Podcasts about canterbury employers chamber

The Employers and Manufacturers Association says Auckland businesses are feeling beaten up, after months of bad weather, high costs, soaring interest rates and flagging sales. It's symptomatic of a slowdown which has tipped the economy into recession after two quarters of negative growth. In Christchurch by contrast, the latest survey by the Canterbury Employers Chamber of Commerce shows 78-percent of members are upbeat, while those expecting the economy to worsen over the coming year has dropped, from 48-percent in the December quarter, to 39-percent now. Allan McDonald, Head of Advocacy and Strategy for the Employers and Manufacturers Association, and Leeann Watson, the Chief Executive of the Canterbury Employers Chamber of Commerce, spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss.

Canterbury expresses disappointment as the South Island misses out again on funding to fight youth crime. The Government has launched a $2 million dollar youth crime package in Auckland, Waikato, Northland and Bay of Plenty. It will ensure a support plan is quickly put in place for child offenders, within 24 to 48 hours. Canterbury Employers Chamber of Commerce chief executive Leeann Watson says it's frustrating that Canterbury is left out of this package distribution. "While we appreciate there are other part of the country where the reported crimes are higher and therefore are given the attention, we still want to see further action down here in Christchurch and Canterbury." LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

60 percent of Christchurch businesses say immigration changes by the Government have made no difference. 9 out of 10 businesses say the Government isn't doing enough to fix the labour shortage. This comes from the Quartely Canterbury Business survey. Canterbury Chamber of Commerce CEO Leann Watson joined us to discuss how the recent crop of immigration rule changes have impacted the Canterbury business community. "It's one thing to open the doors, workers also need to want to come here. And we need to address some of the other issues like housing affordability, the cost of living, you know, how we stack up in comparison to other countries around the world." LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this bonus episode, Christchurch mayoral hopefuls David Meates and Phil Mauger made their cases in front of an audience for why they should get the top job in the South Island's biggest city. The debate is introduced by Leeann Watson - CEO of the Canterbury Employers Chamber of Commerce and hosted by journalist Ryan Boswell. Follow The Front Page on iHeartRadio or wherever you get your podcasts. You can read more about this and other stories in the New Zealand Herald, online at nzherald.co.nz, or tune in to news bulletins across the NZME network.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Amy Carter joins Purposely Podcast to share her founder story launching The Christchurch Foundation. Amy understands what it's like to lead in a time of crisis. Amy shares the issues she dealt with and the emotions she experienced along the way. However, moments of doubt, sleepless nights did not knock her enthusiasm, she maintained her focus and sense of purpose to see her through the tough times. In 2011, Amy was a business owner when disaster struck. The Christchurch earthquake killed 185 people and permanently changed the physical and social landscape of the city she lived in. It affected her view on philanthropy and shaped her focus on what the city needed. This eventually led her to set up the Christchurch Foundation in 2017. The foundation went on to play an instrumental role in raising $13 million to respond to the 2019 terrorist attack on two Mosques that killed 51 people. The worst terrorist atrocity ever in New Zealand and with hundreds of lives changed forever The Christchurch Foundation was under immense pressure to get it right. To facilitate the right kind of response that was ‘led by the victim's needs' and helping people both in the immediate aftermath and to this day and beyond. Amy has also been at the centre of a media storm that criticised her salary and took issue with elements of the charity and how it has operated. Criticism that Amy points as unfair and based on a lack of understanding of the community foundation model and the role they play in facilitating and encouraging place-based giving. One of the most respected philanthropy leaders in New Zealand, Amy is bold in her approach, and is not afraid to disrupt the status quo and tread her own path. Her new focus is to tap into the generosity of Cantabrians (a term used to describe people from the Canterbury region of NZ) living abroad with the launch of a UK based entity. This move was about building on their core focus to make it easier for people to give to the causes within Christchurch that they care about whether they live locally or not. They are a donor-led organisation rather than cause-led. That means that they act on behalf of the generous person or business who wants to give, matching them to causes that share their ethics, values, and desired outcomes. They are one of 17 community foundations in New Zealand with a total endowment of over $200 million focused on doing good both today and in the future. Amy's career has seen her working or volunteering for some of New Zealand's iconic charitable organisations including Surf Life Saving New Zealand, Swimming New Zealand, Banks Peninsula Conservation Trust, and St John. She has always been heavily involved in the Canterbury community and has sat on boards at University of Canterbury Students Association, The Canterbury Employers Chamber of Commerce and Sumner Lifeboat. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/mark-longbottom2/message

Calls for the Government to drop all of New Zealand to the orange traffic light setting.Cabinet will be discussing the Covid-19 protection framework today, along with vaccine passes and mandates.But a decision isn't expected until Wednesday.Canterbury Employers Chamber of Commerce CEO Leeann Watson told Mike Hosking the restrictions are becoming redundant.“Red's certainly having a massive impact on the CBD, and certainly the weekend numbers suggest that we are on the other side of the peak, certainly across the country.”LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Businesses still expect to feel under pressure in phase three of the Omicron response. Health officials will now primarily focus on managing high-risk contacts and locations of interest, like aged care homes.  Only cases and their household contacts must isolate for 10 days - with all other contacts expected to monitor for symptoms.  Canterbury Employers Chamber Chief Executive Leeann Watson told Kate Hawkesby the difference between phase 2 and 3 is minimal. “We're still going to see hundreds of thousands of people who will be self-isolating – only for ten days - and that will continue to have a significant impact on businesses' ability to actually operate.” LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Businesses still expect to feel under pressure in phase three of the Omicron response. Health officials will now primarily focus on managing high-risk contacts and locations of interest, like aged care homes.  Only cases and their household contacts must isolate for 10 days - with all other contacts expected to monitor for symptoms.  Canterbury Employers Chamber Chief Executive Leeann Watson told Kate Hawkesby the difference between phase 2 and 3 is minimal. “We're still going to see hundreds of thousands of people who will be self-isolating – only for ten days - and that will continue to have a significant impact on businesses' ability to actually operate.” LISTEN ABOVE 

Canterbury Employers Chamber of Commerce chief executive Leeann Watson joined Chris Lynch to talk about the economic outlook for Christchurch businesses.LISTEN ABOVE

Christchurch may not be in lockdown but businesses are still doing it tough.Government has offered a variety of support options to ensure employers don't take any chances with Covid-19.Canterbury Employers Chamber of Commerce chief executive Leeann Watson told Chris Lynch it's vital businesses are aware of the options.She says there is no reason for an employer to put pressure on an employee - or for a worker to feel they must be at work to survive.LISTEN ABOVE 

Canterbury Employers Chamber of Commerce CEO Leeann Watson joined Chris Lynch for the final business update of the year to look back on 2020 and forward to 2021.Listen above.

The countdown to Christmas is on and things are looking good for retailers in Christchurch.Canterbury Employers Chamber of Commerce CEO Leeann Watson told Chris Lynch that in October Christchurch shoppers spent over half a billion dollars in the city.She says spending is up 12% on last year which shows people really are supporting local.Listen above.  

Canterbury Employers Chamber of Commerce General Manager Michaela Blacklock joined Chris Lynch to discuss how skill shortages due to border closures are affecting Canterbury businesses.Listen above. 

Canterbury Employers Chamber of Commerce CEO Leeann Watson joined Chris Lynch to discuss the current economic outlook for Canterbury.Listen above.

Canterbury Employers Chamber of Commerce General Manager Michaela Blacklock joined Chris Lynch to discuss the outlook for the job seekers in the current economic climate. 

Canterbury Employers Chamber of Commerce CEO Leeann Watson joined Chris in studio for the business update.This week they discussed the business confidence going in to the election, what do employers want to see from the next government and how things are looking now that we are officially in a recession. Listen above.

Business leaders are frustrated with the extension of level 2 for another week.Canterbury Employers Chamber of Commerce CEO Leeann Watson spoke to Chris about the need to focus on rebuilding the economy.Listen above

Positive news for small businesses, spending locally in Canterbury is up 3.9 percent compared to June last year according to new figures from Xero.Canterbury Employers Chamber of Commerce Leeann Watson told Chris Lynch this is really positive news but there is still a degree of uncertainty due to Covid and the upcoming general election. She says because of this people are being a bit more conservative with their business investments. Listen above.   

Rob Lawrence retires in a few days and just turned 70 so in this interview we hear about his reflections on his career and life.  Starting from a young age he had an interest in the outdoors (his Father took him on his PHD research on Beavers as a 4 year old), we discuss what he studied and how his career took him to many different places, including New Zealand.  Rob has also done many varied things and had "interesting jobs" such as raising Salmon, working at Orana Wildlife Park, at a Veterinary Clinic and assisting start-ups and tech businesses with Government investment through Callaghan while working at the Canterbury Employers' Chamber of Commerce for almost 15 years.  This interview is very special to me because as you will hear Rob's life has intertwined with my own as Rob worked with my Father first back in the mid 1970s, before I was even born.  There is also a 4 minute episode where Rob shares his "20 life lessons" which you can access here: https://seeds.libsyn.com/20-life-lessons-from-rob-lawrence I really enjoyed hearing Rob's stories of his life and his reflections at a significant point in his journey and know you will as well.  Rob's photography site: https://www.roblawrencephotographer.com/ Linked In profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rob-lawrence-a678375/ Email: birdman22@xtra.co.nz For more interviews visit www.theseeds.nz Bio: "Emigrating from the USA in 1984, Rob has been active in a range of New Zealand business sectors: aquaculture (salmon), animal health, conservation/ecotourism, technology and innovation, local government, and business/product development. Rob joined the Canterbury Employers’ Chamber of Commerce in 2005, now as a part of the Business Strategy Group Team he specialises in assisting companies with government investment funding for technology development."

Canterbury Employers Chamber of Commerce CEO Leeann Watson spoke to Chris Lynch about what the cancellation of the New Zealand Agricultural Show in November means for the Christchurch economy.Listen above. 

Canterbury Employers Chamber of Commerce CEO Leeann Watson is calling on the council to offer more support to businesses.She told Chris Lynch local government needs to make use of all their options available to them to support businesses given these unprecedented times. 

Last night I had the privilege of interviewing Jezza Williams and hearing some of his story.  This was recorded in front of a live audience of about 120 in the Christchurch Botanic Gardens and was a Canterbury Employers Chamber of Commerce "Next Generation" event.  The interview is relatively short as it was one of several things that evening - but we covered a lot!  Be watching out in 2020 for a complete episode where we can dive deeper with Jezza but I think you will agree that what he shares on this is inspirational.  I personally loved being taught about the power of the word "inclusivity" as opposed to "accessibility" and will go into the future with a new way of thinking as a result. Website: https://www.makingtrax.co.nz A bit thanks to the sponsors Vodafone as well as Canterbury Employers Chamber of Commerce and the team that organised this and made it such a high quality and easy event - in particular Tash.   Bridget Williams interview mentioned: http://seeds.libsyn.com/bridget-williams-on-the-sdgs-and-founding-bead-and-proceed For more interviews visit www.theseeds.nz  

Japanese decision making - how is it different?  What can we learn?  This is a short little presentation at the Canterbury Employers Chamber of Commerce on doing business in Japan.  I lived in Tokyo and Osaka for 5 years and worked two of those years within a very large Japanese trading house so this episode contains some of the key things I learned.  In particular, I talk about the concepts of Nemawashi and the Ringi system of decision making.   Video of the talk is here: http://theseeds.nz/meanwhile/ Other resources at www.theseeds.nz 

General Manager of the Canterbury Employers Chamber of Commerce Michaela Blacklock joined Canterbury Mornings with Chris Lynch to give an update on the current business climate in Christchurch.Michaela says the last 18 months have been incredibly exciting for the central city, but some business will be struggling for the short term while new developments slowly begin operating.LISTEN TO THE AUDIO ABOVE

Canterbury is again bucking national trends, with investor confidence staying steady.The latest ASB Investor Confidence Report shows that, while the rest of the country dipped in the three months to June, Canterbury's remained steady at plus 19 percent.It's also a good time to buy in Canterbury according to respondents to an ASB Housing Confidence Survey. House price expectations within the survey are at the highest level since April last year.Canterbury Employers Chamber of Commerce CEO Leeann Watson told Richard Green that this is a really good signal for the future for Christchurch.