Whanganui Business Chamber

Whanganui Young Professionals September Networking
2024-09-27 17:30 - 19:00 (Pacific/Auckland) | Porridge Watson, 30 Drews Avenue, Whanganui, 4500

Problem Solving with Elysabeth Wolters
2024-09-27 12:30 - 13:30 | Business Whanganui – Chamber of Commerce, 139 Guyton Street, Whanganui, 4501, New Zealand
Do you find yourself overthinking, worrying, and feeling stuck when it comes to making decisions? It’s common to feel drained when we can’t find clear solutions, but this one-hour workshop will introduce you to practical tools to help solve problems more effectively and rapidly.
In this session, we’ll explore several strategies to free up your mental energy and guide you toward multiple potential solutions, so you can take action with more confidence. Overthinking can lead to constant mental noise, causing exhaustion, anxiety, and low self-esteem, which often spirals into further feelings of stagnation. By learning how to approach problems differently, you’ll regain a sense of clarity, reduce anxiety, and boost your confidence.
If you’re ready to break free from the cycle of worry and overthinking, join us for this one-hour workshop. Together, we’ll unlock ways to make decisions with greater ease, freeing up energy to take meaningful action in both your personal and professional life.
We’d love to have you there!

This workshop is gifted to attendees by Business Whanganui member, Elysabeth Wolters of Lizzie’s Insights.

Business After 5 with Andrew Clifford
2024-09-26 17:00 - 19:00 | Business Whanganui – Chamber of Commerce, 139 Guyton Street, Whanganui, 4501, New Zealand
We invite you to join us at our space in the La Station complex, Guyton Street for this Business After 5 gathering with guest speaker Andrew Clifford, Director, Te Whare o Rehua Sarjeant Gallery.
Learn more about this exceptional community asset, the opportunities it presents, and its much anticipated reopening. Andrew will also be making a special announcement that we are particularly excited about!
Please ensure you RSVP as places are limited.

Ways to Wellness with Yee Ley
2024-09-23 12:30 - 13:30 | Business Whanganui – Chamber of Commerce, 139 Guyton Street, Whanganui, 4501, New Zealand
Ways to Wellness with Yee Ley Lau
You are your business
WATCH YEE LEY’S INTRODUCTORY VIDEO ON YOUTUBE HERE
Join our experiential workshops designed to offer accessible, repeatable tools for a lighter way of living

Gain a sense of clarity and lightness
Uncover and address blind spots and release personal blocks
Gain momentum with creative ideas
Take inspired actions with a greater sense of freedom

These workshops are delivered as four, 1-hour sessions over lunchtime Monday 23rd, Tuesday 24th, Wednesday 25th, Thursday 26th September as a special event in support of Mental Health Awareness Week 2024.
Part 1: Self Care (Monday)
Explore what self-care means to you and how much time you dedicate to it. Session includes a guided relaxation session with live meditative soundscapes.
Part 2: Self Awareness (Tuesday)
Learn how cultivating self-awareness can enhance your well-being. Explore techniques to achieve a neutral mindset, which will help you identify and address unhelpful blind spots and belief systems that may be affecting your decision making and planning
Part 3: Conscious Creations, Conscious choices (Wednesday)
Dive into futurecasting to ignite your creative flow. This session focuses on generating innovations, ideas, and solutions for you and your team helping you to create consciously and make empowered choices.
Part 4: Inspired Actions (Thursday)
From Intensity to In10city
Transform from intensity to a state of optimal performance. Identify which activities and outcomes are not serving you and determine the inspired actions needed to elevate your life to a 10 out of 10

About Yee Ley
Yee Ley is a Family and Systemic Constellations Facilitator, Sound & Voice Facilitator, and Yoga Nidra Practitioner with over 15 years of experience with energy medicine and transpersonal practices in the UK and New Zealand. She assists people reconnect with their core being so they may choose a lighter way of living.
Previously spending over 10 years as a Business Analyst in broadcasting, Yee Ley now applies her analytical skills and intuitive insights as a Personal Transformation Facilitator. Her approach combines practical analysis with transpersonal techniques to enhance self-awareness.

Yee Ley Lau
Where awareness meets choice
hello@yeeleylau.com
www.yeeleylau.com | FB: yeeleylau | Instagram: yeeleylau
Private online sessions: Book appointment
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This workshop is gifted to attendees by Business Whanganui member, Yee Ley Lau.

Book Club : Coffee O'Clock
2024-09-19 10:00 - 11:00 | Business Whanganui – Chamber of Commerce, 139 Guyton Street, Whanganui, 4501, New Zealand
The Book Club group meet up monthly at Business Whanganui in Guyton Street.
If you would like to join book club or find out more, please contact us: events@businesswhanganui.nz

Book Club : Wine and Words
2024-09-12 17:30 - 19:00 | Business Whanganui – Chamber of Commerce, 139 Guyton Street, Whanganui, 4501, New Zealand

Women After 5 : A Conversation with Women in STEM
2024-09-04 17:00 - 19:00 | The Burrow, 45 Taupo Quay, Whanganui, Wanganui-Manawatu, 4500, New Zealand
NOTE NEW DATE TO BE CONFIRMED
Join us for an inspiring event featuring guest speakers Patrycja Bonkowska and Sarah Bennetts from Beca, as we connect and engage in meaningful conversation about unconventional pathways and being women with STEM careers.
We look forward to seeing you on the 4th!
Notes about tickets:
Drinks and nibbles are included in our ticket price. We will have lovely nibbly bits curated by the team at The Burrow plus wine and alcohol-free drinks available.
Prices quoted for tickets are excluding GST.
We are pleased to offer Member Preferential Pricing for this event. (Did you know that when your business/employer is a member, everyone working in the business (or organisation) is too?)

Business After 5 at the Ngaporo Coffee Bar
2024-08-29 17:00 - 18:30 | Ngaporo Coffee Bar, Riverboat Centre and Museum, Taupo Quay (Waimarie Trust), Whanganui
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Join us for Business After 5 at the Riverboat Centre to hear about the collaboration between the Waimarie Operating Trust and Whanganui’s newest coffee roasters, Derelict Coffee.
Learn how Ngaporo Coffee Bar got its name and how it will become more than just a place to get great coffee.
This is also an opportunity to hear how the Waimarie Operating Trust plans to mark the incredible milestone of 25 years since Paddle Steamer Waimarie returned to operation, a journey 125 years in the making, with an exclusive preview of some of what is happening.
Network with fellow Business Whanganui members in a relaxed environment, as we share the journey of Derelict Coffee, a brew with roots that trace back to the upper reaches of the Whanganui River.
Complimentary thanks to our hosts.

Business for Good: Understanding GenZ in the Workplace with Te Ahu Teki
2024-08-20 07:00 - 08:30 | Business Whanganui – Chamber of Commerce, 139 Guyton Street, Whanganui, 4501, New Zealand
Understanding GenZ in the Workplace with Te Ahu Teki
You’re invited to join us for our next Business for Good session, this month with guest speaker Te Ahu Teki from Tuia Connect Consulting. Te Ahu will be sharing valuable insights on “Understanding GenZ in the Workplace.”
This is a crucial topic for organisations, especially considering that over 60% of the current workforce in Aotearoa/New Zealand is made up of GenZ and Millennials.
Don’t miss this opportunity to gain a deeper understanding of the dynamics shaping our workplaces today.
Muffins and pastries will be available together with tea, coffee and juice. If you have special dietary requirements, please feel free to bring your own breakfast with you.

Find out more about our guest speaker, Te Ahu Teki and Tuia Connect Consulting here:
www.tuiaconnect.co.nz

Business for Good – About
Designed for key decision-makers and business owners, Business for Good has four key objectives – to help you:

Make more money.
Attract the BEST people.
Be the supplier of CHOICE.
IMPROVE your environmental and social performance.

Business for Good sessions emphasise principles of sustainability, social responsibility, and ethical practices, and aim to contribute to the creation of businesses that not only generate profits but that also contribute positively to society and the environment.
Here at Business Whanganui, through our work delivering series like Business for Good and our biennial Business Awards, our aspiration is to foster a vibrant community of businesses dedicated to effecting positive change while thriving in the marketplace. We invite organisations of all sizes and sectors to engage with us in this journey toward a more sustainable and socially responsible future.
Business for Good is offered to Whanganui business at no cost, thanks to the support of Whanganui & Partners, and our guest speakers willingness to share their time and expertise with our community.

Book Club
2024-08-15 10:00 - 11:00 | Manawatu-Wanganui

Governance: Introduction to Business Continuity Planning
2024-08-15 09:00 - 13:00 | Business Whanganui – Chamber of Commerce, 139 Guyton Street, Whanganui, 4501, New Zealand
Do you have policies, procedures and a test plan in place to ensure your organisation can survive the next big shock? Did you know that Directors are personally liable if they are negligent in this area?
This interactive, fast-paced half-day workshop includes a set of templates for attendees to apply in their own organisations. Topics covered:

Board BCP responsibilities
Policies versus procedures
Testing protocols
Two short simulations relating to loss or denial of services, key personnel, facilities, reputational risk, ransomware or other relevant effects.

ABOUT
Facilitated by TorquePoint’s Simon Ewing-Jarvie and Hon Heather Roy (torquepoint.co.nz), these half-day courses are for anyone considering becoming a director, about to join a board or those who have recently become a director in either commercial or not-for-profit settings.
These workshops are fast-paced, serious fun where attendees also leave with a suite of digital tools for their governance journey. They are designed so as not to compete with the longer options provided by organisations such as the Institute of Directors.

REGISTER YOUR INTEREST IN ATTENDING
Email: events@businesswhanganui.nz
Include:

Workshop you want to attend. You can request to attend all three.
Name, business name, email, mobile.

Governance: Introduction to Board Strategy
2024-08-14 09:00 - 13:00 | Business Whanganui – Chamber of Commerce, 139 Guyton Street, Whanganui, 4501, New Zealand
This half-day course is for those who have recently become a director or are about to join a Board.
It builds on the Introduction to the Duties of a Director (Gov101) course, providing a detailed look at Strategy in the Board setting.
The session is interactive and will provide practical exercises to enhance your governance skills and experience. Participants will be provided with a set of board templates that can be adapted for their own use. The session covers:

Environment Scan techniques
How to develop an effective strategy and ensure it is a living document
Board ownership of strategy – ensuring buy in from the operational side of the business
Strategy Documents
Implementation following strategy development
Testing the Strategy – how do we know it is the right Strategy?
Reporting against the Strategy

ABOUT:
Thinking about becoming a director or trustee? Maybe you already are and want to brush up on your knowledge and skills? When is the right time to set up a governance board? How well are we doing in governance terms?
Facilitated by TorquePoint’s Simon Ewing-Jarvie and Hon Heather Roy (torquepoint.co.nz), these half-day courses are for anyone considering becoming a director, about to join a board or those who have recently become a director in either commercial or not-for-profit settings.
These workshops are fast-paced, serious fun where attendees also leave with a suite of digital tools for their governance journey. They are designed so as not to compete with the longer options provided by organisations such as the Institute of Directors.

REGISTER YOUR INTEREST IN ATTENDING
Email: events@businesswhanganui.nz
Include:

Workshop you want to attend. You can request to attend all three.
Name, business name, email, mobile.

Governance: Introduction to the Duties of Directors
2024-08-13 13:00 - 17:00 | Business Whanganui – Chamber of Commerce, 139 Guyton Street, Whanganui, 4501, New Zealand
This interactive session provides practical exercises to enhance your governance skills and experience. A mock Board meeting will give participants a hands-on experience and attendees will be provided with a set of Board templates that can be adapted for their own use.
The session covers:• Governance vs Management• Strategy vs Operations• Board and CEO (or GM or MD) relationship• Duties of a Director including legislative and regulatory obligations• Board Papers – getting the information you need to make good decisions• Assessing Risk• Budget Processes• Managing Conflicts of Interest• Good Board Practice – policies and procedures.
ABOUT
Thinking about becoming a director or trustee? Maybe you already are and want to brush up on your knowledge and skills? When is the right time to set up a governance board? How well are we doing in governance terms?
Facilitated by TorquePoint’s Simon Ewing-Jarvie and Hon Heather Roy (torquepoint.co.nz), these half-day courses are for anyone considering becoming a director, about to join a board or those who have recently become a director in either commercial or not-for-profit settings.
These workshops are fast-paced, serious fun where attendees also leave with a suite of digital tools for their governance journey. They are designed so as not to compete with the longer options provided by organisations such as the Institute of Directors.
REGISTER YOUR INTEREST IN ATTENDING
Email: events@businesswhanganui.nz
Include:

Workshop you want to attend. You can request to attend all three.
Name, business name, email, mobile.

Whanganui Young Professionals July After 5 with LADS
2024-07-31 17:15 - 19:00 | LADS Brewing Company, 1 Taylor Street, Whanganui, New Zealand
Join us for this July gathering of Whanganui Young Professionals with our hosts, the lads @ LADS Brewing Company.
Entry is $5 – please bring cash with you.
Our thanks to LADS for shouting us a bar tab and catering for this event to the value of $500.
Be sure to register so we know how to reach you and can make sure we cater for you on the 31st.
See you there.

UCOL Lunch & Learn: Augment Your World with Michelle Excell
2024-07-31 12:15 - 13:00 | UCOL Whanganui, Taupo Quay, Whanganui
Augmented reality isn’t just face-filters. It does real heavy lifting in every sector imaginable: AEC, GLAM, Retail & Goods (FMCG), Travel & Tourism, Art, Music, Entertainment, and all levels of Education… to name but a few.
In this Lunch & Learn session with our partners UCOL, Immersive technology strategist Michelle Excell will guide you through an intro to augmented reality and how it is enabling people, companies, and communities to enhance experiences, learn about the world around them, and imagine futures.

What is AR?
Who is using it?
How do I use AR? (mobile, audio, haptics, headsets, projection, displays)
Augmenting Whanganui
Quick Q&A
Group challenge! Rapid brainstorm on AR x Tourism

Michelle’s bio:
Michelle is chief strategist and CEO of The Antipodean. She has spent over 20 years at the forefront of digital product and experience at digital and ad agencies. A majority of that time was spent in San Francisco, with stints in Australia, Aotearoa and New York. In 2016 she founded The Antipodean, a consultancy focused on immersive technologies such as XR (augmented and virtual reality), AI, and spatial computing.
Michelle has consulted on immersive technology strategy with Clorox, Hoyts, Chipotle, Swiss Telecom, Cruise (autonomous vehicles), Meta Quest, Logitech, BIC, Isuzu + many more. She has given talks and workshops at TED Women, Spikes Asia, Microsoft Mixed Reality Labs, guest-lectured at various schools including Miami Ad School, Wharton and NYU, and created a three-part metaverse series for the American Marketing Association.
She believes immersive technology has the potential to make our digital lives more human, and more integrated with the real world. Her specialty lies in translating complexity into relatable experiences and steps for everyone, and helping you figure out why and how you may employ immersive tech in your vocation or business.
Michelle relocated to Whanganui from Oakland in late 2023. She looks forward to lending her expertise to innovation initiatives in her new hometown, and Aotearoa in general.
You can connect with Michelle on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michelleexcell/
Or email: michelle@theantipodean.us
Michelle is also co-founder and CPO of Voiijer (download for iPhone)

Business After 5 with Te Kōpuka nā Te Awa Tupua - the Te Awa Tupua strategy group
2024-07-25 17:00 - 18:30 | Business Whanganui – Chamber of Commerce, 139 Guyton Street, Whanganui, 4501, New Zealand
Join us for this special Business After 5 event with hosts, Te Kōpuka nā Te Awa Tupua – the Te Awa Tupua strategy group, as we explore the significance of Te Heke Ngahuru ki Te Awa Tupua (Te Heke Ngahuru) – the Te Awa Tupua strategy, and its potential positive impact on our communities.
This gathering aims to create a space for open conversation and mutual understanding about our shared future.
Te Heke Ngahuru is a pivotal strategy that underscores the importance of a community-led model. This session will be an excellent opportunity to gain insights into the history and significance of Te Heke Ngahuru and the vision for the future as outlined by our communities.
Following the launch of Te Heke Ngahuru, Te Kōpuka has committed to engage with the communities of Te Awa Tupua to build action plans. The action plans will give life to the Strategy.
Together we can shape a better future for our community.

Business For Good : People/Workers
2024-07-23 07:00 - 08:30 | Business Whanganui – Chamber of Commerce, 139 Guyton Street, Whanganui, 4501, New Zealand
The Business for Good Series provides a useful framework for thinking about your business and for understanding how you are performing beyond financially.
People/Workers: This workshop focuses on how employees are treated, on their wellbeing, and fairness. Here we will discuss the importance of providing a positive work environment, employee engagement, paying a fair salary, creating opportunities for career development and training, performance evaluation, and demonstrating a commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion. In a nutshell, the attributes of a good employer.
Introduction:
The Business for Good series takes a novel approach to developing business by emphasising principles of sustainability, social responsibility, and ethical practices. This innovative approach aims to create businesses that not only generate profits but also contribute positively to society and the environment.
This series is the first step in reshaping the traditional business landscape towards more sustainable, conscientious, and purpose-driven methodologies in business development and entrepreneurship.
In this Business Awards year, we recognise this as an opportune moment for interested organisations to look at their operations and consider how they align with the focus areas in the Business for Good series. A key focus of the awards this year will be commitment to sustainability, social responsibility, and ethical practices.
Through the Business for Good series and the Business Awards, our aspiration is to foster a vibrant community of businesses dedicated to effecting positive change while thriving in the marketplace. We invite organisations of all sizes and sectors to engage with us in this journey toward a more sustainable and socially responsible future.

Business After 5: GDM Factory Tour
2024-06-27 16:30 - 18:00 | GDM Retail Systems, 25 Gilberd Street, Castlecliff,, Whanganui, 4501
Join us, Business After 5 hosts, Bartley Group and their Award winning team, for a fascinating tour of the GDM (Good Design Matters) factory and premises in Castlecliff.
A leading fixtures and furniture manufacturer for over 40 years. GDM Retail has a modern 7000m2 factory and design hub in Whanganui, and a sales office in Auckland.
They design, engineer, prototype and manufacture to customer specification, believing that Good Design Matters, and providing best practice in metal fabrication, laser cutting, robotic welding. CNC joinery construction, painting, powder coating and logistics are also all efficiently coordinated from the same site.
This is definitely a must see and practical shoes event!
Limited numbers. Booking essential.
No charge thanks to our hosts.

Women After 5 with Jennifer Taylor Moore
2024-06-19 17:30 - 19:00 | Lockett Gallery, 65A Guyton Street, Whanganui
This month we welcome guest speaker Jennifer Taylor Moore, Curator of Collections for the Sarjeant Gallery Te Whare o Rehua Whanganui.
At our gathering Jennifer will share with us some of her experiences and delights from the Sarjeant Collection and Edith Collier Collection; excavating (literally) artworks and treasures from beneath the original Gallery prior to its redevelopment; and two further significant pieces of work – the wrap, pack, audit, and relocation of a collection of over 8,300 items – undertaken not once, but now twice.
Join us for a relaxed, friendly gathering of remarkable business and professional women for this evening of connection and storytelling at the enchanting space that is the Lockett Gallery.
TICKET PRICE: Includes liquid refreshments and a selection of nibbles.
BRING A GUEST: Members are welcome to bring a guest at the member price.

Business Catch-up with Hon. Nicola Willis
2024-06-14 16:30 - 18:15 | Johnston Building, 49 Taupo Quay, Whanganui, New Zealand
Join us for this special business catch-up with Hon. Nicola Willis, Minister of Finance, Minister of Public Service, Minister of Social Investment, and Associate Minister for Climate Change, and Carl Bates, MP for Whanganui.

VENUE ACCESS PLEASE NOTE:We will be holding this special event in the first-floor commercial space of the beautiful Johnston Building, 49 Taupo Quay. Access is via STAIRS. If you require assistance to access this venue, please indicate this on your booking.

Awards Launch : Whanganui Regional Business Awards 2024
2024-06-06 17:30 - 19:00 | Whanganui War Memorial Centre, Watt Street, Whanganui, Manawatu-Wanganui, 4500, New Zealand
This is one event that needs no explanation – and certainly no sell. We are privileged to have the opportunity to showcase the best of Whanganui business through these 2024 Whanganui Regional Business Awards. Join us to hear about this year’s awards, the categories, entry programme, and the grand finale Awards Dinner and Ceremony being held in November. Booking essential.

Business for Good: Community
2024-05-28 07:00 - 08:30 | Business Whanganui – Chamber of Commerce, 139 Guyton Street, Whanganui, 4501, New Zealand
Join us for this instalment of the Business for Good series, this time focused on our Customers. As usual we will be applying a slightly different lens to this discussion. Less theoretical, more practical, with follow-up actions based on what you decide is the priority. Follow-up coaching is available for each of these workshops.
Community:
Whanganui businesses in general have a strong sense of community participation. This workshop explores ways in which a business can actively contribute to its local community – supporting local projects, creating community partnerships, and working to reduce any negative effects of its operations.

Let's Talk About .... Animation - Lunch and Learn with UCOL
2024-05-15 12:15 - 13:00 | UCOL Whanganui, Taupo Quay, Whanganui
Join us for the second of our “Let’s Talk About…..” lunch and learn events, brought to you by Business Whanganui Key Regional Partners, UCOL.
Session overview: AI, visual communication and animated personality for business, education and pleasure…

A look at the history – icon and animated AI interaction
Easy AR (Augmented Reality) with Eyejack
Overview of Adobe creative cloud and the benefits it provides through AI
Building illustrated concept art with AI
Creating your animated character video for free… and all in eight minutes
Question time

About our Presenter: Phillip Andrews – Lecturer in Design UCOL
BIO: Qualifications – Masters degree in Visual Communication (Massey)
Background – After design school (Wellington Polytechnic) Phillip launched into advertising as an Art Director in Wellington, then later moving to London where he specialized in DM (Direct Marketing). This role required the development of campaign concepts for national and international corporate based clients.
Next move was back to New Zealand freelancing as a graphic designer, illustrator and part-time tutor at the Wellington Design school. Projects undertaken during this time were stamp design, cover and poster art plus illustrated character development such as KIWISPORT (Hillary commission). Moving to UCOL in 1998 to take up a full time teaching position he developed an interest in interactive design while teaching there completed a Masters degree investigating interactive spokes characters for web, his first introduction into AI. This led to a position at Toyota marketing. The purpose to help set up an interactive component within the team at Toyota NZ. The focus on lean business strategy (The Toyota Way) was to reduce costs via digital means.
In 2012 Phillip once again moved back into teaching (UCOL), however during this time he also worked on projects through the Blur Group (now Maistro) and an online course through Daisie (online design presentation), both companies being London based.
Latest projects produced being High-light, a projection mapping theatre show at the Globe theatre in 2023 and more recently a fine art installation at the new Te Awahou gallery in Foxton. His current project involves developing a light-based projection installation for a collective showing at Te Manawa in 2025.
High-light projection mapping theatre: https://high-light.co.nz
Te Awahou-Collective: https://teawahou-collective.co.nz
Cracter and AR (Augmented Reality): https://chipandchuck.co.nz/eyejackQR.html
Seasons projection mapping installation: https://metaverse.co.nz/seasons.html

The first session booked out early. Get your registration done today to ensure you don’t miss out.
This, and all future “Let’s Talk About….” sessions are provided to attendees free of charge PLUS a limited number of lunches are available for attendees that register prior.
Attend on your own or get your colleagues on board and join us.
Tickets: We offer two ticket options – with lunch bag (limited number) and attendance only (no lunch bag).
Note re Lunch Bags:
Every attempt will be made to accommodate pre-advised dietary requirements. To ensure your individual dietary needs are met, you are welcome to bypass the lunch bag offer by choosing the attendance only ticket option, and bring your own lunch.

Family Business with Jim Bibby
2024-05-10 12:00 - 13:00 | Business Whanganui – Chamber of Commerce, 139 Guyton Street, Whanganui, 4501, New Zealand
This lunch and learn session provides participants with a unique opportunity to hear from a highly experienced and knowledgeable practitioner in leadership, governance and management, professional director, Chair of the NZ German Chamber of Commerce, and expert on family business, Jim Bibby.
Don’t miss this unique opportunity to get impartial and knowledgeable answers to your family/private ownership business questions, benefit from Jim Bibby’s expertise and gain valuable insights into family business and structuring for success today and succession in the future.
Start shaping the future of your family/privately owned business today and create a legacy that will endure for generations to come.
We will have a limited selection of lunchtime snacks available. You are welcome to bring your lunch with you.
Numbers limited. Please RSVP prior.
Non-members welcome.

The Future of Media in New Zealand - a virtual panel discussion
2024-05-09 17:30 - 19:30 | Business Whanganui – Chamber of Commerce, 139 Guyton Street, Whanganui, 4501, New Zealand
What is the future of media in New Zealand? Join us for a virtual panel discussion as we explore what this might look like.
We are grateful to PRINZ (Public Relations Institute of New Zealand) for organising this event and allowing us to participate in this significant event that features media experts including: –
Dr Gavin Ellis, ONZM author, lecturer and former Editor of The New Zealand Herald
Libby Middlebrook, Head of Corporate Affairs at Auckland Airport and former television and print journalist
Mark Jennings and Tim Murphy, co-editors and co-founders of newsroom. Mark was head of news at 3 and Tim was the Editor of The New Zealand Herald
Alan McDonald, Head of Advocacy and Public Affairs at the EMA and former PR practitioner
Claudia Macdonald is Executive Director of Mango Communications, part of the global DDB network
Kelly Bennett, Panel Moderator and PR exec extraordinaire at One Plus One Communications
We will learn from the best what the future of media in New Zealand could look like and hear about how our media landscape here in Aotearoa is undergoing a profound transformation. With the rise of digital platforms and the global exchange of information disrupting local media outlets and threatening the fabric of journalistic practices, this panel discussion will seek to explore the depths of these challenges, but more importantly actively explore solutions for New Zealand’s Fourth Estate.
Our panellists will delve into the complexities of the current media environment, discussing key issues such as the decline of traditional news outlets and the impact of these changes on democracy, community engagement, and cultural identity.
RSVP essential and numbers are limited.

Build the Dream Team: Bryce Robb Unfiltered
2024-05-02 13:00 - 14:30 | Business Whanganui – Chamber of Commerce, 139 Guyton Street, Whanganui, 4501, New Zealand
Bryce Robb Unfiltered: Lessons in Business
In this Session: Build the Dream Team Bryce shares with us his strategy for right people, right place, right time. Cultivating a positive team culture, excellence in customer service, producing great work, encouraging collaboration, and collective success.
Solopreneurs and small business owners – if you want to grow your business you need a great team around you, $39.00* + 90-minutes of your time to attend this session with Bryce is all the investment required to kick off your business growth trajectory.
*Member rate excludes GST
This session comes with a personal guarantee from Bryce that participants will leave with 2-3 things you can implement in your business to be more successful. It also comes with a warning…. may contain coarse language.
Bryce Robb – Person, Businessman, Mentor, Original Thinker, Basketball Devotee – Bryce Robb was always destined to be in business; from an early age he knew how to make money and how to leverage. He puts his success in business down to his commitment to doing personal and professional development; to learning from inspiring leaders; and to the support and guidance of people that have worked alongside him on his business journey. From humble beginnings when he started his first tree business, he has since bought four more tree companies. Bryce has learnt the art of buying a business without having to borrow money from the bank or having to pay for the business using capital. Now he wants to share what he has learned over his 25 years in business with you.
INVESTMENT:
Member: $39.00+GST
Non-Member: $59.00+GST
BONUS OFFER:
FOR THE LOVE OF BUSINESS AND BASKETBALL (LBB) SPECIAL OFFER – $200 ONLY.
Get 2x1hr one-on-one mentoring sessions with Bryce – valued at up to $1,000.
$100 donation to support the services of Business Whanganui – Chamber of Commerce.
$100 donation to buy a basketball which will be donated to a school in Whanganui.
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Business After 5 with Beaver Tree Service
2024-04-18 16:30 - 18:30 | Beaver Tree Service, 77 Brunswick Road, Aramoho, Whanganui, New Zealand
Join us and Business After 5 hosts, Beaver Tree Service, for an opportunity to meet Owners/Directors Bryce and Mary for a chat about the world of arboriculture and their ever expanding business of trees.
Watch their biggest chipper in action being digger fed and bring a bag or two to take home some quality tree mulch!

Long Term Plan 2024-2034: Whanganui Business Voice
2024-04-17 12:00 - 13:30 | Business Whanganui – Chamber of Commerce, 139 Guyton Street, Whanganui, 4501, New Zealand
Join us together with WDC Councillors Glenda Brown and Josh Chandulal-Mackay and public transport advocate Anthonie Tonnon for an open discussion on items of interest and issues of concern for business in the long term plans of Whanganui District and Horizons Regional Councils.
The draft Long Term Plans 2024-2034 for Whanganui District Council and Horizons Regional Council are currently open for consultation.
This represents a great opportunity for our community to have a say on the things that matter to them. While the draft LTP consultation documents have preferred options, no decisions have been made and that’s why we need to hear from you. Despite what the naysayers say, your feedback is important, and it will help in the final decision-making process.
Councils will be making some tough calls this year to enable them to keep rates affordable, while still continuing to keep Whanganui moving forward.
Whanganui Business, your input is valued and needed, and we encourage you to attend our event at our offices in Guyton Street from 12.00noon to 1.30pm on Wednesday 17 April 2024.
By doing so you will help form Business Whanganui’s submissions to both Whanganui District Council and Horizons Regional Council on things that matter to business and that will impact our ability to grow and strengthen our local business eco-system and our wider regional economy.
We’ll have WDC Councillors Glenda Brown and Josh Chandulal-Mackay with us for this discussion, as well as local transport advocate, Anthonie Tonnon.
We hope you can join us, even if its only for part of the session.
Pre-registration helps us to gauge your interest in matters like this and to make sure we have enough room for everyone, so please register below.
Find out more about the Long Term Plans 2024-2034:

Find Out More: Whanganui District Council Long Term Plan 2024-2034

Find Out More: Horizons Regional Council Long Term Plan 2024-2034

Whanganui Young Professionals : Nibbles + Networking
2024-04-11 17:15 - 19:30 | FRANK., 60 Ridgway Street, Whanganui, 4500, New Zealand
Join our Whanganui Young Professionals community for nibbles and networking at FRANK on Thursday 11th April.
We’re running a cash bar with the nibbles sponsored by our hosts FRANK Bar + Eatery.
No charge to enter.
Register here to help us understand numbers for catering.
See you there!

Business for Good: Governance
2024-03-26 07:00 - 08:30 | Business Whanganui – Chamber of Commerce, 139 Guyton Street, Whanganui, 4501, New Zealand
Governance: About this Session
This session is where we really start crunching into the business of your business. We kick this off with a focus on GOVERNANCE.
Governance is not just about having a formal board structure, its about structures, strategy, risk management, setting direction, monitoring performance, defining your vision, mission, values, and culture; in a nutshell ensuring the business is set up for success.
Practically, you might say, governance is working ‘on’ the business, and operations are what we do on a day-to-day basis which is working ‘in’ the business.
We’ll explore what governance is, what’s appropriate for a business’ age and stage, and some considerations for establishing effective governance for your business.
Business for Good: About this Series
If you are interested in being a better business owner, and having a better business all round, then this opportunity is for you.
The Business for Good series:

For business owners and key decision makers
Time commitment – 7 workshops of 90-mins duration
7.00am-8.30am
Workshops run fortnightly on a Tuesday
Numbers limited
Pre-registration essential
All course materials provided – action plans from each session
One-to-one coaching possible to help participants apply the learning back to their business
