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Guest Speakers
Business Breakfast with Rt Hon Chris Hipkins - Dunedin
Networking
Dunedin August BA5 co-hosted by Otago Polytechnic and Innovation Activator
Webinar
Webinar: AI for small business, with Minister Cameron Brewer
Webinar
Lunch & Learn Webinar Series for Not for Profits (ONLINE)
Business Support
AI Innovation for Growth - Dunedin
Health & Safety
Building on Health & Safety Representative Training (Stage 2) - Cromwell
Keep up-to-date with the latest business news, industry developments, successes, submissions and media releases.
21 Aug 2026
Join Business South for an exclusive breakfast with Rt Hon Chris Hipkins, Leader of the Opposition. Hear his views on the issues shaping business in our region, then put your questions to him directly.
27 Aug 2026
Join us for BA5 on Thursday 27 August, co-hosted by Otago Polytechnic and The Innovation Activator.
02 Sep 2026
We are delighted to welcome Hon Cameron Brewer, Minister for Small Business and Manufacturing, to a special Wednesday Matters webinar on the Government's AI Advisory Pilot.
18 Aug 2026
A tailored professional development webinar series designed specifically for not-for-profit (NFP) organisations. Thanks to the generous support of the Otago Community Trust, Business South is able to offer this series free to Otago-based NFPs.*
28 Aug 2026
A practical three-hour workshop where you start building your own AI Action Plan, shaped around your business rather than a generic template. No tech jargon, no hype, just a clear way to see where AI actually fits and what to do first.
08 Sep 2026
Build on the skills and knowledge developed in Health and Safety Representative Training – Stage One, with an in-depth focus on the Health and Safety at Work Act and associated regulations for maintaining safe working environments.
Duration: 2 Days ► 9.00am - 4.30pm
Delivery: The Gate, 6 Barry Avenue, Cromwell