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Opportunity Hamilton has been acknowledged for its role as the business engagement face of RWC 2011 in Waikato.

The economic development agency was the official business engagement provider for RWC2011 in the region, helping local Business Club members maximise their contact with tens of thousands of global visitors.

More than 130,000 international guests visited New Zealand for the global sporting fixture.

Leon Grice, of the New Zealand 2011 Office, said feedback from off-shore Business Club members had been “extremely positive” with some relationships beginning to turn into deals.

“Opportunity Hamilton has been part of a team of people committed to improving international perceptions of New Zealand as a place to do business,” Leon said.

“We learned that people travelling the world to attend major events always like to keep an eye out for business opportunities or make new business connections. However, they prefer it when these connections are made over a glass of wine at a vineyard, while out fishing or while watching a rugby match rather than in a seminar or boardroom,” he said.

Opportunity Hamilton will continue to liaise with the New Zealand 2011 Office about opportunities for Business Club members.


 

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  The borough of Hamilton was established on 27 October 1877 and Hamilton became a city on 13 December 1945.  Hamilton’s Maori name is Kirikiriroa meaning long stretch of gravel.  New Zealand’s longest river, the Waikato, flows for 16km through the city.  Mild climate and moderate year round rainfall keep the city and surrounding area very green.  Mean temperatures - 18C in January (summer) and 9C in July (winter).  Hamilton has135 parks and gardens and 58 sports areas and over 1,000 hectares of open space.  Hamilton has 3 public swimming pools and over 55 kms of walkways in parks and reserves. Hamilton is student city, with more than 46,000 people in tertiary study Hamilton Zoo is home to over 600 native New Zealand and exotic animals, set in 25 ha of tranquil surroundings  Hamilton is the business, service, and educational centre of the Waikato region.  Waikato Hospital is a 600 bed regional base hospital located in Hamilton and is the largest tertiary training hospital in the Southern Hemisphere.