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Proposed Pricing a Regional Tax by Stealth
Tuesday, 26 July 2016, 4:17 pm | Employers And Manufacturers Association
EMA is calling the Electricity Authority’s (EA) proposed pricing regime changes a regional tax by stealth. More >>
Local Government must act quickly on new Infrastructure Pool
Monday, 4 July 2016, 1:35 pm | Employers And Manufacturers Association
Local Government in the membership region of the Employers and Manufacturers Association (EMA) needs to quickly take advantage of Government’s $1 billion infrastructure fund announced at the weekend, says EMA GM Advocacy Mark Champion. More >>
Business outlook stable over next six months
Thursday, 30 June 2016, 9:46 am | Employers And Manufacturers Association
Most businesses expect overall business conditions to remain stable over the next six months, according to employers surveyed by the EMA. More >>
National Policy Statement A Step Forward
Thursday, 2 June 2016, 1:28 pm | Employers And Manufacturers Association
The National Policy Statement on Urban Development Capacity is a step forward in addressing some of businesses’ concerns around managing growth and development, but it’s another workaround for a failing RMA, says the EMA. More >>
Budget 2016: No Surprise Approach for Business says EMA
Thursday, 26 May 2016, 4:03 pm | Employers And Manufacturers Association
Budget 2016 held few surprises for business and sent a strong signal that the New Zealand economy is in good health. More >>
Business to Put Tough Questions to Auckland Mayoral Candidat
Tuesday, 17 May 2016, 10:56 am | Employers And Manufacturers Association
With the countdown now on to local body elections, and the mayoralty of New Zealand’s largest city being hotly contested, three leading business associations want to put the tough questions to Auckland mayoral contenders around how they will deliver more ... More >>
EMA Strongly Opposes Increase in Interim Transport Levy
Wednesday, 11 May 2016, 4:05 pm | Employers And Manufacturers Association
In a strongly worded letter to each of Auckland City’s Councillors and Mayor, the EMA has urged the council to not vote for imposing more costs on the business community via the proposed Interim Transport Levy. More >>
New Hub for Business – EMA Opens New Offices
Thursday, 5 May 2016, 11:46 am | Employers And Manufacturers Association
EMA’s new premises were officially opened by the Rt Hon John Key today, following a blessing by Ngati Whatua earlier in the day. The new office block and conference/training facility is stage two of the development of the Khyber Pass Road site in Auckland. ... More >>
Finalists in Export Awards
Tuesday, 26 April 2016, 11:44 am | Employers And Manufacturers Association
An outstanding cross-section of New Zealand companies have made it through as finalists in the 2016 Air New Zealand Cargo ExportNZ Awards for Auckland and Waikato. More >>
Be Ready for the New Health and Safety Era with EMA
Monday, 11 April 2016, 10:04 am | Employers And Manufacturers Association
With a new framework for health and safety now in place the EMA is hosting a two day conference to ensure employers are geared up and ready for the new Health and Safety at Work Act. More >>
EMA Endorses Helen Clark’s UN Nomination
Tuesday, 5 April 2016, 2:14 pm | Employers And Manufacturers Association
EMA Endorses Helen Clark’s UN Nomination Confirmation of Helen Clark’s nomination for the position of United Nations Secretary-General has been welcomed by the EMA. “This is excellent news for our country, and a nomination of someone of Helen Clark’s ... More >>
How Different Will Health and Safety Be?
Monday, 4 April 2016, 10:21 am | Employers And Manufacturers Association
On the eve of the introduction of the new Health and Safety at Work Act (Monday, April 4), how different will it be for employers and employees turning up to work tomorrow? More >>
SuperTech – Digital Inspiration for Businesses
Friday, 11 March 2016, 11:07 am | Employers And Manufacturers Association
EMA has developed SuperTech 2016, to give Kiwi businesses inspiration in regards to their place in the digital world. SuperTech is about bringing leading digital practitioners and innovators, from New Zealand and overseas, into one place, for ... More >>
Economic Strength Reflected in Employment Figures
Wednesday, 3 February 2016, 4:33 pm | Employers And Manufacturers Association
Growth in employment figures is evidence the underlying economic fundamentals of our economy are paying dividends, says EMA. “We have been consistent in our belief the economy is sound and will drive growth and subsequent rise in employment,” ... More >>
Major Auckland Transport Projects to Start Earlier
Wednesday, 27 January 2016, 3:44 pm | Employers And Manufacturers Association
News government will assist major Auckland transport projects start earlier is a positive development says the EMA. However, the pressure to deal with Auckland’s growth issues and unlock the city’s economic development potential has to be maintained ... More >>
Dramatic improvement in business outlook: EMA
Tuesday, 15 December 2015, 2:28 pm | Employers And Manufacturers Association
Dramatic improvement in business outlook: EMA Business outlook has improved dramatically according to the latest results of the Employers Survey conducted by the EMA. There has been a significant shift towards a positive outlook compared with the mid-year ... More >>
Businesses Bear Brunt of Auckland Council Transport Levy
Thursday, 10 December 2015, 4:42 pm | Employers And Manufacturers Association
Businesses with a capital value of more than $180 million could be wearing a levy of more than $48,000, under Auckland Council’s proposed Annual Plan. More >>
Positive Move with OCR Drop
Thursday, 10 December 2015, 11:27 am | Employers And Manufacturers Association
Today’s drop in the Official Cash Rate (OCR) is a positive move for the economy says the Employers and Manufacturers Association. The Reserve Bank reduced the OCR by 25 basis points to 2.50 percent. Chief Executive Officer, Kim Campbell, says a ... More >>
Drop in ACC Levies Confirmed
Tuesday, 8 December 2015, 4:15 pm | Employers And Manufacturers Association
Drop in ACC Levies Confirmed Confirmation of a drop in ACC levies of $450 million has been welcomed by the EMA. ACC Minister Nikki Kaye confirmed the ACC Board’s recommended levy reductions for 2016/2017 year have been agreed to by Government ... More >>
EMA pushes for legislative reform of RMA
Thursday, 26 November 2015, 2:17 pm | Employers And Manufacturers Association
EMA pushes for legislative reform of RMA Confirmation a bill has been introduced to Parliament to overhaul the Resource Management Act has been hailed as step in the right direction, by the EMA. “More than 35% of our members say the current ... More >>
