A New Government
December 5, 2023
By Waikato Chamber CEO, Don Good
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 will continue to do so with the new Government.Cambridge to PiarereJust do it and do ...
Local Government transparency and financial acumen
December 5, 2023
By Waikato Chamber CEO, Don Good
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 their activities: “Conducting a great deal of council business behind closed doo...
AgriSea Networking Tour
December 1, 2023
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 for developing horticultural, dry stock, dairy farm and bee nutrition solutions from se...
Emerging Leader of the Year Jenni Falconer
November 24, 2023
Jenni Falconer is Chief Executive of Emergency Consult and was named the 2023 Emerging Leader of the Year at the Waikato Business Awards, supported by Foster Construction, on November 17.
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 emergency department. And patients weren’t waiting hours to be seen.Fast forward 20 years...
CEO of the Year Announced
November 21, 2023
Lisbeth is Gallagher’s Animal Management Chief Executive and was named CEO of the Year at the Waikato Business Awards, supported by Foster Construction, on November 17.
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Invivo wins Supreme business award, SMEs feature strongly
November 20, 2023
The Chamber of Commerce sat down with the 2023 Supreme Winner from the recent Waikato Chamber of Commerce Business Awards, supported by Foster Construction Group, to find out what they did to stand out from the crowd.
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Welcome to the Chamber: Rebecca Aston
November 10, 2023
We sat down with the Chamber's new Marketing and Events Manager, Rebecca Aston, to get to know more about her.
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How to innovate with Microsoft 365
November 2, 2023
This content is courtesy of our friends at SkyPoint Technologies
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 (file sharing & collaboration).What many people don't realise is that ther...
Cyber Security Reminders
October 12, 2023
This content is courtesy of our friends at SkyPoint Technologies.
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 Waikato and throughout New Zealand.Attacks on organisations are increasing and be...
The history of Emblems New Zealand’s involvement with the Waikato Chamber of Commerce Waikato Business Awards
October 10, 2023
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 with gold and paua. The inaugural winners were Chibnall Swann Architects. Due to the...
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