FOCUSED ON NEEDS OF THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY: Gisborne Chamber of Commerce manager Lena Bevan is looking forward to advocating for businesses here under a more streamlined service that is focused on the needs of our business community, and with more hands-on support from the chamber’s executive board. Picture by Yoko Houthuijzen
From The Gisborne Herald December 2, 2019

Recently I have been thinking about the role of the Gisborne Chamber of Commerce in our region. There are a lot of excellent businesses in our community where people are head down, getting on with business. The local economy is in a good space.
From The Gisborne Herald December 2, 2019

Published in the Gisborne Herald

Gisborne Herald Article Published: April 27, 2019

Water is an increasingly valuable resource in our region. Over the past few years demand for irrigable land has increased considerably, primarily driven by horticultural growers looking to establish lucrative crops such as apples and kiwifruit in Tairawhiti Gisborne.

Gisborne Herald September 26th 2018

The Gisborne Chamber of Commerce belongs to the “northern cluster” of chambers, so I meet regularly with chamber representatives from Northland, Auckland, Waikato, Tauranga, Taupo, New Plymouth, Rotorua, Te Awamutu and Whakatane.

Letter from Terry Sheldrake in The Gisborne Herald July 19 2018

The recent adverse weather experienced, in particular that around Tolaga Bay, is nothing new for this region — although the extra damage and mess caused by huge quantities of forestry slash and logs in the floodwaters represents a new danger that needs to be acted on to minimise the chances of a repeat.

Letter in The Gisborne Herald - May 5th

Chamber of Commerce Submission

As the ultimate success network for business, the 30 chambers throughout New Zealand support over 22,000 members who are active in their business environment both nationally and internationally.