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Ring road plan earns tick

Thursday, 7 February 2008, 4:51 pm | Employers And Manufacturers Association

It's good to see the Government prepared to investigate the completion of Auckland's western ring route by means of a public private partnership (PPP), says Alasdair Thompson, chief executive of the Employers & Manufacturers Association (Northern). More >>

Complacency must not be an option

Thursday, 6 December 2007, 3:02 pm | Employers And Manufacturers Association

The New Zealand Manufacturers and Exporters Association, (MEA), says that the RBNZ’s decision to hold the OCR, no change along with hard words, is not an excuse for the Government and the select committee on monetary policy to sidestep the issues driving ... More >>

Electoral Finance Law Would Muzzle Public Debate

Wednesday, 21 November 2007, 9:21 am | Employers And Manufacturers Association

Politics is far too important to be left to the politicians, but under the Electoral Finance law political parties would be the only groups able to freely debate important issues, the Employers & Manufacturers Association (Northern) says. More >>

MEA Media Release - 7 November 2007 OutLook Report

Wednesday, 7 November 2007, 3:22 pm | Employers And Manufacturers Association

The New Zealand Manufacturers and Exporters Association (MEA) releases its OutLook report titled, ‘Assets, Tax and Productivity’, the second in a series published by the MEA examining the Association’s policy development research that supports ... More >>

Energy strategy triggers more alarm

Wednesday, 17 October 2007, 2:57 pm | Employers And Manufacturers Association

Government's advice to its SOE power generators not to develop any new base load thermal generation is a return to the bad old days when SOE's were government departments and used to steer the economy, the Employers & Manufacturers Association (Northern) ... More >>

Tax cuts needed to restore fiscal discipline

Thursday, 11 October 2007, 11:59 am | Employers And Manufacturers Association

Tax cuts are essential if for no other reason than to get financial discipline back into the government sector, the Employers & Manufacturers Association (Northern) says. More >>

Offshore action not high priority for Kiwi firms

Wednesday, 10 October 2007, 4:37 pm | Employers And Manufacturers Association

Exporting is not high on the agenda of most established kiwi businesses, according to the 2007 PricewaterhouseCoopers Clever Companies/EMA Survey (the Clever Companies Survey). More >>

Climate Change Solutions A Strategy For NZ Inc

Friday, 21 September 2007, 4:57 pm | Employers And Manufacturers Association

The measures announced this week to 'solve' climate change amount to a long awaited strategy for New Zealand's economic development, the Employers & Manufacturers Association (Northern) says. More >>

Polls leave no doubt: Aucklanders want change

Thursday, 2 August 2007, 9:43 am | Employers And Manufacturers Association

Aucklanders have demonstrated their support for reform of local government through three opinion polls this week, and the support is probably higher than that, the Employers and Manufacturers Association (Northern) says. More >>

KiwiSaver a 3-4.5 billion dollar tax cut

Tuesday, 3 July 2007, 5:36 pm | Employers And Manufacturers Association

Government will pump an estimated $3 to 4.5 billion a year into KiwiSaver members' accounts, which is effectively a tax cut reserved only for those who can afford to take it up. More >>

Trade talks breakdown ominous

Friday, 22 June 2007, 4:41 pm | Employers And Manufacturers Association

The break-down of the trade talks in Potsdam could spell the end of hope for better access for New Zealand's manufactured exports as well as agricultural products, the Employers & Manufacturers Association (Northern) said today. More >>

Back to basics policy for skills development

Tuesday, 19 June 2007, 9:27 am | Employers And Manufacturers Association

The Northern Employers & Manufacturers Association President Colin Martin says John Key's address on trade and vocations skills today struck a chord with the 170 people who attended. More >>

Realizable emission cuts target welcomed

Friday, 8 June 2007, 5:06 pm | Employers And Manufacturers Association

The G8 agreement that will consider cutting carbon emissions in half by 2050 offers a realizable target that New Zealand should endorse, says Alasdair Thompson, chief executive of the Employers & Manufacturers Association (Northern). More >>

Rates whopper a Shore thing

Wednesday, 6 June 2007, 4:18 pm | Employers And Manufacturers Association

North Shore City Council’s proposed rate increase for 2007-08 is too high compared to the rate of inflation. But it’s no surprise, looking at the council’s history. More >>

Hold off on development contribution cost hike

Tuesday, 5 June 2007, 2:26 pm | Employers And Manufacturers Association

Business want to see changes to Auckland City's development contributions policy put on hold until a working party, including stakeholders, has had the chance to look at how it complies with the Local Government Act and the issues raised by the ... More >>

Rotorua Council earns congratulation from business

Thursday, 24 May 2007, 10:31 am | Employers And Manufacturers Association

Rotorua is projecting the lowest rates increases over the next 10 years of all the city councils in the northern region, the Employers & Manufacturers Association (Northern) told the Rotorua Council hearings on its Draft Annual Plan on Tuesday this week. More >>

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