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Business Update
Monday, 29 September 2003, 8:54 am | Business New Zealand
Thursday Treasury announced an operating balance of $5.6b for the year ended June, $1.5b higher than forecast, with tax and ACC revenues higher than expected. This huge surplus raises the question of how productively it will be used. While taxes ... More >>
Biz-growth - free, online information for business
Monday, 29 September 2003, 12:28 am | Business New Zealand
www.biz-growth.co.nz, a website dedicated to helping New Zealand businesses achieve growth and profitability and fulfil their compliance requirements, will 'go live' on Tuesday night, 30 September. More >>
Manufacturing stable, new orders promising
Friday, 26 September 2003, 4:20 pm | Business New Zealand
The latest ANZ-Business NZ Performance of Manufacturing Index continues to hover around the 'no change' threshold, although it recorded a slightly higher level of expansion in manufacturing activity across New Zealand in August. More >>
More apprentices please
Tuesday, 23 September 2003, 10:52 am | Business New Zealand
The Government's announcement of funding for an additional 500 apprentices this year is good news for businesses facing skill shortages, said Simon Carlaw, Chief Executive of Business New Zealand. More >>
Privy Council decision has serious consequences
Tuesday, 16 September 2003, 5:35 pm | Business New Zealand
Business NZ Chief Executive Simon Carlaw says the select committee recommendation to abolish access to the Privy Council is a turning point that has serious consequences. More >>
Business Update: Issue 86
Monday, 8 September 2003, 9:33 am | Business New Zealand
HOUSING BOOM TRANS TASMAN The housing boom apparent in many parts of NZ is happening in Australia too. On average, house prices in Australian state capitals rose 5% in the June quarter and Sydney prices have doubled in the last 6 years. Homeowners have ... More >>
Business Update - Friday 29 August 2003 Issue 85
Friday, 29 August 2003, 5:16 pm | Business New Zealand
SMALL BUSINESS STAGGERS The worst finding of the Business NZ-KPMG Compliance Costs Survey was the scale of the burden on small businesses. Bigger firms, benefiting from economies of scale and specialist advisers, have average compliance costs of ... More >>
Manufacturing steady
Thursday, 28 August 2003, 10:25 pm | Business New Zealand
The latest ANZ-Business NZ PMI recorded a slight expansion of manufacturing activity in New Zealand in July. More >>
Compliance survey shows small business penalised
Monday, 25 August 2003, 9:13 am | Business New Zealand
A national survey shows small businesses face compliance costs six times higher than larger ones. More >>
Work-life balance - one size won't fit all
Wednesday, 20 August 2003, 3:22 pm | Business New Zealand
Business NZ Executive Director Anne Knowles says the Government is to be commended for getting state agencies working together on the issue of work-life balance. More >>
Tripartite Initiative On Workplace Learning
Monday, 11 August 2003, 12:23 am | Business New Zealand
The launch today of the new skill new zealand project is another major step towards the expansion and development of critical workplace skills that remain stretched too thinly across the economy, Business New Zealand Chief Executive Simon Carlaw ... More >>
Clock ticking on transport bill
Sunday, 10 August 2003, 8:47 pm | Business New Zealand
Time is running down for changes needed to the Land Transport Management Bill, says Business NZ. More >>
Business Update Issue 84
Friday, 8 August 2003, 4:10 pm | Business New Zealand
ACC LEVY PLANS ARBITRARY, UNFAIR Proposed ACC levy increases in the employer account are unfair. The proposed average 6% increase in the employer levy means some firms will face big increases or decreases quite arbitrarily. Those facing increases up ... More >>
Skills are what we need
Friday, 8 August 2003, 3:22 pm | Business New Zealand
"The Government's focus on skills training in this year's riding instructions to the tertiary education sector is just what is needed," says Simon Carlaw, Chief Executive of Business NZ More >>
ACC levies structurally unfair
Thursday, 7 August 2003, 12:07 am | Business New Zealand
Proposed ACC levy changes highlight structural unfairness, says Business NZ. Chief Executive Simon Carlaw says the proposed average 6% increase in the employer levy includes some groups that will face increases up to 27%, while others will have reductions ... More >>
Business NZ Update Issue 83
Friday, 1 August 2003, 4:39 pm | Business New Zealand
HOLIDAYS ARGUMENTS STARTED ALREADY The Holidays Bill has been written by lawyers for lawyers and the arguments over what it will mean in practice have already started, retailers rep John Albertson told a select committee yesterday. He said mandatory ... More >>
Cap on rates increases timely
Friday, 1 August 2003, 9:55 am | Business New Zealand
Rodney Hide's Bill that would cap local government rates increases by the rate of inflation plus a margin is a step in the right direction and deserves select committee examination Business NZ Chief Executive Simon Carlaw said today. More >>
Manufacturing picks up
Friday, 1 August 2003, 9:03 am | Business New Zealand
Manufacturing activity lifted slightly in June but continued to hover round the threshold mark between expansion and decline, according to the ANZ-Business NZ Performance of Manufacturing Index released today. More >>
Tripartite initiative on workplace learning
Thursday, 31 July 2003, 4:30 pm | Business New Zealand
The launch today of the new skill new zealand project is another major step towards the expansion and development of critical workplace skills that remain stretched too thinly across the economy, Business New Zealand Chief Executive Simon Carlaw ... More >>
Business Update Friday 18 July 2003 Issue 81
Friday, 18 July 2003, 4:32 pm | Business New Zealand
MORE COUNCILS SHOULD AXE DIFFERENTIAL The Auckland Regional Council made a good call in axing the business differential and in this regard the aggro it’s receiving is misplaced - the notion of businesses subsidising and sheltering residential ratepayers ... More >>
