Leeann Watson: The Influencers
Now that it’s well and truly the middle of winter, it’s great to see ChristchurchNZ’s new central city winter campaign really taking shape. The message is simple: Baby Come Back. The retro-styled campaign is aimed at encouraging Christchurch residents back into our central city, and to promote foot traffic through the retail, bars and restaurants […]
Leeann Watson: The Influencers
As we head into the cooler winter months, we are excited about the tourism campaign inviting New Zealanders to ‘Explore Something New in Christchurch’, launched recently. This comes out of a Memorandum of Understanding city agencies, including The Chamber, signed with Air New Zealand to work with the airline to explore joint marketing activity, enhanced […]
Leeann Watson: The Influencers
There is no doubt that our region has been through some challenging times over the last few years, so coming together for something positive has never been more important. That’s why we are so excited about our upcoming Westpac Champion Business Awards. The Chamber has been organising these business awards for over 16 years […]
Leeann Watson: The Influencers
After the events of 15 March, we saw such an outpouring of compassion and support from throughout the world as we came to terms with an event we thought would never happen in our city. Rt Hon Jacinda Ardern, Prime Minister, so quickly became an example of the way a country’s leader should respond […]
Leeann Watson: The Influencers
We recently welcomed the Right Hon Jacinda Ardern, Prime Minister at a Chamber event in Ōtautahi Christchurch. In her address, the Prime Minister shared the Government’s main economic objectives for 2019, which included strengthening the export base, trade training, a review of the tax system, and investing in wellbeing ahead of the Budget. As […]
The Influencers: Leeann Watson
The changing demographic of our city is something to celebrate, as we see greater diversity through the number of migrants living and working in Christchurch. We currently have a population of over 316,000 people, projected to grow to over 341,200 in 20 years. As Christchurch becomes an increasingly attractive place to live and […]
Leeann Watson: The Influencers
Our city has become such a dynamic place to live, work and visit, with a real sense of excitement in the air. Our visitor economy remains the growth market for the city and region, with guest nights and visitor spending well surpassing pre-earthquake levels. This positive trend is likely to continue over the next […]
Leeann Watson: The Influencers
At this time of the year, it’s important that we also help those less fortunate. Not-for-profits are a vital thread in the social fabric of our community. However, they are also often the organisations that are the humblest – the ones that fly under the radar, whispering their success stories, when they have every reason […]
Leeann Watson: The Influencers
As we head into spring, Christchurch is looking spectacular. With the opening of two new city amenities, the $50 million Hoyts EntX cinema complex and Tūranga, the central library, it’s great to see Christchurch residents getting back into the central city. We’ve seen many businesses make the commitment to return to the central city. Now […]
The Influencers: Leeann Watson
The council’s decision to recommend to Government that the Multi-Use Arena be funded as the lion-share of the Capital Acceleration Fund allocation caused comment around priorities for Christchurch in the regeneration of the city. However, this is not an example of sacrificing one priority in favour of another. The new arena is a vital […]
