What do we do?

Our Purpose

Dannevirke Chamber of Commerce enables businesses to collectively have a strong voice in the wider community.

 

Our Strategic Priorities 

Our focus is on encouraging local business retention and growth & to facilitate & promote positive activities in the Tararua.

 

Encouraging Local Business 

·      Promote, enhance and support the local business sector and business pride

·      Unite members to achieve their business goals

·      Connect with local businesses to grow and improve employment opportunities in the district

 

Facilitate & Promote Positive Activities

·      Promote success of businesses and wealth of businesses.

·      Encourage a healthy belonging community through activities & support Network

·      Host promotional events for the community

 

Our Visionary Goals

·      To increase membership numbers & to have with more engagement from/with  members 

·      Voice around Council, more collaboration with REAP & Business Hub 

·      To understand what our businesses wants & needs are


After 5 events

We facilitate the hosting of a monthly After 5 networking event. This enables member businesses to promote what they do & members to network.

Most Recent:

July 2026 - DART Panel & Paint

Service spotlight 

We highlight a members service business by creating social media content as well as a competition to be won by a customer through interaction with that business.

Most recent:

June - July 2026 - Eileen Mary Masonic Care Facility

Business of the month

We highlight a members business by creating social media content as well as a competition to be won by a customer through interaction with that business.