After 30 years in their previous office space, the Millennium Hotels and Resorts (MHR) New Zealand corporate office has moved to Level 7, 23 Customs Street East, Auckland.
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A day of new beginnings: A memorable day for the MHR New Zealand team as they embark on a new journey at their brand new office at Customs Street East in downtown Auckland. Pictured here (L-R) are Wyllis Maihi and Icis Talbot of Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei; Stuart Harrison, Managing Director; Ken Orr, Vice President of Operations; Lisa Maclean, Director of Human Resources; Clay Hoani Hawke, Iwi Relationships Manager Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei; Nathan Kruger, Director of Information Technology, and Brendan Davies, Director, International and Corporate Sales.
A nostalgic moment for the corporate team as they took one last photo and bid goodbye to their old office of 30 years at Queens Street in downtown Auckland.
The offices were officially opened on Monday, 17 April 2023, with a special Māori blessing ceremony held to prepare the new space for the future. During the ceremony, participants reflected on where the company and the individuals have come from and acknowledged the original owners of the land – the Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei. The site where the new office is located was part of the 3,000 acres of land gifted by Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei leader, Te Kawau, to Governor Hobson in 1840, enabling the establishment of the city of Auckland.
In his address to those at the blessing, Stuart Harrison, Managing Director, had this to say:
“We all stand here today having travelled various paths to make it to this day and this time is an opportunity to reflect on those who have come before us, those who are present here now, and those who will take the baton in the future.
As a company we have had our head office located at 280 Queens St for close to 30 years, so today marks a new beginning on that journey and I hope that we can all embrace the opportunity that this change brings.
Mr Kwek as Chairman of our group recently sent out a memo setting out the phrase Get Things Done and I have to admit that it resonates with me – how do we ‘Get Things Done’.
- G - Growth: new offices which can house more people and an announcement that we are purchasing a hotel in Brisbane so we are putting that Growth concept in action;
- E - Entrepreneurship: a different layout including a ‘collaboration’ work area to enable for teams to interact with each other, challenge our thinking, look at what we do and how we can work to develop the business further;
- T - Transformation: shifting to these offices after 30 years is a new start to do things differently and transform what we do.
So as we go about our day, think about how you as a person, as a team or department, as an office and as a company, can GET THINGS DONE.”
This week has seen the various team members settling into their new environment and the change has been favourably met by all.
