northland chamber

Submission to Northland Regional Council Draft Annual Plan 2008 / 2009

Submission to:
The Northland Regional Council.

Submission regarding:
Draft Annual Plan 2008 – 2009

Submission by:
The Northland Chamber of Commerce and Industry Inc.

The Northland Chamber of Commerce

The Northland Chamber of Commerce currently has 410 financial members that employ the equivalent of 4000 full time employees.

Since 1903, the Northland Chamber of Commerce has served the needs of the Northland business community through its public policy and advocacy initiatives and its business development programs and services.

The Chamber also works to ensure that Northland has a business-friendly environment where all businesses can grow and prosper. With this, also comes paying close attention to the quality of life the region offers our members’ employees and families. The Chamber works to make a difference in Northland’s future and to help Northland grow.

The Northland Chamber of Commerce generally favour well researched development projects that add value to the economy, community and infrastructure of the region especially those projects that undergo rigorous scrutiny to ensure that the community and environment are protected.

Submission

The Northland Chamber of Commerce

1. Supports ongoing work carried out by Regional Council to designate an Oakleigh to Marsden Point rail corridor

2. Support a targeted rate to complete dredging work on the Hatea River channel. We also support target fees to berth owners, boatsheds and individual moorings in the Whangarei Harbour. We support targeted rates to businesses that derive a direct benefit however would like to see the dredging cost evenly distributed among all the above parties ( Businesses, Boatsheds, Moorings and Berth owners)

3. The Northland Chamber of Commerce supports any Regional Development spend to be allocated to an economic development agency with a regional focus.

We would welcome the opportunity to be heard on this application


The Northland Chamber of Commerce is Northland’s Premier Business Advocacy, Networking, Education and Marketing Group. The chamber is part of a nationwide group of 30 Chambers of Commerce and 22000 globally.

Jeff Smith
Chief Executive Officer
Northland Chamber of Commerce
3-5 Hunt Street
Whangarei
09-4384771
info@northchamber.co.nz