
Advocacy Resources: Submissions & Media Releases
Explore Business Canterbury’s advocacy work in one place. Here you’ll find submissions, policy documents, and media releases that influence decision-making and support Canterbury businesses.
CHALLENGES
- Relatively low budget for design, implementation and marketing
- 8-week time constraint for the whole project
- Website must match existing digital corporate identity
- Website should be deeply integrated into the HubSpot solution
- Design & development from scratch is not feasible
- Customer would like to be able to edit content and structure
- Website must be implemented in three languages
- Webdesign must match modern design standards
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Our Submissions
Explore the submissions we’ve made to government consultations and initiatives, reflecting our advocacy on behalf of Canterbury businesses.
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Crime and Anti-Social Behaviour
SEP 2025 | Local Government Expectations for Elections 2025
DOWNLOAD PDF →SEP 2025 | Feedback on Proposed Tolling of Woodend Bypass
DOWNLOAD PDF →AUG 2025 | Employment Relations Amendment Bill
DOWNLOAD PDF →MAR 2025 | CCC Draft Annual Plan 2025-26
DOWNLOAD PDF →OCT 2024 | Feedback on the work health and safety regulatory system
DOWNLOAD PDF →SEP 2024 | Regional Economic Ambition Report
DOWNLOAD PDF →APR 2024 | CCC Draft Long Term Plan 2024-34
DOWNLOAD PDF →APR 2024 | Govt Draft Policy Statement on Land Transport 2024-34
DOWNLOAD PDF →OCT 2023 | Briefing for Incoming Government following General Elections 2023
DOWNLOAD PDF →APR 2023 | Business Expectations of Local Government 2022-2025
DOWNLOAD PDF →NOV 2022 | Open letter on crime and anti-social behaviour in Canterbury
DOWNLOAD PDF →MAY 2022 | Fair Pay Agreement Bill
DOWNLOAD PDF →Our Media Releases
Proposed Employment Leave Act the reset businesses were looking for
It’s not all doom and gloom according to Business Canterbury survey
Business Confidence Remains Stationary Despite Early Optimism
Budget 2025 - Businesses backed through Investment Boost
Business Canterbury welcomes health and safety changes
Canterbury Businesses Show Resilience Amid Rising Global Concerns
Canterbury Businesses to enter 2025 with optimism
Government answers businesses’ call for growth centred policies
'Minister for the South Island' welcomed by Business Canterbury
Economic outlook brightens as interest rates start falling
Less might mean more for the economy in this year’s Budget
Business confidence and expectations ahead of Budget 2024
Business Canterbury calls for Council to review its oversight of CCHL
Business Canterbury urges Council to cut costs, not ambition for city
Business Canterbury announces strategic partners
Business confidence positive, but with headwinds looming
Draft policy statement on transport a welcome first step
The Chamber welcomes CCHL's thinking on future of assets
Business confidence back on the rise
A Significant Milestone for The Chamber
Navigating AI integration in business
Canterbury business confidence falling
Chamber welcomes progress on immigration settings
COVID Restrictions Ending August 2023
What Canterbury businesses want to see from Election 2023
Media Release: Canterbury business confidence up, but cost pressures rising
Infrastructure key to the continued success of Canterbury
Business Left With Crumbs From "Bread and Butter" Budget
IT’S MORE BOOM THAN BUST FOR CANTERBURY BUSINESSES
Metropol Column: Leeann Watson Jun 2020
