society, a constitution prescribes its rules of operation.
- Promotes the precinct identity and activity through marketing activity.
- Encourages business collaboration and cross-promotion with networking activity.
- Advocates the interests of Uptown businesses to local bodies over major development works in the area.
- Delivers enhanced security services to protect businesses and monitor/report damage to public property.
- Provides a catalyst to improve the area’s “sense of place”.
- Provides a link between businesses and the resident community.
People
Uptown Business Association Executive Committee
Peter Eising – Pacific Environments NZ Ltd
Emma Sparks – Cafe Twenty Three
Suzanne McNamara – Kind & Co.
Kevin Sparks – The Corner Store
Perrin Melchior – Kiteworks
Daniel Wrightson – The Stream Shop
Damaris Kingdon – 8Space
Leon Kirkbeck - Augusto
Local Board Representatives
Christina Robertson - Albert-Eden Local Board
Sarah Trotman - Waitemata Local Board
The Uptown Business Association Constitution can be read here
A detailed map of the Uptown precinct can be found here
To find out more on the structure and management of a BID, visit here
Auckland Council BID policy can be found here
The Uptown Board Charter can be found here
The Uptown BID programme recognises BID affiliate (those that pay the BID targeted rate either directly (business ratepayer/property owner) or indirectly (business owner/tenant) located within the Uptown BID boundary area) qualify and are encouraged to register as a full member of the association.
Here’s the link to our Member Form...
Register to become a member
of the Uptown Business Association:
Add/Update Your Uptown Business Info
Do you have a business in Uptown but are not listed on our website? Please let us know by filling out the form below - we'd love to have you! You can check if you're listed by checking out our directory HERE.
If you're already listed but would like to change or update something about your listing, please let us know by filling the form below also.
Our job is to help show the world the incredible place Uptown is to be, and that means having you
be a part of it.
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