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Competition for positions in Northlands biggest advocacy/networking group

The Northland Chamber of Commerce has found for a second year running an ever increasing number of business people wanting to become involved in assisting the organisation with Governance and Direction.

‘Subject to an audit on the nomination we have around 19 people vying for 14 positions on the Chamber of commerce’ said Chamber of Commerce CEO Jeff Smith.

‘We have had enquiries form businesses all over Northland including the Far North and Kaipara wanting to become part of what they believed is an organisation on the up and up’

‘Membership numbers, Income, Advocacy Roles have all increased through the 2007 year’.

‘Our AGM is happening on 27 February as we now need to look to 2008 and beyond and how the 105 year old organisation can best add value to the Whole Northland Community.

We are looking for significant growth in all areas of the Chamber operations in 2008, including membership, income, events, training and the strengthening of our far north chamber and Kaipara chamber brands. It is heartening to see so much interest among our members to assist and govern the organisation.

We encourage all our members to come along to the AGM, try out the Northland Chamber iconic signature dish, Kumara and Mussell Fritters, and vote for those people you see as best being able to lead the organisation to assist make Northland a healthy, vibrant and prosperous place to raise our Tamariki

NZ Chambers of Commerce are the countries biggest networking and advocacy bodies. Enquiries on the Northland Chamber of Commerce can be found online by going to our websites at http://www.northchamber.co.nz/ http://www.farnorthchamber.co.nz/ and http://www.kaiparachamber.co.nz/


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The Northland Chamber of Commerce is the networking, education, advocacy and marketing group for Northland business, and is part of a nationwide network of 30 and a world-wide movement of 21,000 chambers. Subscription to the free fortnightly chamber e-news can be arranged on info@northchamber.co.nz. Enquiries to 09-4384771 or www.northchamber.co.nz, www.kaiparachamber.co.nz and http://www.farnorthchamber.co.nz/

You can have a say on this by going to the Northland Chamber of Commerce Feedback website on http://www.northchamber.blogspot.com/