Past Events
Exporter Breakfast Series- All About Shipping
We had our final Exporter Breakfast Series this morning for 2024. A big thank you to DHL, South Port NZ and Invercargill Airport for coming along and sharing. A great Q&A session at the end as well. Look out for our updates on what is happening with this series for 2024.
LEADERSHIP ACADEMY GRADUATION – INTAKE 24
Congratulations to Leadership Academy intake #24 24 November 2023 A huge thank you to our inspiring presenters who give so much towards building leadership capacity across Murihiku-Southland.
BA5- Hawthorndale Care Village
Last night we were fortunate enough to learn about and have a site tour of the new Hawthorndale Care Village! This amazing site and team showed us around during our BA5, answered all our questions and lead us through the exciting new Village that is coming to Invercargill. Cheers to the team The Hawthorndale Care […]
Retail Crime Prevention Meeting
Thank you to NZ Police, Allied Security, and Invercargill Central for bringing together the Retail Crime Prevention Meeting held last week. A great opportunity for local businesses to have chat about retail crime in the city and platforms to report this.
Findex – Tradie Academy
Along with KUMA and Mitre 10 Mega, it was a pleasure to support the Findex - Tradie Academy tonight.
Employ-ease Workshop Gore
Thank you, Angela MacKenzie PR Law, for an engaging workshop about the “not your usual types of leave”. You answered our burning questions in this intentionally interactive session.
Young Enterprise YES Regional Finals 2023
Excitement was in the air as the Young Enterprise Scheme (YES) Southland region gathered to celebrate the budding entrepreneurs of tomorrow at the Regional Finals of 2023.
Milford Opportunities Project
Thank you all for taking the time out of your busy schedules to listen to John and Phil from Milford Opportunities yesterday. We trust that what you heard was helpful. I can only echo and underscore what Phil said, we welcome your feedback and any views on the Masterplan and bring you closer to the […]
Leverage Generative AI Tools for Effectiveness
Thank You Queenstown Resort College for partnering to deliver the NZQA approved micro-credential Leverage generative AI tools for organisational effectiveness.
TradeQual 2023
Last Thursday night saw the recognition of over 40 graduates from throughout Southland attending our annual TradeQual Award Dinner to celebrate their success and congratulate them for choosing to remain in Southland to work. This is an annual awards dinner which recognises Southland’s trade graduates, knowing how important tradespeple are for the future growth of […]
The Cluster Muster
We were incredibly excited to welcome local engineering and manufacturing businesses, support agencies and service businesses to The Cluster Muster last night to officially launch Southland's Engineering (and Manufacturing) Cluster.
Panel Discussion – Unpacking Governance for SMEs: Adding Value
Last night our amazing panel of local directors - Sarah Collie, Murray Donald, and Peter Heenan, led by Michelle Henderson, discussed developing and extracting value of governance in an SME
Persuading and Influencing Others and Presentation and Communication Skills Workshops
Participants told us that Duncan Ashford’s – (Lionheart Consulting )workshop “is among the best I’ve undertaken”.
FBA “After Hours” networking drinks
We had a fantastic Friday night of connection at the FBA "After Hours" networking drinks.
Westpac Smarts. Kevin Biggar
Our final Westpac Smarts for the year seen Kevin Biggar joining us for an inspirational and motivating presentation. Discussing the tools and tricks he used to successfully complete the trans-Atlantic rowing race. Talking about step goals versus ramp goals, Kevin gave everyone in the room something to think about.
Leadership Academy Graduation – Intake 23
Congratulations to graduates of intake 23 in Waihōpai – Invercargill.
Meet the Candidate Evening
City candidates clash – but not impolitely It was policies, not personalities, that took a hammering when a pair of minor-party candidates took the podium with Invercargill’s two MPs. The public meeting hosted by Rotary clubs and the Southland Business Chamber on Thursday was notable for good behaviour. As for good thinking, that remained a […]
2023 Southland Business Excellence Awards
More than 600 people helped to celebrate as several Southland businesses were awarded for their contribution to making the region a great place to work, live and start business in, none more so than H W Richardson Group. The 2023 Southern Green Hydrogen Southland Business Excellence Awards on Friday night, were touted as the biggest […]
Westpac Smarts. Economist
Last week we joined Paul Clark Westpac Economist for Westpac Smarts. Paul gave an update on the economy and where Westpac is heading next! Join us for our last Westpac Smarts of the year as we welcome Kevin Biggar in OctoberRegister here: https://southlandchamber.co.nz/events/75792/
Exclusive Event for Finalists- Southland Business Excellence Awards
Wow! Last night we celebrated many of our finalist for the 2023 Southern Green Hydrogen Southland Business Excellence Awards! Our DHL Finalist Party was all about celebrating how far these businesses have come and the growth they have had. We can’t wait to see everyone in a few weeks time at our Awards Dinner and […]
Building Capability Series – Health & Safety Obligations Including Mental Health
Anna Ford – Copeland Ashcroft Law and Melissa Vining Findex Invercargill presented an interactive session to strengthen Health and Safety capacity for participants. Understanding how to recoginse and respond to psychosocial hazards along with takeaway tools and practical advice were greatly appreciated by all.
BA5- Flooring Xtra
Our team was lucky enough to celebrate Invercargill & Winton Flooring Xtra’s 20th Birthday last week through a BA5. We heard from owners Chris and Rebecca about their journey to where they are now and were treated to some demonstrations from the team as well! A congratulations to Sarah for winning the spot prize on […]
Navigating Health and Safety Governance Essentials with Melissa Vining
Hosted by Institute of Directors Otago Southland branch, in partnership with Southland Business Chamber, this session provided practical health and safety governance insights for directors and business leaders. The Health and Safety at Work Act 2015 (HSWA) requires directors to take ultimate responsibility for the health and safety of their business. The principles underpinning health […]
Luncheon with Nicola Willis
Last Friday saw our luncheon with Deputy Leader of the National Party Nicola Willis. Held at the Kelvin Hotel, Nicola shared many things including her plans as Speaker of Finance and the plans the National Party has. A personal thank you to both Bill English and Penny Simmonds was a great start to Nicola’s chat.
Essentials of Leadership
“Just competed four fantastic days in Southland working with Joanne O’Connor and the Southland Business Chamber. A great cohort to work with on the Essentials of Leadership programme in the new Chamber facilities; great spaces to interact, learn and collaborate. Thanks for a brilliant trip and great to be around positive and progressive business leaders!” […]