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New Zealand 2011 Business Club - Opportunity Hamilton

The New Zealand 2011 Business Club was also launched in April and is an online platform that will connect overseas business people interested in attending the Rugby World Cup with their Kiwi counterparts. 

Opportunity Hamilton is the official Waikato organisation selected to head this initiative in our region. Your business can get involved by organising hosting opportunities and attending events as hosts.

How do Waikato companies get involved?

Go to the NZ2011 website and register your company
http://www.nz2011.govt.nz/cms/get-involved/nz2011-business-club/register_form

Email WBC@opportunityhamilton.co.nz  to let Opportunity Hamilton know that you have registered. We will then confirm your local membership into our unique 'Waikato Business Club'.  You will receive many special benefits which include your personal membership id card which will allow you to acess Friday Night club nights, special discounts and preferential bookings to CIP events, and much more....

 

John Kirwan Game Plan 2011

 

Former All Black John Kirwan explains the powerful connection between rugby and business, and talks about the business benefits the Rugby World Cup will bring to New Zealand.   

Click here to read transcript of video
  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.