Kia Ora
We’re three months into 2022 already!
As with most businesses the Omicron wave has had an impact on our progress. Nonetheless, work has continued at our Karangahape Station sites, with three breakthroughs at Beresford Square. Check out our recent works update for more.
The latest relaxation of the COVID-19 restrictions will enable us to engage with you and the local community in person once more, but strict guidelines remain in place at our sites.
If you have any questions or concerns we can help you with, please don't hesitate to contact us. You can email us at Karangahape@linkalliance.co.nz or call 0800 CRL TALK (0800 275 8255) and press option 4.
Ngā mihi,
The Karangahape Station Team
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St Patrick's Day in the park
After the success of Valentine’s Day, we teamed up with Pie Piper again for another giveaway at the Pocket Park but this time with a lot of green involved.
This giveaway was to celebrate St Patrick’s Day with a number of lucky locals grabbing a box of donuts, cakes or cookies.
Passers-by were also entertained by a pair of traditional Irish dancers from the McCallion Irish Dance School to celebrate the patron saint of Ireland. A few of our locals even took to the dance floor and joined in with the festivities.
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First Thursdays is back!
It's been a long wait but finally First Thursdays can return to Beresford Square!
First Thursdays, resuming from 5pm-9pm on Thursday 7 April features live music and encourages all local businesses to run their own stalls, events and specials along the streets of Karangahape Road.
This great monthly event could not be possible without the help of Alpha Markets and the Karangahape Business Association, who have been fantastic partners since First Thursdays began.
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Site tour attendees in the InfoHub, December 2020
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The survey results are in
We have received the results from the Q1 2022 Stakeholder Satisfaction Report and we're happy to report that Karangahape Station received a 79% overall satisfaction rate.
It’s great to get your invaluable feedback on what you feel is going well and where we can improve, and as always, we encourage you to share your thoughts and feedback with us.
We’d like to highlight a couple of requests for public site tours to be held and to hear about the benefits of City Rail Link. We have information on both of these topics further on in this newsletter.
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Providing our teams the chance to get boosted
Our site teams work long hours, and it can be tough to find time to get their COVID-19 booster jabs. So, we arranged for a booster bus to come to site!
We had a great turnout with 15 booster jabs administered. A huge thank you to Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei who provided their services.
Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei established The Tāmaki Vaccination Centre (TVC) which is the only Iwi-led centre in Tāmaki that provides access for whānau and the community to the Covid-19 vaccine.
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Meet...Charlene Slabbert, Mercury Lane Site Administrator
What does your job at the Link Alliance entail?
I am Site Administrator for Mercury Lane at Karangahape Station. I execute and oversee all administrative functions and duties within the worksite, ensuring the smooth running of all daily business operations.
Where did you grow up?
I was born and raised in South Africa and I lived close to the city of Johannesburg. I am Afrikaans speaking with English being my second language.
Where were you working prior to this?
Before my partner and I moved to New Zealand 5 months ago, I was the owner of a well-established Beauty clinic for over 10 years and I’m an aesthetician permanent make-up artist by trade. I am very proud to say that I have obtained a total of 23 medical-beauty certificates during my professional career.
What do you do when you are not working?
We love spending time outdoors and being active and we are fitness orientated so we enjoy training together. We also enjoy spending time with family and friends.
Any facts about yourself you want to share?
I am a total extrovert and seek out social interaction and I love wearing heels even when it hurts! I am a passionate person and therefore I love to set goals for myself as I believe that you should do what makes you happy.
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Make the Northern Line your next social stop
As the end of the working week approaches, it’s pretty good to relax with a cold drink in hand and where better than at your friendly local.
The Northern Line Bar & Social hosts a rotating selection of craft beers on tap, refreshing gins, chip butties (yum) as well as their own skilled cocktail maker!
Located at 6 Beresford Square, the Northern Line is currently open from 1pm until late on Thursdays and Fridays, and 2pm until late on Saturdays, with happy hour 4pm-8pm!
Check out their Facebook for the latest tap change ups and weekly offerings.
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Info Hub and site tours are on the horizon
With restrictions easing, we can look to open up the Info Hub once more.
From 13 April, the Info Hub will be open to the public every Wednesday morning, 9am-1pm.
Also, we are looking to open up site tours to public. A date has yet to be determined but keep an eye out for April’s newsletter for more details, as well as our social media pages.
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