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G20 role vindicates trans-Tasman work

Monday, 2 December 2013, 11:57 am | Business New Zealand

Being part of next year’s G20 deliberations is a result of the strong Australia-New Zealand partnership, says BusinessNZ. More >>

A visit to Kiwi Landing Pad in San Francisco

Wednesday, 16 October 2013, 7:04 pm | Business New Zealand

Catherine Robinson of Kiwi Landing Pad (San Francisco) shares valuable business and entrepreneurial insights with NZ Business Podcast host Paul Spain. More >>

New orders keep manufacturing on track

Thursday, 10 October 2013, 11:04 am | Business New Zealand

Continued high levels of new orders ensured the manufacturing sector remained in expansion, according to the latest BNZ - BusinessNZ Performance of Manufacturing Index (PMI). More >>

NZ achieves good energy sustainability ranking

Wednesday, 25 September 2013, 4:45 pm | Business New Zealand

New Zealand continues to score highly in an international survey of energy sustainability. More >>

Tail wind continues

Friday, 13 September 2013, 11:06 am | Business New Zealand

Tail wind continues Manufacturing activity continues to push forward with another healthy month of expansion for August, according to the latest BNZ - BusinessNZ Performance of Manufacturing Index (PMI). The seasonally adjusted PMI for August was 57.5 (a ... More >>

Better communication for workplace safety

Monday, 19 August 2013, 12:14 pm | Business New Zealand

Better communication for workplace safety Better communication is needed for workplace safety, says BusinessNZ. A recent survey of Auckland companies showed many had safety rules that were hard to understand. Most of the 466 employees surveyed could not ... More >>

Better approach to decision making under RMA

Saturday, 10 August 2013, 12:13 pm | Business New Zealand

Proposals released today to improve the Resource Management Act and its implementation are sensible, says BusinessNZ. More >>

Earthquake building policy faulted

Wednesday, 7 August 2013, 2:31 pm | Business New Zealand

Changes to the earthquake-prone buildings policy announced today do not adequately address the concerns of business and local communities, says BusinessNZ. More >>

Time to focus on the value of tertiary education

Thursday, 25 July 2013, 9:27 am | Business New Zealand

Information released today shows improved achievement levels in the courses and qualifications completed by students in New Zealand tertiary education organisations. More >>

Regional education information good step forward

Thursday, 18 July 2013, 4:15 pm | Business New Zealand

The release of regional education achievement information today on the Ministry of Education’s website ( www.educationcounts.govt.nz ) has been welcomed by BusinessNZ. More >>

Regulation inquiry good news

Friday, 12 July 2013, 4:46 pm | Business New Zealand

The Productivity Commission’s inquiry into regulation is good news, says BusinessNZ. The Commission will review the state and extent of regulation in New Zealand and make recommendations by June 2014 on improving regulatory regimes. More >>

NZ-Taiwan agreement benefits both economies

Wednesday, 10 July 2013, 5:39 pm | Business New Zealand

BusinessNZ welcomes today’s announcement that New Zealand and Taiwan have signed an economic cooperation agreement. More >>

Brighter horizons

Monday, 17 June 2013, 11:20 am | Business New Zealand

Media release 17 June 2013 Brighter horizons Service sector expansion for May continued a solid run of recent expansion, according to the BNZ - BusinessNZ Performance of Services Index (PSI). The PSI for May was 56.2 . This was identical to the result ... More >>

BusinessNZ’s Phil O’Reilly appointed BIAC Chair

Tuesday, 28 May 2013, 9:15 am | Business New Zealand

BusinessNZ Chief Executive Phil O’Reilly has been elected Chair of the Business and Industry Advisory Council (BIAC) to the OECD. More >>

High value tourism to gain from convention centre

Monday, 13 May 2013, 11:06 am | Business New Zealand

BusinessNZ has welcomed today’s agreement for a new international convention facility in Auckland. More >>

New procurement rules for Government spending welcome change

Wednesday, 24 April 2013, 12:03 pm | Business New Zealand

Moves by the Government to develop more user friendly procurement rules that will encourage greater local industry participation in government tenders is long overdue and very welcome says BusinessNZ. More >>

Consistent Performer - Service Sector

Monday, 15 April 2013, 11:30 am | Business New Zealand

Media release 15 April 2013 Consistent Performer Service sector expansion for March was almost identical to the previous month, according to the BNZ - BusinessNZ Performance of Services Index (PSI) . The PSI for March was 55.4. This was only 0.1 point down ... More >>

Taxing employee allowances – more work needed

Friday, 1 March 2013, 12:02 pm | Business New Zealand

Media release 1 March 2013 Taxing employee allowances – more work needed to get a better approach BusinessNZ is not convinced of the merits of IRD proposals for taxing employee allowances. The IRD proposals are aimed at making the rules easier ... More >>

Holding pattern

Monday, 28 January 2013, 11:30 am | Business New Zealand

Media release 28 January 2013 Holding pattern The service sector continues to see its level of expansion slip lower, according to the BNZ - BusinessNZ Performance of Services Index (PSI) . The PSI for December was 51.5 . This was down 2.7 points ... More >>

Digital Learning Essential For Jobs And The Economy

Wednesday, 19 December 2012, 4:12 pm | Business New Zealand

Media release 19 December 2012 Digital Learning Essential For Jobs And The Economy Young New Zealanders must not be left behind in acquiring digital literacy skills, says BusinessNZ. Commenting on the Education & Science Select Committee’s Inquiry ... More >>

   

 
 
 
 
 

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