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The Fiscal Responsibility Act: A Stocktake

Wednesday, 6 October 2004, 10:45 am | New Zealand Business Roundtable

This year marks the tenth anniversary of the passage of the Fiscal Responsibility Act 1994 (FRA). A bill currently before parliament, the Public Finance (State Sector Management) Bill, will both repeal the FRA and integrate its provisions into the ... More >>

Roger Kerr: Speech - "The Wisdom Of Crowds"

Tuesday, 5 October 2004, 9:37 am | New Zealand Business Roundtable

THE WISDOM OF CROWDS Those of us who are engaged in public affairs may sometimes feel tempted to feel nostalgic for an age – probably a mythical golden age – when informed ‘public opinion’ reigned unchallenged. The nineteenth century sometimes ... More >>

RMA Package Falls Way Short of Serious Reform

Thursday, 16 September 2004, 10:00 am | New Zealand Business Roundtable

"The government's review of the Resource Management Act has come up with only minimalist improvements", Roger Kerr, executive director of the New Zealand Business Roundtable said today. More >>

Kerr: Building Prosperity

Wednesday, 15 September 2004, 10:07 am | New Zealand Business Roundtable

Roger Kerr Address: Meat Industry Association 2004 Annual Conference Building Prosperity: Opportunities And Threats More >>

New Paint Job, Same old Bill

Tuesday, 14 September 2004, 12:19 am | New Zealand Business Roundtable

The select committee report on the Employment Relations Law Reform Bill is disappointing, New Zealand Business Roundtable policy advisor Norman LaRocque said today. More >>

World Bank Report 'Doing Business 2005'

Friday, 10 September 2004, 10:41 am | New Zealand Business Roundtable

"There are several messages to take from the World Bank report that ranks New Zealand high in terms of the ease of doing business", Roger Kerr, executive director of the New Zealand Business Roundtable, said today. More >>

Roger Kerr Speech: INt. Trade And NZ's Place In It

Thursday, 9 September 2004, 5:11 pm | New Zealand Business Roundtable

SPEECH - Roger Kerr Executive Director Wellington New Zealand Business Roundtable International Trade And New Zealand's Place In It More >>

Super Policies Assessment Should Continue

Thursday, 9 September 2004, 10:57 am | New Zealand Business Roundtable

The New Zealand Business Roundtable opposes a plan to cease independent assessment of government policies on retirement income, executive director Roger Kerr said today. More >>

Mcleod Speech: Lifting Growth And Living Standards

Thursday, 9 September 2004, 9:17 am | New Zealand Business Roundtable

The New Zealand Business Roundtable has a key goal of raising living standards by growing the economy. A focus on creating wealth doesn’t resonate with some people, but how else can we raise household incomes and expand the quantity and quality of ... More >>

Roundtable Hosts Distinguished Economic Journalist

Friday, 27 August 2004, 1:36 pm | New Zealand Business Roundtable

For 10 days from September 1 the New Zealand Business Roundtable will host Martin Wolf, one of the world's most respected economic journalists, and his wife Alison Wolf, education policy expert. More >>

Small Business Advisory Group Report Welcomed

Thursday, 26 August 2004, 2:50 pm | New Zealand Business Roundtable

New Zealand Business Roundtable Policy Advisor Norman LaRocque today welcomed the Small Business Advisory Group annual report. More >>

Business, Profits & Economic Progress - Roger Kerr

Monday, 16 August 2004, 11:08 am | New Zealand Business Roundtable

The chief social role of business is to produce the goods and services that people need in their daily lives. By making better and cheaper products, and creating new ones, firms raise living standards and countries grow richer. Business is the wealth-creating ... More >>

Submission on Foreshore and Seabed Bill

Wednesday, 28 July 2004, 1:03 pm | New Zealand Business Roundtable

It is the courts' role to adjudicate on claims to rights to the foreshore and seabed, New Zealand Business Roundtable executive director Roger Kerr said today. Governments should be reluctant to override court decisions and interfere with claims to property ... More >>

The 'Freedom' Word In New Zealand

Monday, 26 July 2004, 4:43 pm | New Zealand Business Roundtable

In a speech to a conference in early 2000, Sir Ronald Trotter, the first chairman of the New Zealand Business Roundtable in its current form, said something that struck me as interesting. Commenting on political speeches marking the new millennium, Sir ... More >>

Carter Holt Harvey Decision By Privy Council

Friday, 16 July 2004, 1:50 pm | New Zealand Business Roundtable

"The Privy Council's decision to overturn New Zealand High Court and Court of Appeal judgments and clear Carter Holt Harvey of accusations of predatory pricing underscores how important that body has been for New Zealand business and the community at large", ... More >>

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