Buy Local: Backing our businesses | Building our community

The Tairua Business Association is launching a Buy Local campaign to run over the winter months — traditionally a quieter period for the town — to help boost local spending and support the business community. The campaign will target both locals and visitors, encouraging them to shop, dine and support Tairua businesses from mid-June to early September 2025. It will incentivise consumers to spend $30 or more to enter fortnightly prize draws worth up to $250, plus a chance to win a grand prize of up to $ 1,000 worth of vouchers (all from local Tairua Business Association members).

If you run a business in Tairua but haven’t been approached and want to participate in the Tairua Business Association promotion, please contact Peter Hunt - chairperson@tairua.biz or Matt Juby - finance@tairua.biz.

Enterprise Whangamata is running a dynamic Buy Local campaign to encourage community spending and support local retailers. The campaign kicked off with hand-delivered flyers to retailers and businesses in the industrial area, including A5 counter cards and A4 window posters.

Shoppers are invited to scan a QR code in-store, which links to a digital form capturing their name, contact details and the business they purchased from. To enter the prize draw, they simply need to spend locally and register. Proof of purchase (receipt or bank statement) is required to claim a prize.

So far, over 650 entries have been received – and due to its success, the campaign is being extended through to 29 August with refreshed promotional material.

The campaign has been promoted through shop visits, website listings, emails to a 1,300+ contact database, and ads in the Whangamata News – helping drive visibility and engagement across the community.

If you want to be involved or need more information, get in touch ew@whangamata.org.nz or via www.whangamata.org.nz.

“Proud to shop in Thames “

Thames Business Association is also launching an exciting Buy Local campaign.

They have assembled a passionate team of local business owners to shine a spotlight on our amazing local shops, services and eateries – and to encourage locals to keep their spending in Thames.

Look out for our stickers on everything from coffee cups and shopping bags to bumper stickers and posters around town, which will feature “10 Reasons to Buy Local” – an important reminder of the impact every dollar makes.

You'll hear and see their promotion in:

• Radio ads across the district
• Ads in The Valley Profile
• Regular updates on the Explore Thames website and social media
• Engaging video reels showing the real people behind local businesses – They will be keeping track of engagement, business participation and community feedback and sharing progress.

The Thames Business Association aim to launch mid-July as they are currently applying for extra funding to help cover campaign costs, so more businesses can get involved. The more support they get, the bigger the impact.

Want to get involved or learn more? Email manager@thamesbusiness.co.nz

 Together We Win: Shop Colville to Coromandel

Coromandel-Colville Business Association are running a July promotion to encourage local spending in their area, and they need local businesses on board. 

Together We Win: Shop Colville to Coromandel is a month-long campaign running this July to encourage the community to spend local and support businesses across the Coromandel-Colville Ward.

Every $10 spent at a participating local business earns customers one entry into the draw to win a share of $1,500 worth of vouchers!

Receipts can be submitted online, and the more people spend, the more chances they have to win. It’s a simple way to reward locals for shopping local — and keep the dollars circulating within the community. 

This promotion is free for any GST-registered business in the Coromandel-Colville Ward — just sign up by 5pm, Tuesday 24 June to be included in all promotional material.

As a participating business, you’ll:

• Be promoted in marketing
• Receive a campaign poster with entry instructions for your customers
• Be eligible to redeem vouchers won in the draw
• Help create a collaborative push to boost local spending across the whole ward

All you need to do is display the poster and encourage your customers to get involved. The more you support each other, the stronger the community becomes — Together We Win.

Register here

Any questions or queries on this promotion please contact committee member, Aaron: aaron@shellybeachcoromandel.co.nz

This winter, the Mercury Bay Business Association is calling on locals and visitors alike to rally behind their community with the Buy Local campaign. Running from 26 June-26 July, the campaign encourages everyone to support local – whether it’s grabbing a coffee, booking a tradie or shopping in-store.

With weekly prize draws, business spotlights and plenty of ways to get involved, this campaign is all about keeping dollars circulating locally, celebrating what makes Mercury Bay unique and giving back to the businesses that keep our towns humming year-round.

Support local. Stay local. Buy local.
Your everyday choices make a big difference – to your neighbours, your town, your future.

Email mbba@whitianga.co.nz  or visit their website here to get involved and learn more.