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New Zealand Remains In Top 10 For Energy Balance
Friday, 9 October 2020, 9:30 am | Business NZ
The World Energy Council’s Energy Trilemma Index has become part of the energy dialogue both globally and in New Zealand. The Index illustrates the need for countries to balance energy security, energy equity and environmental sustainability. New Zealand ... More >>
Achieving The Best Possible Energy System
Tuesday, 29 September 2020, 5:57 am | Business NZ
The BusinessNZ Energy Council (BEC) has released its advice to the incoming Government for the electoral term following next month’s election. The 2020 ENERGY BRIEFING outlines areas where the energy sector would like to work more closely with the incoming ... More >>
Seven Things For Business
Monday, 21 September 2020, 6:39 pm | Business NZ
Business needs seven key things from the next Government, according to BusinessNZ’s election manifesto A Business View for the 2020 Election outlines businesses’ medium-term needs and desires, based on a survey- of over a thousand businesses across New Zealand. ... More >>
Businesses Welcome Back Skilled Workers
Wednesday, 9 September 2020, 3:01 pm | Business NZ
Businesses are looking forward to getting skilled workers stuck abroad, back to work. "Allowing skilled workers and business owners back into the country will be a relief to many businesses that have found valuable staff stuck outside the country ... More >>
Business Wants To Hear Small Business Policies
Thursday, 27 August 2020, 4:31 pm | Business NZ
National’s small business policy would address some key issues for the sector, BusinessNZ says. The policy announced today would overturn recent restrictive employment relations regulations, replace the Resource Management Act, and seek to reduce regulatory ... More >>
Five New Members Appointed To The SBC Advisory Board
Wednesday, 26 August 2020, 10:12 am | Business NZ
Karen Silk, Chair of the Sustainable Business Council (SBC), today announced the appointment of five new members to the SBC Advisory Board. They are: - Alice Andrew, Co-founder and Director, 4Sight - Marc England, Chief Executive, Genesis - Wayne ... More >>
Covid-19 Processes Costly For Business
Monday, 24 August 2020, 4:50 pm | Business NZ
While BusinessNZ welcomes the clarity on timeframes for moving down alert levels, Chief Executive Kirk Hope says exemption processing decisions and timeframes for Auckland businesses and their employees have cost them time and money when they can ... More >>
Deloitte And Chapman Tripp BusinessNZ Election Conference - Postponed
Monday, 17 August 2020, 6:47 pm | Business NZ
Covid-related issues and the change in election date mean that this Election Conference, scheduled for tomorrow (18 August), has now been postponed. New arrangements for this Conference will be sent as soon as possible. More >>
Flexi-wage Extension Would Boost Business
Saturday, 8 August 2020, 3:00 pm | Business NZ
The Labour Party’s proposed support package to assist businesses in hiring at least 40,000 New Zealanders impacted by Covid-19 is welcomed by BusinessNZ. The Party today announced it would provide targeted support to people receiving a benefit or ... More >>
Thoughtful Approach To Start-ups
Wednesday, 29 July 2020, 1:46 pm | Business NZ
National’s policy for growing enterprise would draw funds from several different sources and provide help at key points for new businesses, says BusinessNZ. The BusinessStart scheme announced today would provide start-up grants of $10,000 and allow people ... More >>
Improved Pay Equity Bill On The Table
Wednesday, 22 July 2020, 5:50 am | Business NZ
BusinessNZ has welcomed changes to the Pay Equity Bill that aims to get better pay for women in undervalued occupations. BusinessNZ was part of the Pay Equity Joint Working Group that agreed on a set of principles for pay equity bargaining. Chief ... More >>
Money For Regional Apprenticeships Good For Local Economies
Thursday, 18 June 2020, 8:37 am | Business NZ
Channelling $40 million from the Provincial Growth Fund into regional apprenticeships will be good for local economies, says BusinessNZ. The funding announced by the Regional Economic Development Minister today will be available to regional apprentices and ... More >>
NZ-UK Free Trade Agreement A Win-win
Wednesday, 17 June 2020, 2:50 pm | Business NZ
A successful high-quality free trade agreement (FTA) between New Zealand and the UK would reduce barriers and give both economies a much-needed boost, ExportNZ Executive Director Catherine Beard says. "This could be very positive for our exporters ... More >>
Extensions To Support Schemes Welcomed
Friday, 5 June 2020, 2:54 pm | Business NZ
The BusinessNZ network has welcomed extensions to the Government’s loan and wage subsidy schemes, saying they would help both employers and employees. BusinessNZ Chief Executive Kirk Hope said pushing out the application deadline for the Small ... More >>
Proposal For Trans-Tasman Bubble Considers Every Step Of A Passenger’s Journey
Wednesday, 27 May 2020, 1:14 pm | Business NZ
A proposed blueprint into how safe trans-Tasman travel could re-open is advancing fast, with a draft to be presented to New Zealand and Australian governments for consideration in early June. More >>
Income Relief Payment A Welcome Boost
Monday, 25 May 2020, 1:18 pm | Business NZ
The Government’s new temporary payment to support New Zealanders who lose their jobs due to COVID-19 is a welcome boost, BusinessNZ Chief Executive Kirk Hope says. A new COVID Income Relief Payment is being introduced, alongside a wider work programme ... More >>
Almost 1000 Kiwi Businesses Need To Feel The Love
Wednesday, 20 May 2020, 9:16 am | Business NZ
Almost 1000 New Zealand-owned and operated businesses have signed on to the ShopKiwi campaign, which today launched a new website. With Kiwi manufacturers reopening safely, the ShopKiwi website has provided them with an avenue to sell products directly to ... More >>
SMEs Crucial To Economic Rebuild
Thursday, 14 May 2020, 3:10 pm | Business NZ
A range of announcements in today’s Budget confirms the Government is backing SMEs to rebuild the economy in the face of global recession. The Government will provide a more than $200 million boost to NZ Trade and Enterprise to expand the scope ... More >>
BusinessNZ Welcomes Investment In Apprenticeships And Trades Training
Thursday, 14 May 2020, 3:03 pm | Business NZ
Apprenticeship and trades training support will help firms get the skills they need and position New Zealand well for the future, says BusinessNZ Chief Executive Kirk Hope. "The suite of trades training initiatives supports a range of different ... More >>
Focus On Jobs And Infrastructure Good For Economy
Thursday, 14 May 2020, 2:50 pm | Business NZ
BusinessNZ has welcomed the focus on jobs in today’s Budget. BusinessNZ Chief Executive Kirk Hope said the $3.2 billion extension to the Wage Subsidy Scheme announced today, for a further 8 weeks, was an appropriate use of Budget funding. "Supporting ... More >>
