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Youth rates not illegal - Business NZ
Thursday, 4 May 2006, 4:03 pm | Business New Zealand
Business NZ Chief Executive Phil O' Reilly says claims that youth rates are illegal are without foundation. More >>
Investment will be the judge of unbundling
Thursday, 4 May 2006, 10:39 am | Business New Zealand
Future investment levels - sufficient to bring good broadband to all parts of New Zealand - will show whether it was right to unbundle, says Business NZ Chief Executive Phil O’Reilly. More >>
Wake-up call for tertiary education
Wednesday, 19 April 2006, 1:45 pm | Business New Zealand
A UMR survey showing low public confidence in tertiary education should be a wake-up call to the sector, says Business NZ Chief Executive Phil O’Reilly. More >>
Manufacturing activity picks up
Thursday, 13 April 2006, 9:06 am | Business New Zealand
Manufacturing activity expanded for two consecutive months for the first time since the middle of 2005, according to the Business NZ Performance of Manufacturing Index (PMI). More >>
Electricity over-regulation questioned
Friday, 7 April 2006, 12:17 am | Business New Zealand
The Electricity Commission’s mistake over lake levels will do increase business concerns about certainty of power supply, and calls into question the current regulatory approach to electricity, says Business NZ. More >>
Value and relevance needed in tertiary sector
Wednesday, 5 April 2006, 8:58 am | Business New Zealand
Business NZ has welcomed the Government's commitment to getting more value and relevance from the tertiary education sector, but warns of the need to avoid central planning and more bureaucracy. More >>
Forum will enhance important relationship
Monday, 3 April 2006, 5:17 pm | Business New Zealand
The US-NZ Partnership Forum being held in Washington later this month will help broaden and deepen relationships between New Zealand and the US says Business NZ Chief Executive Phil O'Reilly. More >>
Positive step re Transpower charges
Friday, 31 March 2006, 11:33 am | Business New Zealand
The possibility of a negotiated outcome from the Transpower charging issue is a positive development says Business NZ. More >>
Business Update
Thursday, 30 March 2006, 10:01 am | Business New Zealand
New Approach to Water...Payroll Tax No Thanks...Give Youth a Go.... More >>
Another example of Australian competitiveness
Thursday, 30 March 2006, 9:28 am | Business New Zealand
Business NZ Chief Executive Phil O'Reilly says freight charges are yet another example of Australia being more competitive than New Zealand. More >>
Productivity figures welcomed
Tuesday, 28 March 2006, 1:48 pm | Business New Zealand
Business NZ Chief Executive Phil O’Reilly said there was a pressing need for improved productivity to boost economic growth and the new productivity statistics series undertaken by Statistics NZ would help monitor the trends. More >>
Manufacturing still in decline for most regions
Friday, 17 March 2006, 10:10 am | Business New Zealand
Manufacturing activity in February showed expansion for the first time in five months, although largely due to expansion in the Canterbury/Westland region, according to the Business NZ Performance of Manufacturing Index (PMI). More >>
Probationary period would help more into jobs
Wednesday, 15 March 2006, 2:29 pm | Business New Zealand
The Employment Relations (Probationary Employment) Amendment Bill would help more people find jobs, says Business NZ Chief Executive Phil O’Reilly. He says employers can be reluctant to employ people without a previous positive employment record, ... More >>
Call for facts in broadband debate
Wednesday, 22 February 2006, 10:58 am | Business New Zealand
Business NZ has called for a more factually based argument over broadband access. More >>
Manufacturing hits the New Year with a thud
Friday, 17 February 2006, 10:21 am | Business New Zealand
Manufacturing activity in January dipped further than in the month before, according to the Business NZ Performance of Manufacturing Index (PMI). December’s PMI, at 47.6, was the lowest since the surveys began in August 2002. January’s PMI came in even ... More >>
'Flexible workplace' law not needed
Thursday, 16 February 2006, 2:24 pm | Business New Zealand
A proposed law* is intended to create more flexible workplaces, but would have exactly the opposite outcome, Business NZ Chief Executive Phil O'Reilly said in a select committee hearing today. More >>
Fresh look at regulatory frameworks
Tuesday, 14 February 2006, 4:36 pm | Business New Zealand
Business will be watching closely to see what’s involved in the ‘fresh look at regulatory frameworks’ promised in the Prime Minister’s speech today. More >>
Leisurely tax reform
Wednesday, 1 February 2006, 5:04 pm | Business New Zealand
A completion date of 2008 suggests a lack of urgency for company tax reform, says Business NZ. More >>
Weak end for manufacturing in 2005
Friday, 27 January 2006, 4:31 pm | Business New Zealand
Manufacturing activity during December reached its lowest level since PMI surveys began in August 2002, according to the Business NZ PMI (Performance of Manufacturing Index). More >>
Business confidence needs signals from Govt
Tuesday, 17 January 2006, 1:12 pm | Business New Zealand
Low business confidence could be improved by some strong signals from Government, says Business NZ Chief Executive Phil O'Reilly. More >>
