Waikato Business News August/September 2020
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CAMBRIDGE 19<br />
WAIKATO BUSINESS NEWS <strong>August</strong>/<strong>September</strong> <strong>2020</strong><br />
Cambridge is buoyant. Photo: Cambridge <strong>News</strong><br />
Growing Cambridge<br />
draws strong interest<br />
By KELLY BOUZAID - CEO, CAMBRIDGE BUSINESS CHAMBER<br />
By all accounts here and now, Cambridge is presenting well with<br />
buoyancy in retail, property and customer spend overall. That<br />
said, healthy surface-level business activity doesn’t mask the<br />
future-facing concerns around the impact of Covid-19.<br />
The Bellwether pedestrian<br />
counter in our main<br />
street has shown great<br />
growth year on year, over the<br />
last two months.<br />
Our residents and businesses<br />
have an appetite<br />
for supporting local and<br />
carparking is once again<br />
at a premium!<br />
Since lockdown, we<br />
have seen the few shops that<br />
vacated, quickly re-tenanted.<br />
We have strong interest<br />
from both city dwellers<br />
considering a more rural lifestyle<br />
and ex-pats considering<br />
their next move to rural<br />
New Zealand.<br />
Pre-Covid, Waipā was<br />
focused on infrastructure<br />
investment to meet the anticipated<br />
growth so, once lured,<br />
the Waipā district is well poised<br />
to provide accommodation,<br />
school and employment opportunities.<br />
Cambridge is currently<br />
the highest growth area<br />
in the Waipā district and plans<br />
are already well advanced to<br />
open up three growth cells to<br />
the west of the town.<br />
When complete, the new<br />
areas will accommodate 2500<br />
houses, a new 1000-pupil primary<br />
school and a range of<br />
commercial areas including a<br />
large supermarket.<br />
Waipā District Council<br />
chief executive Garry Dyet<br />
was recently quoted saying:<br />
“We know that Cambridge<br />
will continue to grow because<br />
people quite simply want to<br />
live there – and we’re obliged<br />
to provide for that. So these<br />
developments need to proceed,<br />
not just to cater for growth but<br />
because they will drive critically<br />
needed economic activity<br />
in our district as we look<br />
to rebuild and recover from<br />
Covid-19.”<br />
Investment in road and rail<br />
within the region continues to<br />
unlock our district, socially<br />
and economically further<br />
enhancing Waipa’s appeal.<br />
All very positive signs<br />
for the road to recovery, not<br />
to mention Cambridge is a<br />
finalist in the “Most Beautiful<br />
Large Town” category<br />
and “Best Street” in the<br />
<strong>2020</strong> Awards.<br />
Cambridge has not only<br />
demonstrated its community<br />
values during a crisis<br />
but has also shown resilience<br />
and innovation.<br />
The Cambridge <strong>Business</strong><br />
We know that<br />
Cambridge will<br />
continue to grow<br />
because people<br />
quite simply want<br />
to live there – and<br />
we’re obliged to<br />
provide for that.<br />
Kelly<br />
Bouzaid.<br />
Chamber is in a<br />
privileged position<br />
to work with such a diverse<br />
group of businesses.<br />
We are a strong and vibrant<br />
Chamber dedicated to the<br />
overall well being of our<br />
community through advocacy<br />
towards a healthier economy.<br />
No other organisation<br />
represents the business community<br />
like a Chamber of<br />
Commerce.<br />
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opening a business here in<br />
Cambridge, give us a call,<br />
you’ll be pleased you did.<br />
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