Array ( [post_type] => events [post_status] => publish [posts_per_page] => 60 [ignore_sticky_posts] => 1 [orderby] => ID [order] => DESC [tax_query] => Array ( ) ) Essentials of Leadership
Where do we start? Climate governance workshop for directors
Leadership and Strategic Communication
Leading Through Crisis
Leadership and High Pressure Decision Making
Building a Culture of Trust and High Performing Teams
Success Cafe with Dr David Keane – LIVE
Success Cafe with Dr David Keane – LIVE
SOLD OUT- Empower Her
One-Day Taster Decarbonisation Workshop
Decarbonisation Workshop Series
Decarbonisation Workshop Series
Hubdoc Training
Mentoring is for Everyone
Mayors Taskforce For Jobs – Supporting youth into work
Decent Work workshop for Southland Employers & Workers
Southland Business Chamber AGM 2024
Understand your Intellectual Property and use it Effectively
Lion Foundation YES Kickstart & Design Sprint 2024, 9:00am.
Lion Foundation YES Kickstart & Design Sprint 2024, 12pm
BA5 Excellence- The Plant Store
Westpac Smarts- An Afternoon with Sir John Kirwan
Legacy Leadership
Summer Off the Clock
The Write Way
Presentation and Communication Skills
Delivering Exceptional Customer Service
Persuading & Influencing Others
Negotiating with Integrity
Performance Management
Time & Self Management
Legacy Leadership
Leadership Academy
Financial Skills for Non-Financial Managers
Financial Skills for Non-Financial Managers – Te Anau
The Art of Minute Taking
Project Coordination Skills for Administrators
Smart Factory Showcase
New to Business Coaching Programme
Westpac Smarts: Social Media for Small Business
Retain Your Talent
Findex – Tradie Academy
Not-for-profit Governance Essentials
The Cluster Muster
Meet the Candidate evening
TradeQual Southland 2023
Navigating Your Business Through a Recession
Business Communication Skills
BDO – Cyber Safety with John Parsons
Financial Skills for Non-Financial Managers
Leadership Academy
Leadership Academy – Te Anau
Leadership Academy – Gore
Leadership Academy
Project Management – PRINCE2® Practitioner Course
Project Management – PRINCE2® Foundation Course
St John Mental Health First Aid
New Member Mixer
Grand Opening of 25 on Don
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8 April 2024
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8 April 2024
2:00pm - 4:00pm

10 April 2024
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11 April 2024
10:30am - 11:30am

3 May 2024
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6 May 2024
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14 May 2024
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17 May 2024
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Helicopter Golf Ball Drop 2023 Fundraiser

Click below to buy your golf ball to support this cause. Supporting Young Enterprise programme for 2024

Office Closed for Waitangi Weekend

The Southland Business Chamber office will be closed on Monday 5 February, and Tuesday 6 February. We will be back in the office on Wednesday 7 February 2024.

Connecting the Southland business community

We will inform, entertain, and inspire you!

A rich history of business leadership and advocacy combined with the power of people, the Chamber continues to foster a dynamic economy, deliver value to members, and make Southland the greatest region to live and work. 

We’re here to inspire and influence business, and promote, support and encourage sustainable, profitable business growth. Whether you’re a large established organisation or a small developing business, the Chamber is known among its members for it’s ability to work alongside businesses, create opportunities and innovative solutions, and speak loudly for Southland business.

Connecting the Southland
business community.

We will inform, entertain and inspire you!

A rich history of business leadership and advocacy combined with the power of people, the Chamber is dedicated to your success. 

We are here to inspire and influence business, foster innovation, and promote, support and encourage sustainable, profitable business growth. 

Whether you are a large established organisation or a small developing business, the Chamber is known among its members for it’s ability to work alongside businesses, create opportunities and innovative solutions, and speak loudly for Southland business.

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Array ( [post_type] => post [post_status] => publish [posts_per_page] => 10 [ignore_sticky_posts] => 1 [orderby] => date [order] => DESC [tax_query] => Array ( ) ) Crucial insights for Southland’s business and workforce from the Decent Work Survey
Southland contingent investigates hydrogen opportunities
‘No idea is a bad idea’: Fixing Te Anau’s housing crisis
Engineering and Manufacturing Cluster identifies key themes: Collaboration and innovation at the forefront
Community Development Fund seeks more applications
Housing Crisis Threatens Fiordland Economy
2024 Annual General Meeting
Tiwai smelter closure would ‘bloody hurt’: Business Chamber
Chamber planning to offset possible smelter closure
DHL Market Update

The survey design, delivery, and data analysis were overseen by independent experts at Massey University. CEO of the Southland Business Chamber, Sheree Carey, says…

“We have a real opportunity here. There is a large body of work already being done, and collectively, we can make some real impact…

Innovation and action from authorities and local landowners is needed urgently to tackle Te Anau’s critical housing shortage and protect Fiordland’s economy, its business…

Brendan Gray, Southland Engineering Cluster Manager, expressed his enthusiasm for supporting the engineering community, saying, “It has been enlightening working with industry, understanding the…

The Murihiku Rūnaka and Rio Tinto / NZAS Community Development Fund, established by Murihiku Rūnaka and Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu, NZAS and Rio…

Business Association reveals urgent need for action.Nathan Benfell, Chair of the Fiordland Business Association, today shared the results of a recent survey conducted with…

Noticed is given that the 2024 Annual General Meeting of the Southland Business Chamber will be held 10.30am, Thursday 11 April 2024.

No decision had been made on the smelter’s future, and chamber chief executive Sheree Carey said she hoped it would remain open for many…

The chamber is taking proactive steps to ensure the region’s businesses are well prepared for any transition as a result of the potential closure…

Air Freight State of the IndustryJanuary 2024 Learn from the valuable industry insights created by our Air Freight Experts. In a Nutshell DEMAND -…

Locally the support is amazing. They are incredibility inclusive and they have opened their hearts, door and mind to me.

We're really lucky to have the Southland Business Chamber for their advocacy and business support.

The Southland Business Chamber has provided us great resources and networking events which are invaluable.

The Southland Chamber provides a network of like-minded businesses people who share passion in what they do.
Benji Baswi
Crunchy
We're really lucky to have the Southland Chamber for their advocacy and business support.
Warrick Low
Vet South
The Southland Chamber has provided us great resources and networking events which are invaluable for our business.
Michelle Findlater
GWD Toyota
The Chamber have supported us really well in connecting the airport to the business community in Southland.
Nigel Finnerty
Invercargill Airport
Locally the support is amazing. The ladies in the office are incredibility inclusive and they have opened their hearts, door and mind to me.
Christina McColgan
Careerforce
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ASB Bank
Meridian Energy Limited
Penny Simmonds – Member of Parliament for Invercargill
Southland Rural Support Trust
Clare Ngakai
McCulloch & Partners
Premium Marine Technology Limited
NZ Aluminium Smelter
Indian at The Crescent
OfficeMax
Cheeky Kiwi Travel Ltd
Arran Motel Te Anau
Safety n Action
FinnsCon Ltd
Presbyterian Support Southland
SBS Bank Invercargill
Angela Evans Health & Nutrition Coach
Network Electrical Servicing Ltd
Rabobank
McLeay Jewellers Ltd
Inside Systems Ltd
Strategic Software
Learning Differences Aotearoa Trust
Talk Visual
House of Travel Invercargill
Invercargill Young Professionals
Insurance Brokers Alliance Ltd
Brian Redding Ltd
South Port NZ Ltd
Ambrosia Designer Florist
Dunedin Community Care Trust
Mataura Valley Milk Limited
Invercargill Public Art Gallery
The Grocer
Fi Innovations Ltd
Festival Farm
Fiordland Business Association
Re:Woven Therapy Charitable Trust
Total Life
Wynn Williams
Fiordland Performing Arts Charitable Trust
Avenal Park Funeral Home
Pankhurst Sawmilling Ltd
Robert Dennis Racing
Aerofix Fiordland Limited
West Invercargill Health
Lifetime Group Ltd
Aden Motel
Embrace Orthodontics
Go2NewZealand
Cruise Te Anau
Blender Design
Bowmont Wholesale Meats
Blue Duck Early Learning Centre
D G Archer Construction
Wyndham Four Square
Trev Terry Marine Limited
Southern Farmers Market
NZ Facilitators Ltd
Ronald McDonald House Charities NZ
360 Logistics Group
Donaldson Construction Services Ltd
COIN South
Invest South GP Ltd
The Southland Times
Cruickshank Pryde
Rothbury Southland
Malloch McClean
Hokonui Rūnanga Research & Development Ltd
ADVANTESCO
Altered States 22 Limited
J Fraser & Sons Ltd
McCarthy Media and Communications
DHL Global Forwarding NZ Ltd
South Stays
100% Fiordland Electrical
Special Olympics Southland
Careerforce
Hato Hone St John Invercargill
SW Real Estate
Ministry for Pacific Peoples
ELM Marketing
Charlie’s Kitchen
Tooth Works
Industry Cafe
Harrisons Supplies Ltd
Delta Mike Ltd
Sandfly Cafe
CCS Disability Action Southland
McDonough Contracting
Bev’s Tramping Gear Hire
4S Consulting Limited
Steve Oliver Financial Services
Power Farming
Beef + Lamb New Zealand
SBS Insurance
Birchwood Manor Motels
Enterprise Recruitment
Royalwolf New Zealand, a United Rentals Company
Cra8 Fisheries
Stewart Island Flights
Pyper’s Produce
ILT Stadium Southland
Netball South
Daiken Southland Limited
Peter Excell Building Ltd
Mataura Licensing Trust
Bremca Southland
La Toscana
Gore District Council
The Southland Tribune
O’Connor Richmond
Ann Milne Education
Griffin Accountants Ltd
Invercargill Accounting Ltd
Mike Pero – Invercargill
Fiordland Outdoors Co
Maiden Stone Ltd
Fisher Aluminium Southland

Elegant boat cruises and guided walks departing from Te Anau town centre.

We offer a broad range of professional, innovative and tailored solutions for businesses, ranging from advice on IT, software, network infrastructure…

Rayners is a Southland based heating ventilation and air conditioning company with a presence in Invercargill, Dunedin & Queenstown.

Accounting Services

Our boutique and dedicated team have a vast range of experience in appearance and beauty treatments, giving you the confidence to…

Community Legal Services from East to West Coast from Rakiura up to above Tapanui. These services are free to the majority…

With a selection of indulgent cakes available in varying sizes and with your personalized colour choice you are able to create…

StabiX is ground zero for durable amphibious boats that push the limits of what a boating experience can be.

We transport people to nature by providing complete transport planning and water taxi services to the Milford Track, Kepler Track as…

Azurite Tattoo is a creative space hosting tattoo artists from New Zealand and overseas. We offer top quality custom work in…

Jubilee Budget Advisory Service is a free and confidential service in Southland, helping to build financial capability and resilience in the…

We are an outdoor supplies store, supplying all you need for the outdoor pursuits of hunting, fishing, camping and hiking. We…

Freight service. Servicing Invercargill-Winton-Dipton-Wreys Bush-Lumsden-Mossburn-Te Anau & Milford and areas in between. All types of freight from small courier parcels, furniture,…

An investment fund to support local businesses seeking capital & expertise for growth. Our focus is on partnering with management teams…

We offer a range of services including: Direct drilling, cultivation, agricultural spraying & fencing services. We operate in Te Anau and…

Leadership and business transformation consultancy.

We provide a wide range of specialist legal services to clients throughout Southland and Central Otago. Our ‘whole team’ approach ensures…

The Distinction Hotels Group prides itself on offering quality, comfortable accommodation with the highest standard of service to visitors. Local hotels…

Te Anau Events assists in the organisation, promotion, hosting, sourcing funding, support or be involved in recreational activities and events in…

Luxury woollen knits crafted using 100% sheep's wool exclusively from Davaar Station our century old family farm situated near Te Anau.…

With over 40 years combined experience, the team at Sign Solutions can meet all your signage requirements, from small labels to…

Indian at The Crescent is a locally owned and operated restaurant, serving Indian food cooked fresh in our traditional charcoal fired…

Our vision is to contribute to the elimination of sexual harm against women, children and men in society by offering support,…

We are your local experts in laser hair removal, skin rejuvenation treatments, and cosmetic injectables. Our amazing team are all highly…

New CBD development for Invercargill, currently under construction.

2300 hectare, forth generation sheep and beef property wanting to be involved in the industry for future generations to come.

Bragg Building is in its 9th year of business, it also owns franchise Cohesive construction suppliers of wide span sheds, current…

Small Civil construction company focusing on 3 waters infrastructure and maintenance while also offering small to medium size earthworks, landscaping and…

Ray White Te Anau has a progressive team who will get you the desired result. We have a wealth of knowledge…

Corporate and commercial legal services including project management, drafting and reviewing agreements, structuring, reviewing areas of risk, assisting with compliance matters,…

We provide online automated business services to enable our customers to process business information and electronic business documents such as supplier…

20 motel units available. Ideally placed overlooking the Te Anau Memorial Gardens. You can walk through the Gardens to the town…

We provide support to families and whānau throughout the Gore & Clutha District who seek support with family violence and to…

Providing the best in musculoskeletal and general ultrasound services for the Southland community.

Sustainable whitebait farming.

Administrative, financial and compliance services for clients in the agricultural industry.

We have a NZ Post, Lotto and gift store. with them aim to further increase the gift side of our business.

We are the tourist infrastructure provider in Milford Sound. We own and operate the harbour, wharves, visitor terminal, parking, wastewater plant…

We provide funding to non profit community organisations throughout the south covering Southland, Queenstown, Glenorchy, Arrowtown, Tapanui and Heriot areas.

Cycling Southland is a regional sporting organisation which administers all road and track cycling within Southland. Cycling Southland is based at…

We offer more than 3 million connections to consumer and business customers, and our existing mobile network covers 98.5% of where…

We are a small locally owned company - completing renovations, residential builds, sheds and light commercial projects

Megan Graham Photography has been in operation since 2010, & has recently relocated from Winton to Te Anau. Capture your family,…

We are a HVAC company specialising in heating, air conditioning, ventilation, biomass, solar and stainless steel.

Freelance professional photographer based at Invercargill. Covering all types of photography and contracted to Southland Express and Otago Daily Times plus…

Retail hardware and trade store.

Blue Sky Pastures is known worldwide. We supply global markets in more than 40 countries, and offer our customers the very…

STAC’s top priority will always be you. Stacey is equipped with all the knowledge to offer perfection in wedding consultations, planning…

TBI Health is a provider of physiotherapy, occupational health and rehabilitation services at home, work, at our clinics and online. We…

We are the only locally owned and operated rest homes in Invercargill, Waikiwi Gardens and Glenbrae Gardens. We offer permanent rest…

Boutique Southland based Cleaning Company. Servicing residential, commercial clients and specialising in New builds. Services include one cleaning and window cleaning.

Absolute Land Solutions is a land surveying and resource management planning consultancy specialising in subdivisions and land use consent applications.

Back9 is the creative agency for the modern age. We help businesses bring their ideas to life through our unique blend…

Painting, Paperhanging and Specialised Coatings.

Source Development is a full service digital agency offering development, design and marketing services.

GWD Motor Group is your one stop shop for all things automotive with; service, sales, parts and collision repair. We have…

Ocean Beach - a growing aquaculture centre of excellence and future tourism and hospitality hub at the southern tip of New…

Design and Build company.

NZME is a leading New Zealand media and entertainment business. Whether reading, listening, watching, our audience gets the content they want…

Kiwi Saffron supplies the highest grade 100 New Zealand grown Sargol saffron & saffron products to both the retail and wholesale…

Graphic artist and product designer, manufacturing individualised and very unique giftware and trophies. Corporate giftware for staff and clients, presents for…

Fresh Choice Supermarket in Te Anau offering both in-store and online grocery shopping.

Locally owned retail store that specializes in books, toys, stationery, gifts and cards - also offering postal and some Kiwibank services.

Hammond Davidson Limited is a dynamic Chartered Accountancy Practice which brings a mix of experience, good reputations, friendliness and proactive advice…

WOF, services and repairs on all vehicle makes and models. Automatic transmission repairs and servicing. Latest diagnostic equipment.

Wallace Murray provides a broad range of services across New Zealand. We are committed to providing high quality, innovative and cost…

We are a 100% local accountancy practice, providing accounting services to small and medium sized businesses - from payroll support, GST,…

Breaking down brain science into practical solutions. We offer a range of workshops based on brain science to support individuals, parents/caregivers,…

Manufacturer of nutritional products from dairy ingredients including the world’s first sheep milk infant formula using exclusively sheep milk protein. The…

Steve offers engaging, evidence-based workshops that empower organisations to build a positive workplace culture. Focusing on positive mental health, enhancing resilience,…

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