Auckland Business Chamber Explained

Auckland Business Chamber
Type:Business network
Founded Date:1856 [1]
Location:Auckland New Zealand[2]
Key People:Simon Bridges, Chief Executive Officer
Area Served:Auckland industry
Focus:Business advocacy
Method:Business services, media attention, events and training
Homepage:aucklandchamber.co.nz

The Auckland Business Chamber (known as the Auckland Chamber of Commerce until 2018[3] [4]), is a New Zealand business network representing the interests of businesses in the Auckland region. It is a non-governmental organisation.

History

The Chamber was founded in 1856, at a meeting of merchants on 24 January,[5] during a period of economic depression. Active in the 1860s, the Chamber floundered somewhat before an 1869 reorganisation that opened its ranks to a wider variety of merchants, on an annual subscription basis.[5]

Following its inception it focused on issues ranging from remedying trade abuses and obtaining adequate facilities for businesses, to standardization of grain weights and simplifying the customs tariff.[6]

Michael Barnett was the chief executive and spokesperson for the Chamber from 1991 until 2022.[7] [8]

Activities and services

The Chamber provides support to businesses, hosts events and training courses, and publishes business-related information. It advocates to government on behalf of its members.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Chambers of commerce, 1850s–2000s . teara.govt.nz . 2013-05-14.
  2. Web site: Contact Us . aucklandchamber.co.nz . 2013-05-15.
  3. Web site: 22 December 2017 . Tauranga City Council rates proposals – "backward step for the City and reinforce why New Zealand's rating system needs an overhaul" . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20180129081245/https://www.aucklandchamber.co.nz/media/latest-news/latest-chamber-news/tauranga-city-council-rates-proposals-backward-step-for-the-city-and-reinforce-why-new-zealand-s-rating-system-needs-an-overhaul/ . 29 January 2018 . 26 January 2023 . Auckland Business Chamber . For more information contact... Michael Barnett, Chief Executive, Auckland Chamber of Commerce..
  4. Web site: 25 January 2018 . 90-day trial law remains for small businesses . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20180129081250/https://www.aucklandchamber.co.nz/media/latest-news/latest-chamber-news/90-day-trial-law-remains-for-small-businesses/ . 29 January 2018 . 26 January 2018 . Auckland Business Chamber . For more information contact... Michael Barnett, Chief Executive, Auckland Business Chamber..
  5. Book: McLintock, Alexander H.. An encyclopaedia of New Zealand. 1966. R. E. Owen, Govt. printer. 25.
  6. Web site: A Century of Auckland Commerce: 1856–1956; A History of the Auckland Chamber of Commerce. . journals.cambridge.org . 2013-05-15.
  7. Web site: New Year Honours: Michael Barnett, a passionate advocate for NZ Inc. . 2023-01-26 . NZ Herald . en-NZ.
  8. Web site: Simon Bridges' new job as Auckland business boss confirmed . 2023-01-26 . NZ Herald . en-NZ.

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