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Finicky Transport Bill Will Goad Motorists: EMA

Monday, 13 October 2003, 4:38 pm | Employers And Manufacturers Association

The new law promised over a year ago to fix our roads has returned from the Select Committee six months late not with a bang but a whimper, says the Employers & Manufacturers Association (Northern). More >>

Innovation poll grounds for optimism

Thursday, 9 October 2003, 3:42 pm | Employers And Manufacturers Association

New Zealand businesses may be significantly under reporting their investment in innovation and r&d, a poll conducted prior to today's InnovationVoyage New Product Development Summit shows. More >>

UF earns business applause for Privy Council stand

Tuesday, 7 October 2003, 5:21 pm | Employers And Manufacturers Association

The Employers & Manufacturers Association (Northern) has welcomed the stand by United Future not to support the Supreme Court Bill. More >>

Business thriving in Auckland ahead of Wellington

Monday, 6 October 2003, 10:27 am | Employers And Manufacturers Association

Auckland is the country’s business “powerhouse” and is leaving the rest of the country for dead according to the Mayor of the city John Banks. More >>

Wellington thriving, says Mayor

Monday, 6 October 2003, 10:16 am | Employers And Manufacturers Association

The Mayor of Wellington, Kerry Prendergast, is relishing the chance to showcase local business success stories and inspire up-and-coming Wellington businesses to take the next step when she opens Thrive Wellington on 16 October. More >>

More tariff cuts, more no growth policy

Tuesday, 30 September 2003, 4:22 pm | Employers And Manufacturers Association

The industries most affected by tariff cuts - textiles, footwear and clothing (TCF) manufacturers - will not greet today's news with any enthusiasm, the Employers & Manufacturers Association (Northern) says. More >>

Concerns LTMB will end up worse than proposed

Tuesday, 16 September 2003, 12:14 am | Employers And Manufacturers Association

“The Employers & Manufacturers Association is alarmed that the Land Transport Bill which we had serious concerns with will end up even worse than was proposed,” said Alasdair Thompson, Chief Executive. More >>

Dropping Cabotage Delivers Strong Gains

Thursday, 11 September 2003, 2:40 pm | Employers And Manufacturers Association

Dropping cabotage in 1994 from the New Zealand coast has resulted in strong gains for local producers, the Employers & Manufacturers Association (Northern) says. More >>

High NZ interest rates disappointing

Thursday, 4 September 2003, 2:09 pm | Employers And Manufacturers Association

Today's decision by the Reserve Bank to maintain a relatively high Official Cash Rate at 5% is inconsistent with our low inflationary outlook, the Employers & Manufacturers Association (Northern) says. More >>

OCR Should Be Cut To Preserve Growth Path

Tuesday, 2 September 2003, 3:18 pm | Employers And Manufacturers Association

The view of trading bank commentators that interest rates won't drop this week is based on an assessment of the economy's growth path, not on the outlook for inflation, the Employers & Manufacturers Association (Northern) says. More >>

Specialists confirm Govt 'spin' surrounds cuts

Wednesday, 20 August 2003, 1:28 pm | Employers And Manufacturers Association

National Party Health spokeswoman Lynda Scott says Salaried Medical Specialists have confirmed the long-held belief that political 'spin's' being used to hide the true depth of cuts at our public hospitals. More >>

Tariff cuts must stay aligned with Australia's

Wednesday, 20 August 2003, 1:26 pm | Employers And Manufacturers Association

Any tariff cuts in advance of Australia will seriously undermine our manufacturers' export competitiveness especially in Australia and the domestic market, warns the Employers & Manufacturers Association (Northern). More >>

Aucklanders have to contribute to fixing transport

Wednesday, 13 August 2003, 3:57 pm | Employers And Manufacturers Association

Aucklanders will have to shoulder a larger part of the responsibility for solving the region's transport problems, Alasdair Thompson, chief executive of the Employers & Manufacturers Association, told the special meeting of the Auckland Regional ... More >>

North Shore Councillors 'Hypocritical'

Monday, 28 July 2003, 8:19 am | Employers And Manufacturers Association

North Shore councillors' pronouncements last night (22/7/03) were totally hypocritical, the Employers & Manufacturers Association (Northern) says. More >>

OCR adjustment reassuring for money movers

Thursday, 24 July 2003, 1:32 pm | Employers And Manufacturers Association

Today's well telegraphed 0.25% adjustment to the Official Cash Rate will reassure international money movers that New Zealand is a good place to park billions of dollars, says the Employers & Manufacturers Association (Northern). More >>

Immigration changes big step in right direction

Wednesday, 2 July 2003, 12:37 am | Employers And Manufacturers Association

Business has for ever said the best way of selecting immigrants suited to New Zealand was for them to show they had a genuine offer of a job from a New Zealand enterprise. The changes announced yesterday move a long way towards delivering this approach ... More >>

Highway allocation for Auckland barely enough

Tuesday, 1 July 2003, 9:19 am | Employers And Manufacturers Association

Transit's $2.6 billion allocation for Auckland over 10 years won't make up for the years during which Auckland's vehicle users subsidised road building in the rest of the country, Alasdair Thompson, chief executive of the Employers & Manufacturers ... More >>