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Is the Office Moving to Auckland?

Maybe, but not necessarily.  The current lease expires in August 2027, and we need to have a plan for that.   At $75,000 a year, the lease is more expensive than we would like, so we are considering options.   Going to Ardmore is one, but there are sound reasons for staying in the Wellington region too.   

It’s central to the whole country, it’s where the head offices of the various bodies with which we interact are located and, importantly, it’s where our staff live.  We've been there since 1886, and we know that moving to Auckland would be an unpopular move among southern members.  Other options include finding smaller premises at a lower cost, sharing office space with another body, or buying a suitable small building for us.  All these options will be investigated before a decision is made.  

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  1. Mark Jorey29 June 2025 at 00:07

    While I agree there are reasons to keep an office in Wellington for the reasons you have explained there are also good reasons for at least some staff (one, two or three) to be in Auckland. The Auckland Exhibition Centre is owned by DNZ and there is already facilities in place to support a small office at very low overhead costs. Apart from their DogsNZ work these staff could offer some support to the 100% volunteer-run facility and assist in finding new income streams for the Venue that will most likely require some management. This could enable Wellington to have a smaller (lower cost) premises as suggested. The current Lease at Porirua is most likely to increase.

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  2. Owen30 June 2025 at 15:52

    With respect, I’m not keen on spreading staff across two locations at all if it can be avoided. Our staff all do jobs the require more or less constant interaction, and while I know all about the current fashion for working remotely, I’ve experienced it both as a worker and a manager and I think it’s only suitable for creative or free-ranging jobs such sales.
    I’m also a fan of costs being associated with the appropriate activities as closely as possible and traditionally we’ve been pretty blurry about just how much some activities cost us and whether the revenue arising from them covers it. We’ll be investigating this over the next couple of years and a small but symbolic part of that would be making sure that staff are doing what they are paid to do and not being redirected into other activities.

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