Chamber Media Releases

Chambers lobby for regional variations to new immigration policy to ensure regions’ needs are met

Wednesday, 24^th January, 2018

Tauranga City Council rates proposals – “backward step for the City and reinforce why New Zealand’s rating system needs an overhaul”

Friday, 22^nd December, 2017

Commenting on Tauranga city councillors unanimous vote to approve a rate system change that means the business sector will eventually pay a 60 percent bigger portion of the city’s overall rates bill than homeowners, Michael Barnett, Chief Executive of the Auckland Regional Chamber of Commerce said their behavior was illogical and showed a lack of analysis and innovative thinking. “What on earth makes councillors believe that businesses have a greater ability to pay than residents?”

Penlink Project

Monday, 18^th December, 2017

“Ready to Go” since 2013, if Government is not going to soon say “YES” to get Penlink construction underway, maybe it can explain “WHY NOT’.

Auckland Chamber of Commerce Supports Youth Business in New Partnership

Wednesday, 6^th December, 2017

The Auckland Chamber of Commerce and Young Enterprise are excited to announce their new delivery partnership for The Lion Foundation Young Enterprise Scheme (YES) in the region. The YES business programme enables high school students to set up and run their own ventures.