Mainstreet and business development community programmes

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History

The mainstreet and business development community programme has been operating in New Zealand since the early 1990's and continues to grow.

The mainstreet initiative, which originated in the USA, was taken in response to the realisation that traditional commercial centres and neighbourhood shopping centres were in decline as a result of the growth of and competition from new developments. Since then the programme has proven an ongoing success in commercial centre revitalisation and employment creation.

The programme has been widely successful in Canada, Australia and the United Kingdom. It has been applied to any business area where renewal or expansion is the long-term objective.

Updated September 2007