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New Zealand Small Businesses Fall Further Behind Asia-Pacific Peers As Growth Gap Widens
Wednesday, 1 April 2026, 6:58 pm | CPA Australia
Only 38 per cent of New Zealand small businesses reported growth in 2025, up marginally from 36 per cent the previous year, but well below the survey average of 62 per cent. More >>
CPA Australia Warns Climate Disclosure Rollback Risks Leaving New Zealand Unprepared For Global Market Expectations
Friday, 24 October 2025, 11:28 am | CPA Australia
"Reducing the reporting universe by more than half risks creating systematic knowledge gaps that could hinder evidence-based policymaking over time," he said. More >>
CPA Australia Welcomes RBNZ’s 50 Bp Cut; Calls For Digital Support To Revive NZ Small-Business Growth
Wednesday, 8 October 2025, 6:01 pm | CPA Australia
CPA Australia continues to call for structural reforms to maximise the impact of rates to boost small business performance. More >>
CPA Australia Urges More Rate Cuts And Digital Support To Revive NZ Small Business Growth
Tuesday, 7 October 2025, 1:26 pm | CPA Australia
“Rate cuts will help businesses manage costs, while complementary policy can unlock productivity improvements,” Mr Jones said. More >>
CPA Australia: OCR Cut Welcome, But Deeper Reforms Needed To Revive NZ Small Business Growth
Saturday, 23 August 2025, 3:55 pm | CPA Australia
The move will ease some debt costs for mortgage holders and small businesses, but the organisation warns that interest rate cuts alone will not fix New Zealand’s stalled recovery. More >>
Embattled Smaller Businesses Face Challenging 2024
Wednesday, 3 April 2024, 8:22 am | CPA Australia
Fewer New Zealand small businesses grew in 2023 than in 2022, and fewer expect growth over 2024, results from CPA Australia’s Asia-Pacific Small Business Survey 2023-2024 show. More >>
New Zealand Businesses Upbeat Despite Looming Recession Risk
Tuesday, 21 March 2023, 10:19 am | CPA Australia
More New Zealand small businesses think the economy will shrink than grow in 2023 despite most expecting to their own business to grow. That’s the surprising finding from a new survey by one of the world’s largest professional accounting organisations. ... More >>
Tax report challenges political parties to be non-partisan
Thursday, 21 February 2019, 12:52 pm | CPA Australia
The Tax Working Group today delivered an important report that will serve to inform governments and policymakers well in future, says the representative body for more than 2,000 accountants. More >>
Budget spend delivers in this election year
Thursday, 25 May 2017, 3:36 pm | CPA Australia
Budget spend delivers in this election year Global accounting body, CPA Australia said Minister Joyce had delivered a politically savvy budget that would give the National Government a strong platform in the lead up to the election in September. ... More >>
NZ small business underpin “rockstar” economy
Tuesday, 28 February 2017, 11:08 am | CPA Australia
New Zealand’s strong economic credentials have been given a ringing endorsement in the latest survey of small businesses across Asia Pacific, with growth expectations at a record high. More >>
Diversified economy supported by strong well-rounded budget
Thursday, 26 May 2016, 3:14 pm | CPA Australia
Global accounting body, CPA Australia says today’s budget delivers on New Zealand’s vision to develop a more diversified economy. More >>
New Zealand Small Business Continues to Falter
Wednesday, 19 November 2014, 11:13 am | CPA Australia
A new survey from CPA Australia has found that New Zealand’s small business sector continues to falter. Chief executive Alex Malley says the sixth annual Asia Pacific Small Business Survey shows that over the last year New Zealand small businesses ... More >>
New Accounting and Audit Law Set to Benefit Business
Friday, 31 October 2014, 1:54 pm | CPA Australia
Global accounting body CPA Australia says changes to financial markets and reporting laws, which passed their third reading in Parliament today, will benefit New Zealand businesses by enhancing competition and delivering greater efficiencies in the accounting ... More >>
New guide helps investors see behind the numbers
Wednesday, 6 August 2014, 12:58 pm | CPA Australia
Global accounting body CPA Australia has launched a free, plain-English guide to help Kiwi investors better understand annual reports and make more informed investment decisions. More >>
Bright Future For Shadowing Students
Tuesday, 29 July 2014, 10:22 am | CPA Australia
Eight top Victoria University accounting and commercial law students will each spend a day in the office with a senior public sector finance executive following an initiative by global accounting body CPA Australia. More >>
CPA Australia Welcomes Commerce Select Committee Report
Thursday, 22 May 2014, 1:51 pm | CPA Australia
Global accounting body CPA Australia has welcomed the Commerce Select Committee’s report on a Bill which aims to enhance competition and deliver greater efficiencies in the accounting and audit sector. More >>
CPA Australia Welcomes Progress In Critical Reforms
Wednesday, 29 January 2014, 11:40 am | CPA Australia
Global accounting body CPA Australia has welcomed progress in crucial reforms to New Zealand accounting and auditing law through Parliament. Chief executive Alex Malley said the first reading of the Accounting Infrastructure Reform Bill was a ... More >>
NZ Small Businesses Buck the National Trend
Monday, 25 November 2013, 5:15 pm | CPA Australia
Improved economic confidence, robust economic data, surging property prices and low interest rates have failed to translate into a serious upswing in New Zealand small business confidence, a new survey has found. More >>
CPA Australia Welcomes Critical Accounting Reforms
Tuesday, 12 November 2013, 3:25 pm | CPA Australia
CPA Australia chief executive, Alex Malley, today welcomed the Government’s decision to introduce changes to accounting and audit regulations which will provide businesses with improved access to global expertise and bring the New Zealand profession further ... More >>
New Opportunity For Nz Accountants to Join CPA Australia
Wednesday, 2 October 2013, 3:17 pm | CPA Australia
Members of the New Zealand Institute of Chartered Accountants (NZICA) can now join CPA Australia without incurring member fees until January 2015. More >>
