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Golden Weather Continues
Monday, 20 May 2013, 10:59 am | BusinessNZ
Service sector expansion for April built on the solid performance of the previous two months, according to the BusinessNZ Performance of Services Index. More >>
Careful, measured Budget
Thursday, 16 May 2013, 4:15 pm | BusinessNZ
BusinessNZ says Budget 2013 shows a careful and measured approach to spending in areas that have the potential to improve New Zealand’s competitiveness, such as a continued focus on innovation, internationalisation and skills. More >>
New order momentum
Thursday, 16 May 2013, 10:51 am | BusinessNZ
Continued momentum for new orders in the manufacturing sector contributed to a lift in the sector’s expansion rate, according to the latest BNZ - BusinessNZ Performance of Manufacturing Index (PMI). More >>
Cautious optimism in employment data
Thursday, 9 May 2013, 1:45 pm | BusinessNZ
BusinessNZ has greeted the latest employment survey with cautious optimism. The Household Labour Force Survey for the March quarter shows employment up 1.7 percent, with 38,000 more people employed since the last quarter. More >>
Sound recommendations for health and safety
Wednesday, 1 May 2013, 1:59 pm | BusinessNZ
BusinessNZ says the independent taskforce’s report on workplace health and safety takes a serious and balanced approach to the challenge of improving safety in New Zealand workplaces. More >>
Industrial Action Harms Youth Job Prospects
Wednesday, 1 May 2013, 10:18 am | BusinessNZ
BusinessNZ has criticised unions taking industrial action over the issue of starting wages. More >>
New Maori and Pasifika student results an encouraging start
Friday, 19 April 2013, 3:02 pm | BusinessNZ
The new figures showing a 3.5 percent rise in Pasifika and 2 percent rise in Maori 16 year olds achieving NCEA Level 2 shows we are moving in the right direction, however this is just the beginning, says BusinessNZ. More >>
Economic vandalism: bureaucrats not competitive markets
Thursday, 18 April 2013, 2:05 pm | BusinessNZ
Labour’s proposal of a centralised buying agency for electricity could only bring electricity prices down through massive taxpayer subsidies, says BusinessNZ. More >>
Vocational pathways blurring lines between school and work
Thursday, 4 April 2013, 1:40 pm | BusinessNZ
The final Vocational Pathways launched today by Education Minister Hekia Parata and Tertiary Education, Skills and Employment Minister Steven Joyce is a good start towards making learning more relevant for more New Zealanders, says BusinessNZ. More >>
Conservation partnership positive for the economy
Thursday, 7 March 2013, 2:48 pm | BusinessNZ
Fonterra’s commitment to invest $20 million over 10 years in a waterways conservation partnership with DOC demonstrates a recognition by business of its dependence and impact on ecosystem services says the Sustainable Business Council. More >>
Clarity on SOE Float Welcomed
Wednesday, 27 February 2013, 4:14 pm | BusinessNZ
Media release 27 February 2013 Clarity on SOE Float Welcomed BusinessNZ has welcomed the clarity provided by the Supreme Court’s decision on the proposed share offer for Mighty River Power. Chief Executive Phil O’Reilly says the partial float provides ... More >>
Capital markets report useful but more needs to be done
Wednesday, 27 February 2013, 2:44 pm | BusinessNZ
The Government’s final report under the Business Growth Agenda lists useful undertakings to enable better access to capital, says BusinessNZ. Building Capital Markets is a useful component of the Agenda to build the New Zealand economy, says BusinessNZ ... More >>
Service Sector Starts On Positive Note For 2013
Monday, 18 February 2013, 11:32 am | BusinessNZ
Media release 18 February 2013 Service Sector Starts On Positive Note For 2013 The service sector showed a pick-up in expansion for the start of 2013, according to the BNZ - BusinessNZ Performance of Services Index (PSI). The PSI for January was ... More >>
New Zealand Apprenticeships right approach
Friday, 25 January 2013, 1:32 pm | BusinessNZ
More funding and focus on apprenticeships is the right approach, says BusinessNZ. More >>
Flat End To Manufacturing Year
Thursday, 24 January 2013, 11:02 am | BusinessNZ
Media release 24 January 2012 Flat End To Manufacturing Year New Zealand’s manufacturing sector year ended with a flat result, much as it had been throughout 2012, according to the latest BNZ - BusinessNZ Performance of Manufacturing Index (PMI). The seasonally ... More >>
New Zealand economy – pockets of optimism
Wednesday, 21 November 2012, 2:51 pm | BusinessNZ
The BusinessNZ Planning Forecast indicates continued patchy growth in the short term, but with pockets of optimism as the housing market begins to show signs of life and the Christchurch rebuild starts to gain momentum. More >>
Holding on
Thursday, 15 November 2012, 10:54 am | BusinessNZ
New Zealand’s manufacturing sector returned to a minor level of expansion in October, although the sector remains in a flat state, according to the latest BNZ - BusinessNZ Performance of Manufacturing Index (PMI). More >>
Moderate changes to Employment Relations Act
Tuesday, 30 October 2012, 2:45 pm | BusinessNZ
Proposed changes to the Employment Relations Act will improve but not significantly alter employment processes, says BusinessNZ. Chief Executive Phil O’Reilly says the ‘good faith’ framework of the legislation will remain, with improvements ... More >>
Skills essential for competitiveness
Tuesday, 9 October 2012, 5:12 pm | BusinessNZ
A competitive economy depends on many factors, and the Government’s business growth agenda is systematically addressing the key ones to boost New Zealand’s competitiveness, says BusinessNZ. More >>
Dead even
Monday, 17 September 2012, 10:56 am | BusinessNZ
The service sector was in a complete holding pattern in August, according to the BNZ - BusinessNZ Performance of Services Index (PSI ). The PSI for August was 50.0 . This was down 2.4 points from July, and the fourth consecutive fall in expansion ... More >>
