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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 4]
The Rationale Escapes Me
Monday, 8 November 2021, 5:59 pm | Auckland Business Chamber
Frustrated and fed-up Aucklanders from locked out business owners to individuals stuck at home will be disappointed that government has shown so little imagination in how it is “easing the transition” to re-open the region safely, says Auckland ... More >>
Three Waters – Ratepayers Neglected
Wednesday, 27 October 2021, 4:43 pm | Auckland Business Chamber
Government has failed taxpayers and ratepayers with a lack of democratic accountability and community consultation to ram through unpopular plans to progress the transfer of local authority owned water assets to four new mega entities. “Local councils ... More >>
Green Light For Employers To Make Workplaces Safe From Covid
Tuesday, 26 October 2021, 5:48 pm | Auckland Business Chamber
Businesses seeking a mandate to safeguard their workplaces, employees, and customers from Covid will be pleased and relieved at swift action by Government to make vaccinations mandatory for all businesses where vaccine certificates are required or have identified ... More >>
Support Packages Shows Government Listened
Friday, 22 October 2021, 12:09 pm | Auckland Business Chamber
Government has recognised that businesses feed and employ people, backing employers by doubling the resurgence support payment which will be a huge cashflow benefit, clearing the way for vaccination passports and no jab no job workplaces and providing ... More >>
NZ – UK Free Trade Agreement
Thursday, 21 October 2021, 4:55 pm | Auckland Business Chamber
“Well done to the NZ Team on achieving a Free Trade Agreement with the United Kingdom. The UK have enjoyed our open market so this will put our exporters on a similar footing with the UK said Chamber CEO, Michael Barnett. I understand that ... More >>
Business Owners Face Significant Loss In Value
Thursday, 21 October 2021, 2:09 pm | Auckland Business Chamber
Auckland’s tens of thousands of small and medium businesses are in pain, frustrated at the lack of a clear plan to get them out of lockdown and increasingly bitter says Auckland Business Chamber CEO, Michael Barnett. “Comments in a snap survey, responded ... More >>
Santa Stuck In MIQ Till Christmas Eve
Thursday, 21 October 2021, 1:39 pm | Auckland Business Chamber
Santa Claus will be stuck in MIQ until December 24 and with great disappointment has told his elves and fairies that the much-loved Farmers Santa Parade will not be able to go ahead for the first time in decades. “Santa is so sorry, but he too ... More >>
No Jab No Job For Health And Education, Why Not Others
Monday, 11 October 2021, 5:57 pm | Auckland Business Chamber
Mandatory vaccination for education, health workers, and associated services is an important principle that should hold for all workplaces striving to keep their employees and customers safe and healthy, says Auckland Business Chamber CEO, Michael ... More >>
Small And Medium Businesses Excluded From Trial To Protect Workforces
Friday, 8 October 2021, 11:22 am | Auckland Business Chamber
“What an insult to SMEs, those tens of thousands of enterprises contributing 30 per cent of GDP, to be excluded from negotiations to implement rapid antigen testing in workplaces so they too can protect their staff, customers, and community”, says ... More >>
Work With Business
Wednesday, 6 October 2021, 3:02 pm | Auckland Business Chamber
Congratulations to the consortium of big businesses trying to import rapid surveillance antigen tests to manage workplace health and safety, just as tens of thousands of SMEs up and down New Zealand want to do, says Auckland Business Chamber CEO. “These ... More >>
Business Confidence Fails As Level 2 Hopes Fade
Wednesday, 6 October 2021, 1:31 pm | Auckland Business Chamber
Business confidence has taken a knock with over 60 per cent of Auckland businesses, looking at a more gloomy six months as hopes of a return to Level 2 diminish by the day. “Our latest business survey has just 10% of businesses believing the economy ... More >>
Business Should Be A Partner To Change Not A Victim
Monday, 4 October 2021, 9:18 am | Auckland Business Chamber
As Cabinet decides today on a pathway to progressively release Auckland and the rest of the country from crippling restrictions, business, health practitioners and others on the front line have been excluded from the conversation that is dominated ... More >>
Business Seeks 'No Jab, No Job Mandate'
Sunday, 3 October 2021, 6:10 pm | Auckland Business Chamber
Auckland business locked down and locked out with their health, financial, and mental wellbeing held hostage by a minority of vaccine holdouts, have signalled that they want a no jab, no job regime to keep workplaces, employees, and the community safe, ... More >>
Self-Isolation Trial Positive
Monday, 27 September 2021, 4:55 pm | Auckland Business Chamber
Businesses locked in New Zealand or marooned overseas and locked out of MIQ, will leap at the opportunity to be part of a self-isolation travel trial, and welcome an indication of shorter isolation periods and the easing of quarantine-free travel ... More >>
Auckland needs a Flexible 3
Tuesday, 21 September 2021, 9:04 am | Auckland Business Chamber
It will be a long and hard road back to economic health but at last thousands of Auckland businesses locked down can reopen and reduce the burden and stress of trying to retain jobs, pay staff and bills and look after the wellbeing of family – and ... More >>
It Is Critical To Get Back To Work And Rebuild The Nations Supply Chain
Sunday, 19 September 2021, 6:45 pm | Auckland Business Chamber
New Zealand needs Auckland businesses associated with the manufacturing and home building sectors with vaccinated workforces to return to the factory as soon as the region moves to Level 3 to get the supply chains filled and the economy rebuilding, ... More >>
Financial Support needs to be Fit for Business
Thursday, 16 September 2021, 10:06 am | Auckland Business Chamber
“It’s not helpful dangling financial carrots in the form of low or no-interest loans to Covid wounded small and medium enterprises if that will worsen their situation in a climate of prolonged uncertainty with no cashflow, revenue, or resources to ... More >>
Get Auckland Out Of Sick Bay
Monday, 13 September 2021, 6:12 pm | Auckland Business Chamber
Aucklanders will be disappointed, and businesses devastated by the Government’s decision to keep us locked down under the restrictions of a health only response, and again ignoring the mounting economic and social costs, says Auckland Business ... More >>
New Zealand Business Should Celebrate
Friday, 10 September 2021, 3:08 pm | Auckland Business Chamber
Government has given desperate businesses a lifeline by extending the resurgence payment support scheme to help them cover some recurring costs from rents to GST while they cannot operate due to covid restrictions. More >>
Auckland Carries The Cost
Monday, 6 September 2021, 6:13 pm | Auckland Business Chamber
We always expected Auckland to remain at level 4 and Auckland should be delighted for the rest of New Zealand. It is now critical that Government consider the proposal to extend the resurgent subsidy to business for the previous three weeks, and any ... More >>
