September and October are the months where the finalists of the awards are all rivalling to take out the People’s Choice Awards and you can help with that. Everyone has one chance to vote for their favourite businesses with the hope they will be North West Country’s favourite.
Last season over 12,000 people cast votes for their local heroes with Hapunan Filipino Cuisine taking out the People’s Choice award. Let’s make this season even bigger and get your family and friends to join in.
Head to our website for voting forms and check out our social media feeds for more information.
Key Dates
Voting opens 1 September and closes 31 October 2025.
Awards gala dinner Tuesday 18th November at Markovina Vineyard Estate.
Everybody is welcome to the awards night so get together with your friends and come and support local!
Emergency Business Hub Complete
The Emergency Business Hub in Mill Road, Helensville, is now complete and is a stand-alone facility for business use. Now boasting Star Link and a generator, the hub can be used in any emergency situation to support our businesses to operate.
The hub is still available to book for hot desks and meetings at hugely discounted rates. If you need a private location for a short meeting, our boardroom can be booked by the hour. Simply head to our website and click on “Venue Hire” to book now. www.northwestcountry.co.nz.
Supporting Kumeu Businesses Through Change
North West Country and Future-Kumeu Incorporated and collaborating to support Kumeu, Huapai and Waimauku businesses to deal with the effects of flooding and future land use changes.
North West Country has provided a small grant to Future-Kumeu to assist with their legal costs, and will become more involved in discussions between businesses and NZTA, Auckland Transport and Auckland Council.
Future-Kumeu will work closely with North West Country moving forward to develop mutual ways of working through the challenges that landowners and businesses face, and support proactive engagement with authorities.
