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Share Your Successes (Or Your Learnings!)

We'd love to hear what interesting, new, innovative, fun or exciting things your business has been doing lately. Tell us below or send a message and we could feature you!And don't forget, no Chamber Chat today - look out for it next Friday. ...

Great Networking over Coffee

The Momentum Waikato Community Foundation and Onyx Restaurant NoC gave our members a chance to catch up over a delicious morning tea, as we found out more about Momentum....

A Little Bit Of History

On 1 October 1936, a five stamp set celebrating the first Federation of Chambers of Commerce of the British Empire Conference to be held in New Zealand, went on sale.According to information from New Zealand Post and the Royal Philatelic Society of NZ, "an unprecedented rush occured. At all the large offices queues began to form up before the doors were even opened at 8am and even at midday prospective purchasers were standing six deep at the stamp counters at the main centres. Postal autho...

Waipa Tourism Stats

Hamilton Waikato Tourism  Statistics UpdateTourism is a key component to the national economy and to our region. These latest statistics provide insight into the performance of the Waipa based on commercial accommodation providers across hotels, motels and holiday parks and backpackers.  These statistics do not take into consideration the bed and breakfast or Air BnB type market segment....

Eltje's Journey

Eltje competed in road racing for Te Awamutu Sports Cycling Club for over 10yrs.  Everything changed on 5th March 2016 while out on a training ride.  She was found on the road by a passing motorist after a hit and run incident near Te Anga.  She was flown to Waikato Hospital where she arrived in the lowest level on the coma scaled from which people can recover.   Today, here exhausting rehabilitation and amazing resilience has seen her invited to ride for New Zealan...

Text to Win!

The Waipa Networks Business Awards are running a “Customer Choice” category as part of the 2018 Awards, and we need your vote! It’s as simple as a quick text to vote and you go in the draw to win an awesome prize, courtesy of our sponsor – Create Video. Simply text “Waipa” and the “business name” you would like to vote for to 4040 and you will automatically be entered into the draw to win an amazing video photo montage of your choice by Create Video. This could be a wedding, part...

New Chief Executive Wanted

CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER  Cambridge based, part-time (20 hours per week)  The Cambridge Chamber of Commerce is looking for a new Chief Executive Officer. This is an exciting opportunity to build on the strength and strong relationships our Chamber has, and continue to grow our presence within the business community. Our small team uses a combination of sound business acumen, community spirit and flair to manage key stakeholders, whilst supporting our local business network and advo...

Diversity survey highlights bullying and harassment in large organisations

New Zealand’s biggest businesses need to review the effectiveness of their bullying and harassment policies and processes. The April 2018 New Zealand Diversity Survey revealed that 95 per cent of large organisations have a formal policy or an initiative in place to address harassment in the workforce. However more than half have recorded incidents of bullying and harassment in the past year.Diversity Works New Zealand Chief Executive Rachel Hopkins says the new data provides an opportunity to ...

You Can Do This!

There are twelve days until the close of  entries for the 2018 Waipa Networks Business Awards! So, this is a word of encouragement, to complete your entries (if you have made a start) or to actually make the decision to enter the Awards and to get on with it!  There is still time. Entries officially close Friday 29th June and we would love to see you hit the submit button. Entering the awards is such a valuable experience, you gain so much from the process; Business evaluationNetworkin...

Who Will You Nominate?

Outstanding Services to Business, is a revered category within the Waipa Networks Business Awards and one that carries great prestige. Awarded only to the most committed, engaged, and driven business community members, it is an incredible honour to be nominated and even more so to win. Last year’s recipient is a prime example of all that the award stands for. The 2017 winner – Richard Wright, spent a lifetime not only building his own successful family business but constantly sowing back int...

Podium Lodge: Cambridge's Newest Accommodation

Located on the rural fringe of Cambridge in Peake Road, Podium Lodge, Cambridge’s newest accommodation facility, has been open for business for 6 months and is thriving.  Opening in the height of the summer season meant the team’s days were full of firsts with high occupancy numbers. Anne Edgecombe, Manager, said they embraced the challenge and were delighted in how the property has settled in the rhythm and routines of a busy accommodation facility.  Catering for every type of gue...

Find Out How Payday Filing Will Impact Your Business

Since 1 April 2018, employers have been able to file payroll information every payday rather than monthly. Payday filing is voluntary for employers until 1 April 2019, when it becomes compulsory. If you’re an employer, it’s important that you start thinking about how to adapt your business processes to incorporate this new requirement. Inland Revenue has two webinars on payday filing available to give you more information on how this will work. The first webinar, ‘Payday filing for employe...

Less Waste, Less Costs; It's Good For Business

Less waste is good for business. It’s better for the environment and your brand, and can lower business costs such as waste management and resource costs.To show how easy a journey to less waste can be, some good people from three local businesses will be sharing their experiences. Come along to this FREE event at the Onyx function room on Tuesday 12 June to hear from Rob May Builders Accounted 4, and Onyx. They’re each on their own journeys but have learnt a lot along the way.Find out how t...

The Four C's

At the Cambridge Chamber's new member event on 23 May at Onyx,  Jon Broadley of Better Business Academy summed up perfectly the relationship to Chamber and the Four "C's" when it comes to business;  Conversation , Connection, Creativity and Community are important enough in their own right, bringing them together means we are able to grow and build strong healthy businesses and communities....

Email scams and spams

Members have advised they are getting "spam" emails supposedly from the Chamber.  Definitely not us.  So a timely opportunity to share some of the tips from a great blog post on the subject by the team at Rocketspark. Phishing is an email scam where the sender misrepresents themselves—that is, they pretend to be somebody they’re not—to nab your private information: passwords, financial details, even money transfers. Tips: As phishers have grown smarter, it’s up to us, ...

Chamber News Autumn '18 Issue Ready Now!

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Finding Love At Fieldays

Finding love at Fieldays: Rural Bachelor winner gets the Golden Gumboot, and the girl When Mike Short entered the 2009 Fieldays Rural Bachelor competition on a whim, he never dreamed his life would change so dramatically. Fast forward four years and the Golden Gumboot winner was sitting on hay bales on the back of a Ute having his wedding photos taken with his new wife Ryley, who he first met at Fieldays. Many people find the latest agricultural products at Fieldays, but Mike and Ryley Short (...

Hospitality Training In Cambridge

With a vibrant hospitality sector desperate for skilled, reliable staff, we are bringing industry training to Cambridge!In May, Industry Training Solutions will be delivering five courses with Cambridge Chamber of Commerce.Barista BasicsBarista XtraManaging Licenced Premises (LCQ)Basic Food Safety CertificateComprehensive Food SafetyFind out more on our website!...

Welcome!

Our new website is up and running!  We hope you like it!Did you know you can download our Member App?  Book for events, update your details and share special offers with other members, straight from your phone!Download the App here...

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