Ms Remetis, who recently visited the Whangarei CBD, said she was surprised Whangarei didn't have a BID 10 years ago.
"Whangarei is a key city on the northern peninsula of New Zealand and should be positioned to take advantage of its location."
BIDs are an organisational structure which enables the business sector to take a stronger and collaborative role with the local authority, she said.
A BID provides a win/win for both CBD businesses and local authorities through the strength of the BID providing surety for the local authority of what is wanted in the CBD rather than one or two people advocating for what they see as most important.
CBDs are complex and issues are wide ranging. Some can be contentious such as car parking and opening hours, she said.
Ms Remetis uses a model of BIDs that includes eight key elements which will all be covered at the meeting.
She gives an example of Takapuna Beach which was a BID established by Ms Remetis.
Before becoming a BID Takapuna CBD was in serious decline with a foot traffic count that showed 13 key areas down 25-35 per cent on the previous two years.
"Sex shops were opening in the main street and vacancies were high. The BID changed that," she said.
The meeting will be held at 85 Cameron St from 5.45pm-6.30pm.
