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Reserve Bank Governor Deserves Country's Thanks
Friday, 26 April 2002, 4:18 pm | New Zealand Business Roundtable
Dr Murray Horn, chairman of the New Zealand Business Roundtable, said today that Dr Don Brash deserved the gratitude of the business community and all New Zealanders for his role as Reserve Bank governor. More >>
National's Workplace Policy Reflects Common Sense
Friday, 26 April 2002, 12:04 am | New Zealand Business Roundtable
"National's employment law proposals would give New Zealand a much better chance of raising economic growth and achieving full employment than the Employment Relations Act", Roger Kerr, executive director of the New Zealand Business Roundtable, ... More >>
Privy Council Debate Unchanged
Monday, 15 April 2002, 5:00 pm | New Zealand Business Roundtable
"The government's proposal to establish a Supreme Court to replace the Privy Council does not materially change the debate from a commercial sector perspective", Roger Kerr, executive director of the New Zealand Business Roundtable, said today. More >>
National's Economic Ambitions Applauded
Monday, 15 April 2002, 11:32 am | New Zealand Business Roundtable
"National is putting forward a positive vision for New Zealand and its plan for achieving it is shaping up in a credible fashion", Dr Murray Horn, chairman of the New Zealand Business Roundtable, said today. More >>
National Interest Analysis Of The Kyoto Protocol
Friday, 12 April 2002, 3:25 pm | New Zealand Business Roundtable
This submission on the National Interest Analysis (NIA) of the proposal that the government should ratify the Kyoto Protocol is made by the New Zealand Business Roundtable (NZBR), an organisation comprising primarily chief executives of major New Zealand ... More >>
Health And Safety Changes Add To Business Burden
Wednesday, 27 March 2002, 2:08 pm | New Zealand Business Roundtable
The proposed Health and Safety in Employment Bill will add significantly to the regulatory burden on all businesses and will do little to improve health and safety in the workplace, the New Zealand Business Roundtable (NZBR) said today. More >>
Tertiary Education Reform Bill Fails Test
Thursday, 21 March 2002, 9:03 am | New Zealand Business Roundtable
The introduction of 'central steering' in the tertiary education sector, as proposed in the Tertiary Education Reform Bill (TERB), is likely to fail, according to the New Zealand Business Roundtable (NZBR). More >>
Report On US/NZ Free Trade Agreement Welcomed
Friday, 15 March 2002, 3:53 pm | New Zealand Business Roundtable
"The Bergsten report for the United States – New Zealand Council is an excellent analysis of the benefits to both countries of a comprehensive free trade agreement", Dr Murray Horn, chairman of the New Zealand Business Roundtable, said today. More >>
Constraints Needed On Local Government
Friday, 15 March 2002, 1:08 pm | New Zealand Business Roundtable
"The pattern of proposed rate increases around the country is alarming", Roger Kerr, New Zealand Business Roundtable executive director, said today. More >>
Triangular Tax Proposals Small But Useful Step
Wednesday, 6 March 2002, 4:49 pm | New Zealand Business Roundtable
"The proposals in the discussion paper aimed at resolving the so-called 'triangular' tax issue between New Zealand and Australia would be a small but useful improvement in the international tax regime", Roger Kerr, executive director of the New ... More >>
Transport Package Welcome But Flawed
Friday, 1 March 2002, 9:19 am | New Zealand Business Roundtable
"The overdue response to Auckland's roading crisis is welcome but the package is riddled with unjustifiable elements reflecting unsatisfactory political compromises", executive director of the New Zealand Business Roundtable, Roger Kerr, said today. More >>
BPS Allows Focus On The Big Picture
Wednesday, 27 February 2002, 12:08 am | New Zealand Business Roundtable
Delivering its submission on the government's Budget Policy Statement to the Finance and Expenditure Committee today, the New Zealand Business Roundtable said that the BPS allowed an overview of New Zealand's economic outlook. More >>
Paid Parental Leave Fails Growth Test
Thursday, 14 February 2002, 9:09 am | New Zealand Business Roundtable
Paid parental leave should not be introduced as it failed to pass the test as a policy that could make a contribution to increasing New Zealand's economic growth outlook, Roger Kerr, executive director of the New Zealand Business Roundtable (NZBR), said ... More >>
Roger Kerr: Business Trade & The Environment
Wednesday, 13 February 2002, 10:21 am | New Zealand Business Roundtable
With reasonable surety one can expect that the material conditions of life will continue to get better for most people, in most countries, most of the time, indefinitely. Within a century or two, all nations and most of humanity will be at or above today's ... More >>
Credible Policies For Achieving Goals Lacking
Tuesday, 12 February 2002, 5:16 pm | New Zealand Business Roundtable
"The government's confirmation of its commitment to restore New Zealand to the top half of the OECD rankings is welcome", Roger Kerr, executive director of the New Zealand Business Roundtable, said today in response to the government's ... More >>
Policy Advisor Appointed To Business Roundtable
Thursday, 7 February 2002, 10:21 am | New Zealand Business Roundtable
Norman LaRocque, economist and specialist in domestic and international education policy and reform issues, has been appointed to a policy advisor position with the New Zealand Business Roundtable, NZBR executive director Roger Kerr announced today. More >>
Submission On Kyoto Protocol: Ensuring Our Future
Friday, 25 January 2002, 10:13 am | New Zealand Business Roundtable
1.1 This submission on the New Zealand Climate Change Programme's Consultation Paper Kyoto Protocol: Ensuring our Future (the Consultation Paper) is made by the New Zealand Business Roundtable (NZBR), an organisation comprising primarily chief executives ... More >>
Early Ratification Of Kyoto Protocol Opposed
Friday, 25 January 2002, 10:10 am | New Zealand Business Roundtable
The New Zealand Business Roundtable is urging the government not to ratify the Kyoto Protocol on climate change in advance of other major countries and unless the benefits to New Zealand can be shown to exceed the costs. More >>
Speech On US Public Education Reforms
Tuesday, 18 December 2001, 2:22 pm | New Zealand Business Roundtable
Professor Benno Schmidt, former president of Yale University and chairman of the United States’ leading private manager of public schools, will deliver the New Zealand Business Roundtable’s annual Sir Ronald Trotter Lecture in Auckland this Wednesday. More >>
Assessing The Employment Relations Act - R. Kerr
Monday, 19 November 2001, 1:09 pm | New Zealand Business Roundtable
In my view a good deal of commentary about the Employment Relations Act has been misdirected. I want to open this panel discussion by making six brief points. More >>
