Work Ready Kāpiti Awards Celebrate Graduates, The Remedy People’s Choice Winner
Kāpiti, 10 November 2020 - The Remedy has won the People's Choice Award for Kāpiti's Best Youth Employer, for the second year, at the Work Ready Kāpiti Annual Awards (WRK). Work Ready Kāpiti (WRK), established in 2018, focuses on ensuring youth are ‘work ready’ and...
Government Funding to help your business
Funding Available - consider applying! There is still almost $2 million of funding available to businesses in the Greater Wellington region.. and it's highly likely you and your biz qualify… The fund is specifically designed to connect businesses with providers of...
Govt Funded Service Providers in Kāpiti
In the spirit of #promotinglocal and bolstering business to business activity in Kāpiti, we're pleased to connect you with these providers who are Members of the Chamber - connecting businesses who want support, with local businesses who can provide support. There's...
Award Winning Entrepreneur to speak at Kāpiti Women in Business Event
Naomi Ballantyne, award winning financial services entrepreneur and the longest serving CEO in the insurance industry, will speak at the KāpitiChamber of Commerce, Women in Business Lunch on 15 October 2020. Jacinda Thorn, Chair of Kāpiti Chamber of Commerce, says...
Local Candidates’ views on business recovery in Kāpiti
QUESTION: What is your single most important idea for business stimulation in Kāpiti while the region responds to Covid, and other emerging adverse impacts like climate change? Tim Costley, NATIONAL, Ōtaki "In the midst of the biggest financial downturn in 160...
Kāpiti Chamber Welcomes Independent Review of KCDC
Kāpiti, 1 July 2020 Kāpiti Chamber Welcomes Independent Review of KCDC The Chamber welcomes the release of the Independent Organisational Review of the Kāpiti Coast District Council, including recommendations KCDC stops using the term ‘Open for Business’. ...
Kāpiti Businesses Optimistic for Level One
Kāpiti, 16 June 2020 - Only 35% ofKāpiti’s local businesses were able to operate in Level 2 fully, but the local economy is optimistic about the next 12 months as it begins to recover from COVID-19. The Kāpiti Chamber of Commerce surveyed members in May 2020 to...
Businesses Urged to Maintain Flexible Working in post-COVID World
Kāpiti, 9 June 2020 - Businesses are urged to implement permanent flexible working initiatives, as New Zealand begins its recovery from COVID-19 and moves into Level One. Jacinda Thorn, Chair of The Kāpiti Chamber of Commerce is urging decision-makers, Government...
Survey Reveals Level 2 Critical for Kāpiti Businesses
Survey Reveals Level 2 Critical for Kāpiti Businesses Kāpiti, 13 May 2020 - Kāpiti’s local economy was heavily impacted by the Covid-19 Lockdown, and only 25% of businesses able to operate fully in Level 3. As New Zealand enters Level 2, the Kāpiti Chamber of...
Kāpiti Businesses Urged to Plan A Staged Recovery from COVID-19
Kāpiti Businesses Urged to Plan A Staged Recovery from COVID-19 Kāpiti, 8 April 2020 - Economic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic will occur in stages, and Kāpiti businesses are encouraged to begin planning their response as the country moves from Alert Level 4....