Earlier this month, Director & Chartered Accountant, Wayne Weber travelled to Japan to attend the conference along with lawyers from the NZ Law group, returning with fresh perspectives on trusts, legislation, artificial intelligence, and the wider economic challenges facing New Zealand businesses.

As a Northland local, accountant and mum to three kids, I get to know a bit about what’s happening in my backyard. But I was a little surprised to hear about a relatively new player in Taitokerau - the New Zealand Coffee Producers Association. Yup – coffee – here in Northland!

Why Most Hospitality Businesses Are Busy — But Not Profitable

Most hospitality businesses don’t fail because they’re quiet.

They fail because they’re busy — but the numbers don’t work.

We see this all the time. Full tables, steady foot traffic, good reviews… yet at the end of the month, there’s very little left over.

The 5 Numbers Every Café Owner Should Know Weekly

If you’re only looking at your bank balance, you’re flying blind.

These are the five numbers that actually drive performance in a hospitality business.

Why Most Hospitality Businesses Struggle Through Winter

(And How to Fix It)

Winter doesn’t kill hospitality businesses.

Poor planning does.

The Hospitality Playbook: A Better Way to Run Your Business

Most hospitality businesses don’t lack effort.

They lack a system.

Stop Running Your Construction Business Like It’s 1995 – Get Software Before It Gets Ugly.

Now Let’s Talk Taxes Before the Inland Revenue Has Questions

Don’t Let the Taxman Be Your Surprise Welcome Committee!

Why Your Hospitality Business Needs Booking and Accounting Software (Like, Yesterday).

Here at Whitelaw Weber we take great pride in supporting our clients. Knowing that our clients are achieving goals, smashing glass ceilings & paving their way forward is very inspiring. To kick off 2025, we spoke to Stacey Hayes, owner of The Honey Trap. A local Northland business, The Honey Trap delivers natural animal health care products, that are derived from quality ingredients

Introducing; Bald Angels, who have been an integral part of our community for over ten years.

Bald Angels provide support to many whanau, children and rainbow rangitahi (young people) across Northland throughout the year, through food boxes, donations of clothes, furniture, living supplies, and assisting in their relationships with partner agencies.

Here at Whitelaw Weber, we take great pride in supporting our clients. Knowing that our clients are achieving goals, smashing glass ceilings & paving their way forward, is very inspiring. Parachute First Aid is on a mission to optimize every aspect of first aid kits. With first aid kits from the Wilderness First Aid Kit, the Family Essentials, the Puppy First Aid Kit, even a kit for a lone worker, Kate and Amber are revolutionising first aid, how we approach keeping ourselves safe, and administering first aid.

Here at Whitelaw Weber, we take great pride in supporting our clients. To celebrate the fact that we get to work with such epic Northland businesses, we are bringing back our client profiles, so that we can share these businesses & their adventures with you.
We spoke to Lucy Maxwell, Founder and Creative Director of Josephine. Josephine was founded in 2023, the realisation of Lucy’s dream, backed by a wealth of experience in the fashion industry.

Digital Snapshot: Have you refreshed your website lately?

Have regular clients dropped off the face of the earth? Struggling to gain new business online? Your website could be the cause of your problems.

Keeping a lump of cash aside to pay provisional tax on your Inland Revenue due dates can be challenging for any business, especially if you have cashflow issues and need money on hand. For some companies and sole traders, tax pooling is the perfect solution.