Amalgamation
April 16, 2024
By Chamber CEO, Don Good
Has the time for the amalgamation of the Waikato’s 13 territorial authorities arrived? Most Waikato councils are close to their debt ceiling and experiencing a downgrade in their viability. They are also facing really big costs to ensure their core services and infras...
Local government Long Term Plans (LTPs)
March 12, 2024
By Waikato Chamber CEO, Don Good
It is that time of the electoral cycle when Long Term Plans are laid out and rates struck. Local government across New Zealand is struggling. Encouraged by central government, they have had six years of myriad co-funded projects to deliver. Due to the fair pay initiativ...
What a great start to the year!
February 23, 2024
By Waikato Chamber CEO, Don Good
While some people and the media are doom and gloom merchants, the Waikato Chamber of Commerce has been buzzing since mid-January with events that have been running at or close to capacity.Business people are out and about, enjoying the sun no doubt but putting a lot of effor...
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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