Connecting Business, Growing Potential, Advancing Success
Business Whanganui is the leading independent business association in the Whanganui region and an Accredited Member of the New Zealand Chambers of Commerce network. We champion the interests of local businesses, ensuring your voice is heard at local, regional, and national levels.
We provide support, learning, networking, and promotional opportunities to help businesses of all sizes, ages, and stages connect, grow and advance. Our community is vibrant, dynamic, creative, and well-connected—a place where businesses thrive through collaboration and shared success.
Join us and be part of a stronger, smarter business future.
Upcoming Learning & Events
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UK Trade Discussion & Lunch
Wednesday 1 October 12.30pm
Business Whanganui, 139 Guyton Street
Join us for lunch and a roundtable discussion with the British High Commissioner, Iona Thomas OBE. The session will bring together local business leaders to share experiences with UK trade, discuss the Free Trade Agreement, and explore new opportunities — showcasing Whanganui’s strengths in the UK–NZ relationship. Look out for your invitation to this event – or get in touch to make sure you are on the list – email: events@businesswhanganui.nz
Business for Breakfast
Tuesday 14 October 7.00am to 8.30am
FRANK. 60 Ridgway Street
Join us for a relaxed morning of great connections, good conversation, and plenty of opportunities to share what your business has to offer. Plus hear from our Voice of Business guest speaker for October. No charge to attend – buy your own breakfast and refreshments. Breakfast pre-order available and highly recommended.
Safety Managers Forum
Wednesday 15 October 11.00am
Business Whanganui 139 Guyton Street
The Safety Managers Forum brings local health and safety leaders together to share knowledge, discuss challenges, and strengthen practices. Sessions provide opportunities to connect with peers, hear from guest speakers, and explore practical ways to build safer, healthier workplaces. If you’re responsible for health and safety, join us. Get in touch to make sure you are on the invitation list – email: events@businesswhanganui.nz
Book Club
Wednesday 22 October 10.00-11.00am
Business Whanganui, 139 Guyton Street
Exporter & Importer Lunch
with CentrePort
Thursday 23 October 11.45am
Business Whanganui, 139 Guyton Street
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Key Insights from our Gathering with the Employment Court Judges
Business Whanganui recently brought together local business leaders, HR practitioners, and New Zealand’s Employment Court judges for an important discussion on workplace challenges, opportunities, and trends.
This unique information-sharing session offered perspectives from both ends of the spectrum – businesses applying employment law in practice and judges interpreting it at the highest level.
The insights captured here highlight common pitfalls, emerging issues, and practical ways to strengthen workplace practices.…. Read more
Connect , Grow, and Advance your Business with us
Be Part of Business Whanganui
We host a range networking and learning events to help you to be more widely known, connected, informed, inspired, and more successful in your business.
From our biennial regional business awards, business for breakfast or lunch and after 5 gatherings, factory tours, just-for-fun events, thought leader guest speakers, and learning sessions, we’re sure you’ll find something to interest you.
We also have promotional opportunities for you to raise awareness of your business, products, services, and the value you deliver to your customers, including hosting a Business Whanganui networking event.
It’s not just who you know in business, it’s who knows you. Contact us to find out more.
Good Business
Putting Customers First
Strengthen your business through customer focus: No matter the size or stage of your business, customers are at the heart of what you do. In today’s environment of shifting expectations and tighter competition, it’s not just about offering a good product or service – it’s about delivering real value in ways that build trust, loyalty, and long-term success… read more
Skills
Create a Pitch for your Business
An elevator pitch is a concise and compelling statement that describes who you are, what you do, and why you do it. It’s called an “elevator pitch” because it should be short enough to be delivered during a brief elevator ride. Maybe in New Zealand we could call it a “lift pitch”, but it doesn’t have quite the same appeal… read more
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Our Vision, Values and Purpose
Learn more about us, what we believe, and how we serve the Business Whanganui community by taking a moment to read through our Vision, Values and Purpose statement below and our Four Strategic Pillars – the areas of focus that underpin our delivery…. read more
