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Auckland Business Chamber
The voice of business for Auckland
Auckland Business Chamber is New Zealand's largest business organisation and part of the New Zealand Chambers of Commerce network. Successful business ensures strong and successful communities, and the Chamber contributes to this through support and advocacy to deliver the best platform for business to operate from. Auckland Chamber has worked with business within the region for more than 160 years – for both start up and established businesses, trading locally and on the world stage. Auckland Business Chamber is a membership-based organisation offering a wide range of business support solutions and part of the international Chambers of Commerce network.
Auckland Business Chamber - Latest News [Page 2]
Small & Medium Businesses Still Very Grumpy In November, Bridges Says
Monday, 21 November 2022, 9:31 am | Auckland Business Chamber
Small and medium Auckland businesses are still very grumpy in November, says Simon Bridges, CEO of the Auckland Business Chamber. “The main thing the government can do is get immigration moving faster for workers.” As one respondent said, the issue ... More >>
Businesses Tell Govt To Back-off
Monday, 10 October 2022, 10:10 am | Auckland Business Chamber
It is crystal clear from the Auckland Business Chamber’s October survey of businesses that they want an about-turn from government on its controversial “Fair Pay” and Income Insurance Scheme proposals. “If the government claims to be listening, ... More >>
New Auckland Mayor And Council An Opportunity For Business
Monday, 10 October 2022, 5:03 am | Auckland Business Chamber
Incoming Mayor Wayne Brown and the new Council represent a welcome chance for a reset with Auckland business, says Auckland Business Chamber CEO, Simon Bridges. “Mayor Brown has made clear on the campaign trail he has an empathy for the private ... More >>
Harbour Crossing And Light Rail Projects: Critical Questions Must Be Addressed
Wednesday, 28 September 2022, 4:18 pm | Auckland Business Chamber
Auckland businesses say critical questions must be addressed within the next phase of work on the Additional Waitemata Harbour Connections and Auckland Light Rail projects, following today’s announcement of preferred bidders for design and planning services. ... More >>
Removal Of Covid Settings Welcome By Auckland Business
Monday, 12 September 2022, 4:27 pm | Auckland Business Chamber
As government gets rid of traffic lights and restrictive mask and isolation rules all systems are go to welcome back students, investors, tourists, and skills and give locals confidence to get out into the community under a more permissive framework ... More >>
Next Mayor Needs To Get Back To Basics To Get The City Moving
Tuesday, 6 September 2022, 9:58 am | Auckland Business Chamber
Business has spoken and the messages to the next mayor are clear: stop declaring war on motorists and get on with your main job of providing water, rubbish, roads, footpaths - not cycle lanes- and public transport that works for people to get the ... More >>
NZ- US Business Council Executive Director
Monday, 29 August 2022, 1:23 pm | Auckland Business Chamber
The NZUS Council announced today that long-time Auckland based advocacy strategist Penny Tucker has been appointed as Executive Director of the organisation. The Council is dedicated to strengthening business, diplomatic, academic and cultural links with ... More >>
Businesses At Boiling Point
Monday, 15 August 2022, 10:28 am | Auckland Business Chamber
Businesses, battered by wage, fuel, and supply chain cost hikes and no solution to the skills shortage are increasing their prices to ease increasing pressure on their revenues and profitability, the Auckland Business Chamber’s new confidence ... More >>
Opening Of Our Border Is Our Moment To Get Our Welcome Right
Friday, 29 July 2022, 12:28 pm | Auckland Business Chamber
At long last, the borders are opening and as midnight strikes on July 31 New Zealand must stand tall to welcome tourists, investors, students, and importantly skilled workers to show a bright future and once and for all banish our obsession with gloom, ... More >>
Overly Rigid Isolation Rules Creating “Business Long Covid”
Monday, 25 July 2022, 11:49 am | Auckland Business Chamber
As our tourism, hospitality and retail businesses see a glimmer of recovery with a busy winter season and the imminent opening of the borders, hotels are closed, skiers are queueing in the cold for a bus that will not come to get to the ski fields, ... More >>
Efforts To Ease Pain At The Pump Welcomed By Business
Sunday, 17 July 2022, 5:49 pm | Auckland Business Chamber
Cuts to fuel tax and road user charges and continuation of half price public transport fares through to the end of January will provide immediate tangible benefits to businesses and householders battling the rising cost of living as well as tackling inflation ... More >>
Lift The Barriers To Getting Healthy Household Contacts And The People We Need Into Our Jobs
Thursday, 14 July 2022, 2:46 pm | Auckland Business Chamber
Business will do everything to keep workplaces safe and healthy, but need Government to act constructively to the critical worker shortages by allowing household contacts of cases who test negative to return to work and hurry up with the reset to bring ... More >>
NZ-EU FTA Opens New Opportunities
Friday, 1 July 2022, 5:28 pm | Auckland Business Chamber
The long negotiated Free Trade Deal between New Zealand and the European Union has got over the line, not perfect, but offering diversification and opportunities for tariff free exports and for opening a wide market of opportunity for exports of our ... More >>
Alarm Bells Ring As Confidence Deteriorates
Friday, 3 June 2022, 2:28 pm | Auckland Business Chamber
Business is bracing for the worst, buckling under a perfect storm of wage pressures, skills shortages and overhead increases that have ramped up over the past three months, says Auckland Business Chamber CEO, Michael Barnett. “Small and medium enterprises, ... More >>
Orange Is The New Green And Let's Business Get On With It
Tuesday, 24 May 2022, 1:16 pm | Auckland Business Chamber
Remaining in the orange traffic light setting is not a constraint or handbrake to accelerating business recovery, rebuilding, and planning for growth, says Auckland Business Chamber CEO Michael Barnett. “Businesses can do everything under Orange, ... More >>
Michael Barnett To Stand Down As Auckland Chamber CEO
Friday, 20 May 2022, 6:45 am | Auckland Business Chamber
Auckland Chamber Chair, Charlotte Parkhill, confirmed today that longstanding Auckland Chamber Chief Executive, Michael Barnett, would stand down as CEO in August this year but would maintain a role driving key Chamber projects including Firststeps, ... More >>
Auckland Business Chamber: Budget
Thursday, 19 May 2022, 6:50 pm | Auckland Business Chamber
It took guts to pull out a silver lining to mitigate the pressure on the family purse from spiralling inflation and interest rates but the biggest and most rewarding contribution the Budget could make is to promote growth. “The Government deserves ... More >>
Inflation Figure – A Warning For Business
Thursday, 21 April 2022, 3:50 pm | Auckland Business Chamber
The latest inflation figures are another wake up call for businesses and a reminder to review their cost structures in order to mitigate the inflation effects says Auckland Business Chamber CEO, Michael Barnett. “While some of the 30-year inflation high ... More >>
Orange At Long Last To Signal We Are Good To Go
Wednesday, 13 April 2022, 2:45 pm | Auckland Business Chamber
Auckland Business Chamber Chief Executive Michael Barnett said the long awaited and longed for orange setting will provide the confidence and certainty visitors and hospitality, events, and accommodation businesses need to enjoy Easter and school ... More >>
Supreme Night For VisionWest
Friday, 8 April 2022, 4:42 pm | Auckland Business Chamber
Last night 500 people, across 5 locations were brought together for an evening designed to celebrate the best businesses in North & West Auckland. It was a night worth celebrating for many businesses across the region, especially for VisionWest ... More >>
