NEWS MAY 2010    
     
     
 

VEGAS GIRL

Death of a strip club legend

Strip club owner John Nicholson was as colourful a character in death as he was in life.

Despite opening the Las Vegas Strip Club on Auckland's red-light area of Karangahape Rd, and running the iconic nudie bar for nearly 40 years, he never drank or smoked and was a respected member of the claybird shooting fraternity. ..more

     

JAN-MAR

Spend 2010

 

BNZ MARKET VIEW HERE

K Road Spend up 6.8% Jan-Mar 2010

Spend in the whole city is up 2% BUT 6.8% in K Road and transactions are up 1.8% across the city BUT up 3.3% in K Road. This quarterly report keeps you up to date on how your area is performing against a number of key indicators such as national spending, spending by BNZ customers living in Auckland City. ... more

     
 

PEDESTRIAN COUNTS - PINZ

Weds 21 Oct 2009

131 K Road, BNZ, 2008 – 493,

2009 -558, Rank 26/36 in CBD

214 K Road, Instant Finance, 2008 - 303,

2009 – 373, Rank 33/36 in CBD

K Road SPE Bar, 2008 - 254,

2009 –346, Rank 35/36 in CBD

Of  9 locations Newmarket has only one with a higher ped count than the BNZ site.

     
 

KROAD.COM

Over 8000 unique visitors in March

5700 people looking for events

2500 people looking for stores

Are you on it?

Do you have a photo to put up?

... more

     
 

K ROAD FACEBOOK

Are you a fan?

Do you have an offer you would like to put up?

K Road Twitter - krdakl

... more

     
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DIGITAL PRINTING GROUP

For all your printing needs

Contact us on 302 4005

84 Pitt Street 

Ask for Ann

Business cards, flyers, posters, manuals, design

     
The Pitch.  

PITCH YOUR RWC 2011 HERE

Ideas at Bizzone

Expected to bring at least 60,000 visitors and about 2000 media, the direct economic benefit for Auckland during RWC 2011 is estimated at $267 million. With the right approach and the right planning, Auckland businesses stand to gain from this unique opportunity, and the time to act is now.

     
 

PEDESTRIAN SAFETY COMPETITION

Caroline Hill, 20, of Takapuna, won $1000 Real Groovy Voucher

A total of 52 pedestrians were involved in accidents in the K Road Precinct in the last five years.  Forty-two of them sustained injury. We urge you to be street smart and:

Look before you cross

Don't put yourself at risk

Take extra care at night

     

 

SECURITY - now a warranted officer
David is now warranted to monitor Street Trading and Litter. Stephen, via Council funds, is funding David’s company to patrol K Road at nights from 2am-6pm; making night coverage, Fridays and Saturdays, a total of 8 each hours now.

Mon-Fri 10am-5pm - Mob 021 045 2305
David Korewha, the K Road Security Guard, has been patrolling K Road for nearly 5 years.

don’t hesitate to call him.
His company Impact Security is

ALSO available for other jobs 021 469 939

     

 

AUCKLAND CITY COUNCIL

Phone 379 2020 x 24/7days

Events, rubbish, rates, roads, footpaths etc

www.aucklandcity.govt.nz

 

     
 

PUBLIC ART WORK

Unveiling May

Peter Lange Seat; a new work by one of New Zealand's most renowned ceramicists. This seat is being installed at late May outside Caluzzi, 461 K Road, west of the overbridge. It has a steel frame inside and the curves are all ceramic tiles replicating flax weaving.

ALL WELCOME

     
   
Day Security Incidents K Road Dec 04-05-06-07-08-09    
   
     
     
     
 
 

K Road Mainstreet MAP

If your business is inside the K Road Mainstreet map you are automatically a member of The Karangahape Road Business Association and paying a targeted rate to Auckland City Council to fund the activities of your organisation. See here for more information.