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Marlborough Chamber supports keeping DIA community advisors local

Marlborough Chamber supports keeping DIA community advisors local

As a Chamber, we strongly support the principle of locals supporting locals. This applies just as much to community infrastructure and capability as it does to our local business community. People living and working in our regions understand their communities in a way that is difficult to replicate from a centralised hub.

South Island Chambers of Commerce Release Election Policy Document

For the first time, all eight South Island Chambers of Commerce have come together to launch a shared election policy platform, calling on all political parties to back the South Island as a driver of New Zealand's next phase of economic growth.  

Submission on the Review of the Employment Dispute Resolution System

07 July 2026
Submission on the Review of the Employment Dispute Resolution System

Submission on the Waitohi Ferry Redevelopment

23 April 2026
Submission on the Waitohi Ferry Redevelopment

Submission on the Crimes Act Amendment Bill 2025

16 February 2026
Submission on the Crimes Act Amendment Bill 2025

Submission on the Planning Bill and the Natural Environment Bill

13 February 2026
Submission on the Planning Bill and the Natural Environment Bill

Submission on Taxation and the not-for-profit sector

18 December 2025
Submission on Taxation and the not-for-profit sector

Submission on the Retail Payment System (Ban on Merchant Surcharges) Amendment Bill

10 October 2025
Submission on the Retail Payment System (Ban on Merchant Surcharges) Amendment Bill

Mutual Transactions of Associations

25 June 2025
Chambers are not-for-profit membership bodies. Membership fees are not earned for commercial gain—they fund business support, advocacy, and economic development.

Retail Crime

23 May 2025
Retail crime is not only a growing operational challenge - it is fast becoming a serious concern for staff safety, business viability, and the wider community’s confidence in public spaces.

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