Business Wairarapa

Name: Business Wairarapa
Address: 3Mile Coworking Community, High Street North, Masterton, NZ
Price range: Not applicable

Home
New Zealand
Masterton
Business Wairarapa

Business Wairarapa is your local Chamber of Commerce

Business Wairarapa’s focus is on being a major contributor to economic development in Wairarapa by encouraging and supporting business growth through the principles of networking, collaborating and influencing wherever possible. Business Wairarapa facilitates events, training and provides service, as to drive the Wairarapa Business environment to thrive throughout the region, and beyond.

04/06/2026

🌟 WaiConnect | Budget 2026: Breakfast with Barbara
Here's what to expect on the morning of Tuesday 9 June 👇

☕ Kick off your day at The Screening Room from 7:30am with breakfast and espresso coffee available to purchase — or grab a complimentary light breakfast snack on us.

Then settle in for a candid conversation with Hon. Barbara Edmonds MP, Labour's Spokesperson for Finance, as she breaks down what Budget 2026 means for you and your business.

Ask your questions. Hear the insights. Connect with your local business community.

📅 Tuesday 9 June
🕖 7:30am – 8:30am
📍 The Screening Room, 435 Queen St, Masterton

Complimentary event · RSVP essential — places are limited!
🔗 Grab your spot: https://events.humanitix.com/wai-connect-business-breakfast-with-barbara-edmonds

29/05/2026

🎉 Introducing WaiConnect — our brand new event series!
We're kicking things off with a big one.

Join us for an exclusive members-only breakfast with Hon. Barbara Edmonds MP, Labour's Spokesperson for Finance — the morning after Budget night.
Curious what the Budget means for your business? This is your chance to hear insights beyond the headlines and get your questions answered in a relaxed, informal setting.

📅 Tuesday 9 June
🕖 7:30am – 8:30am
📍 The Screening Room, 435 Queen St, Masterton

Places are limited — RSVP essential. This is a FREE event.

🔗 Register here: https://events.humanitix.com/wai-connect-business-breakfast-with-barbara-edmonds

25/05/2026

Good leaders learn on the job. Great ones deliberately seek better rooms. 🌿

We're thrilled to announce the Wairarapa Leadership Academy — an 8-week programme for Wairarapa professionals who are ready to stop coasting on experience and start levelling up intentionally.

Starting 24 July, you'll spend 8 Friday mornings in an intimate room with some of New Zealand's most accomplished leaders:

✦ Brooke Roberts — Co-CEO, Sharesies
✦ Hayley Horan — CEO, Business Central
✦ James Fuller — CEO, Hnry
✦ Matt Orr — CRO, Fisher & Paykel
✦ Lance Walker — CEO, UniMed
✦ John Prendergast — CEO, Trust House
✦ Tanya Dearn — CEO, Wairarapa Bush Rugby
✦ Peter Biggs — Advertising Leader & Governance Expert

This isn't a webinar or a workshop. It's real conversations with leaders who've navigated the hard stuff — right here in Wairarapa.

📍 The White Swan, Greytown
📅 Fridays 10am–12pm | 24 July – 11 September 2026
👥 Limited to just 12 participants

💰 Investment:
BW Members: $1,600+GST ($400 with RPB funding)
Non-members: $3,200+GST

✅ RBP Funding available — Eligible members could pay as little as $400+GST, and non-members as little as $800+GST. Contact Terry to check your eligibility.

If you've been waiting for the right opportunity to invest in yourself — this is it.

👉 Find out more: wairarapachamber.co.nz/leadership-academy-2026/
📩 Email Terry to register: [email protected]

21/05/2026

What does it actually take to build companies that change an economy? One of our speakers has done exactly that — 1,500 jobs, $350M raised, $120M a year back into NZ.

Meet Catherine Jones, CEO of Creative HQ — New Zealand's leading startup hub. With over two decades in international law and investment banking, Catherine made a pivot that turned into something extraordinary. Under her leadership, Creative HQ's startup alumni are now valued at $1.4 billion.

She's one of six speakers taking the stage at the Business Wairarapa Summit 2026 — Powered by Spark Business Hub Wairarapa.

🗓️ Thursday 2 July 2026
📍 Wairarapa Events Centre, Carterton
🎟️ Early bird tickets close 2 June — don't wait on this one.
👉 https://events.humanitix.com/business-wairarapa-summit-powered-by-spark-business-hub

18/05/2026

The next 30 years could be the best New Zealand has ever seen. Bold claim? Wait until you hear who's making it. 💰

What does it look like when someone with decades at the top of global finance decides to build something that puts New Zealanders first? Meet Sam Stubbs — Co-founder of Simplicity, one of New Zealand's fastest-growing KiwiSaver providers, and one of the most respected financial minds in the country.

Sam's career has taken him from Goldman Sachs in London and Hong Kong to the top of New Zealand's investment and finance sector. He brings with him a depth of experience that is genuinely rare — and at Simplicity, he's put it to work in a way that's turning heads.

Simplicity is a nonprofit KiwiSaver and fund manager that gives 15% of all fees to charity and invests with a conscience. It's not just a business model. It's a statement about what finance could be.

At the Business Wairarapa Summit 2026 — powered by Spark Business Hub Wairarapa, Sam is bringing that lens to the big picture — making the case for why the next 30 years could be the best New Zealand has ever seen.

If you want the honest read on where this country is heading from someone who has seen it from every angle — this is the session to be in the room for.

💭 What's your biggest question about where the NZ economy is heading? Drop it in the comments — we'll try to get Sam to answer it on the day! 👇

🎯 Don't be the person who meant to grab a ticket and missed out. Early bird pricing closes midnight Tuesday 2 June — after that, prices go up significantly.

🎟 Member $150 | Non-Member $300 (excl. GST)
📅 Thursday 2 July | Wairarapa Events Centre ,Carterton

👉 https://events.humanitix.com/business-wairarapa-summit-powered-by-spark-business-hub

13/05/2026

SPEAKER INTRO!! 📣

Every year we try to find someone better than Brad Olsen. Every year we just invite Brad back. 📊
And honestly? We're not even sorry about it.

Meet the Wonder Boy of the New Zealand economy — Brad Olsen, CEO and Principal Economist at Infometrics, and a Business Wairarapa Summit crowd favourite who has earned his returning status many times over.

Why does he keep coming back? Because the Wairarapa business community is genuinely one of his favourite rooms — and because every single year he brings something new to the table. Fresh data, sharper insights, and that rare ability to make economics genuinely interesting. Yes, really.

At the Business Wairarapa Summit 2026 — Powered by Spark, Brad Olsen bringing his full toolkit to our region. Where the Wairarapa economy has been, where it's heading, and the opportunities hiding in plain sight for businesses ready to act.

If you've been to the Summit before, you already know. If you haven't — consider this your warning: Brad is not to be missed.

💭 What's the one question you'd put to the Wonder Boy about the Wairarapa economy right now?

Drop it in the comments — we'll see if we can get him to answer it on the day! 👇

🎟 Early bird tickets — Member $150 | Non-Member $300 (excl. GST)
⏰ Closes midnight Tuesday 2 June 2026
📅 Thursday 2 July | Wairarapa Events Centre, Carterton

👉 https://events.humanitix.com/business-wairarapa-summit-powered-by-spark-business-hub

At the Business Wairarapa Summit 2026 — Powered by Spark, Brad Olsen is bringing his full toolkit to our region. Where the Wairarapa economy has been, where it's heading, and the opportunities hiding in plain sight for businesses ready to act.

11/05/2026

TICKETS ON SALE NOW!

What does it actually take to build something from scratch — and then do it all over again? 🌿 Meet Brianne West 👏 Brianne didn't follow the playbook. She wrote her own.

As the founder of Ethique — the world's first full-range beauty and lifestyle bar brand — she built a business rooted in her values, scaled it globally, and proved that doing things differently isn't a risk. It's a strategy.

And then? She started again- taking on the drinks industry with .
Because for people like Brianne, building isn't just what they do. It's who they are.

At the Business Wairarapa Summit 2026 — Powered by Spark, Brianne is going to get real about what it takes — the decisions that felt impossible, the moments of doubt, the things nobody tells you when you're starting out, and why she'd do it all again.
If you've ever had a idea you haven't acted on, a business you're quietly building, or a next chapter you can't quite picture yet — this is the session for you.

💭 We want to know: What's the boldest business move you've ever made — or the one you're still working up the courage to take?
Drop it in the comments. 👇

🎟 Early bird tickets — Member $150 | Non-Member $300 (excl. GST)
📅 Thursday 2 July | Wairarapa Events Centre, Carterton

If you've ever had an idea you haven't acted on, a business you're quietly building, or a next chapter you can't quite picture yet — this is the session for you.

28/04/2026

Business Wairarapa Summit 2026 is coming. 🖊️

Mark the date: Thursday 2 July, Wairarapa Events Centre, Carterton.

This year's theme is Create Your Future — and we've built a day that means it.

We're bringing together some of the most compelling, challenging, and genuinely inspiring voices in New Zealand business. The kind of speakers whose bios you'll read once and immediately forward to three people.

📣 Early bird tickets are on sale NOW — and they close 2 June, so don't sit on this one.
🎟 Early Bird Member: $150 +GST
🎟 Early Bird Non-Member: $300 +GST

👉 Grab your tickets: https://events.humanitix.com/business-wairarapa-summit-powered-by-spark-business-hub

Powered by Spark Business Hub 💙

13/04/2026

It's tomorrow. Are you ready?

If you've got someone stepping into leadership — or you're the one stepping up — this is the workshop that actually bridges the gap between being good at your job and being good at leading others.

Buddy to Boss is half a day of real, practical leadership skills. How to set expectations. How to give feedback that sticks. How to handle the hard stuff — without losing the team you've built.

No fluff. No theory. Just tools you can use on Wednesday.

📅 TOMORROW — Tuesday 14 April | 9:00am–1:00pm
📍 Copthorne Solway Park, Wairarapa
🎟️ Members $99+GST | Non-members $385+GST
⚠️ 20 spots only — a few left

👉 Grab your spot now: https://events.humanitix.com/waihost-buddy-to-boss

💡 Facilitated by Nevis Training | Presented by WaiHost & Business Wairarapa

07/04/2026

WaiAi workshop anyone? Here are two we have coming up, that naturally lead into the other. One 90minutes, the other a full day intensive workshop. Be quick as these ones will sell out fast.
---------------------------------------------------------
🤖 Practical AI for Real Businesses — HeyAutomate
📅 Tuesday 22 April | Copthorne Hotel Masterton
🎟 Members $80 | Non-members $160

A punchy 90-minute session that cuts through the noise and shows you exactly where AI can save your business time — and whether it's actually worth it for a business like yours. No jargon, no sales pitch, just straight answers.

👉 https://events.humanitix.com/waiai-get-10hrs-back-practical-ai-for-businesses

----------------------------------------------------------
🚀 AI in a Day: From Curious to Capable — Alley Cat works

📅 Wednesday 30 April | Copthorne Hotel Masterton
🎟 Members $160 | Non-members $400

(valued at $400 — member price made possible by Alley Cat sponsorship)

The full-day companion. Hands-on, practical, and built around your actual business. Every tool used on the day is free — no subscriptions, no credit cards. You'll leave with a prompt library, an AI governance policy, answers to your how to ai questions, and a finished action plan you can use the very next day. Plus answers to those pain points you feel ai can help, but you dont know where to start.

👉 https://events.humanitix.com/waiai-ai-in-a-day-from-curious-to-capable

Think of them like this — HeyAutomate answers "is AI right for my business?" and Alley Cat answers "how do I actually use it?" Attend one, and you'll leave informed. Attend both, and you'll leave ready.

Both are open to all members at member rates (That is Go Carterton, Martinborough Business Association , Featherston Business Engine, Tupu Ana Business Masterton) Tag a business owner who needs to see this. 👇

Address

3Mile Coworking Community, High Street North
Masterton

Website

https://linktr.ee/businesswairarapa

Alerts

Be the first to know and let us send you an email when Business Wairarapa posts news and promotions. Your email address will not be used for any other purpose, and you can unsubscribe at any time.

Contact The Business

Send a message to Business Wairarapa:

Shortcuts

Want your business to be the top-listed Business in Masterton?