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The Waikato Chamber of Commerce works with local and national communities to support and represent the collective voice of Waikato business.

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UPCOMING EVENTS

Chamber events will commence again in February 2024! Keep an eye on our event calendar for updates.

Have a safe & enjoyable holiday season.

-The Chamber Team

LATEST NEWS

A New Government

A change of government means a change of tack for the country and the opportunity for several Waikato projects to be advocated to the new team. So here is what we have been lobbying for and willRead more

Local Government transparency and financial acumen

The Ombudsman, Peter Boshier, is a no nonsense ex-judge who has recently criticised several councils for their lack of transparency.  We quote from his report of an investigation into theirRead more

AgriSea Networking Tour

AgriSea hosted an informative site tour and networking for Waikato Chamber of Commerce Members earlier in October at their Paeroa site. The tour showcased AgriSea’s innovative techniques forRead more

Emerging Leader of the Year Jenni Falconer

When Jenni Falconer was working as a nurse along the three other co-founders of Emergency Consult in the late 1990s, they would see around 50 patients per day through the hospital’s emergencyRead more

CEO of the Year Announced

When Lisbeth Jacobs joined Gallagher in April 2021, Covid-19 made some aspects of her role as the Global General Manager of Animal Management a bit tricky. “It wasn’t easy to see people offshore.Read more

Invivo wins Supreme business award, SMEs feature strongly

Invivo first began as an idea thrown around by two friends in a London bar in 2008. Fast forward 15 years and the Waikato-based company has wines and spirits in 43 countries and has been awarded moreRead more

Welcome to the Chamber: Rebecca Aston

Hi Rebecca, welcome to the team, can you tell us a little bit about yourself? Born and raised in Rotorua, I moved to Hamilton 16 years ago to study at the University of Waikato. Job opportunities andRead more

How to innovate with Microsoft 365

Microsoft 365 (formerly known as Office 365) incorporates a multitude of different cloud services including well known examples such as Outlook (email & calendar)  and OneDrive/SharePoint (fileRead more

Cyber Security Reminders

With the recent cyber-attacks including at the Waikato DHB in 2021, and the associated media coverage, cyber security has become front of mind for both large and small organisations here in the WaikRead more

The history of Emblems New Zealand’s involvement with the Waikato Chamber of Commerce Waikato Business Awards

In 1999 the trophies for the Waikato Business Excellence Awards, as they were known back then, were produced by Emblems NZ. The design was a bespoke one with granite and acrylic, highlighted withRead more

Preparing for New Zealand’s Electric Future, here in Hamilton.

We visited our member Hikotron’s premises to find out more about what they do in the emerging industry of EV charging.  Stephanie, Co-Founder of Hikotron outlined that ‘range anxiety’ is aRead more

People and technology are the key to helping Kiwi Businesses thrive in 2023

Business optimism continuing despite the recessionary pressure. Cost and pricing continue to be front of mind for business leaders. Larger businesses continue to thrive while smaller businesses moreRead more

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